Lgapmon@aol.com wrote:
> Was up all night last night (again). This is so weird. The pain is now
> significantly worse, post-op, almost as bad as it was before.
>
> Before, though, my lower right side hurt when I moved, so I laid around like
> a slug with the heating pad. Now, it hurts more when I am still -- as long
> as I keep moving, it is achy but not so bad. It's almost like my body wants
> that area to be stretched and moved around. I could never stretch before,
> stretching would send me into paroxysms of pain. Being still (trying to
> sleep e.g.) is very very bad.
>
> Has anyone experienced this sort of change in pain post-op? A pain that
> demands activity over immobility?
>
> The Vioxx is doing just about nothing for me. Before, it made things
> bearable. I have visible swelling over the lower right side again, probably
> the ovary and/or fallopian tube being stuck to something by new adhesions. I
> suppose I will have to go see my PCP about stronger meds. *Sigh* I have
> plenty of Vicoden here but would like something that didn't knock me out --
> the kids have summer activities and I spend a lot of time driving them about.
>
> Maybe there still is a prayer things will feel better in a few more months
> (instead of the same or worse). My belly-button still hurts here and there
> from the surgery, so I know my body is not done healing yet. This much pain
> barely a month post-op has me raising my eyebrows.
>
> Hope you all had a good night's sleep.
>
> Love,
>
> Lynda M. in AZ
>