WHy doES ur BOdy HUrt after surgery... in places that werent operated?
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because the area that the surgery took place reflects on other places on your body.
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Myomectomy\nI have had 2 fibroids removed 5 years ago.\nThe surgery itself is simular to how they do a hysterectomy. The incision will be about 3 to 4 inches across just below your pubic line, bikini cut.\nYou'll be in the hospital for 3 to 4 days. The 1st day after surgery is the worst, but you will be on a demerol drip.\nAfter the IV pain med you will be given percodan or some other strong oral med.\nYou will also have a catheter in for the 1st day. After it is removed going to the bathroom is going to suck. Not only will you feel like you have to pee constantly, but can't your stitches will feel like there ripping out everytime you move.\nYou'll be on a clear liquid diet the first 2 day and gradually be on solid foods by the last day. \nBefore they let you eat real food you have to tell the nurse you farted. Heheee!\nBy the last day they will have you up walking the halls. You WILL need the pain med to do this.\nWhen you go home the pain will not be as severe, but you will notice that certain movements will aggitate the incision.\nDo not try to sit up by using your stomach muscles. Roll on your side and ease up that way. \nAvoid walking up and down steps too.\nThe healing proccess is pretty fast. By the end of the 2cd week you will feel good. The only thing you will be bothered by is the feeling of the stitches pulling when you move certain ways. It won't be painful after the 2cd week.\nTry to walk as much as you can. Take a pain pill before you do at least for the 1st 2 weeks.\nThat will help speed up healing and make the muscles stronger\nUse neosporin or vitamin E on the incision scar. That will help it heal and fade better.\nMake sure you drink lots of water and cranberyy jiuce so that you wont be at risk for any urinary infections.\nOther than that it realy isn't too bad.\nUnfortunately fibroids can come back. I have 2 more that need to be removed again. However, I am 8 months pregnant with my 1st baby. I would not have been able to carry her if I would not have had that surgery.\nGood Luck!
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Maybe the chance of reopening the incision,,,just give ur body time to get healed....
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Elisabeth, also, please read my answer to the question that you posted in "Other--Health".\n\n1. Definitely\n2. During the first days after surgery, the pain was fleeting and was most acute when I was moved or when I moved "wrong".  An example was when they turned me in bed in the hospital.  Once I got home, I really had no pain that couldn't be handled with OTC Tylenol.  In fact the pain meds that were prescribed made me nauseous so I didn't even fill the script the second time around and just relied on OTC tylenol and tylenol-PM at nite.  \n3.  Since I had the hips done separately, I was still in bad shape a couple of months after hip #1.  However, 5 months later I had hip #2 done and was walking with one crutch by the 4th week and no walking aid at all by 2 months.  I received permission to drive at week #5 for both hips.  I no longer work, but I feel that I could have returned to my old job full-time by about the 6th week after surgery #2, maybe even a bit earlier.  I was cooking our meals, and doing the laundry by the 2nd week (all is on the main floor).  I had to hire house cleaning for about 2 months as I couldn't really push a vacuum or get down on the floor yet.\n4.  You bet!  It gave me my life back and made a new person out of me.  During the years preceding surgery my world kept shrinking.  I could hardly bear to go shopping unless there was a shopping cart to lean on.  Standing in a check-out line for more than a minute killed me.  If I tried to travel, I ended up staying in the hotel because I couldn't stand the walking.  I was truly a mess.
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I had mine removed about 8 years ago.. with mine I had the most horrible pain right below my rib cage that would last for about 10-15 minutes, closes I can describe the pain is child birth. I would get "attacks" 5-10 times a day, they would come on everywhere. All I would want to do is roll up in a ball on the floor until it passed... I still get "attacks" even with my Gall Bladder removed, they call them 'Phantom Attacks' not sure what it's caused from, but mainly comes on in the morning when I have an empty stomach, not nearly as painful as the real thing though.
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gallbladder surgery is not painful. All they do is make 3 little cuts in a line on your stomach then one right above the belly button. It took me 1 day to recovery
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Your pre-op status will influence your post-op condition.  You need your muscles to be strong and flexible and your joints need to move well so you will be better able to heal and return to normal function.  Also, the better your cardiovascular system, the less likely you will suffer complications during the procedure.
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Thats really odd. usually if any swelling or pain, would appear as soon as your surgery is done with. If it hurts that bad, i would really recommend calling your doctor. It could be draingage, or an infection. Try putting ice on the area.
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I have had gallbladder surgery.  I had several problems with mine.  The bloating that you are feeling is most likely caused from the gas that they use to help keep the stomache area inflated while they perform the surgery.  If this is the case, make sure that you do plenty of walking around.  This will help the gas be absorbed into the body and regulate the pressure that was once in the cavaty.  Another possibility is that the swelling and bloating that you are feeling right now if it is not due to the gas is the inflammation of the surgery.  Make sure that you don't over do it and with time it should go away.  However, if you notice that you stomach area is becoming black looking or the blackness that you may already have seems to be spreading consult a dr immediately.  Hopefully this helps to releave some of the tension that you might be experiencing.  Just remember that when in doubt see your doctor.
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I know someone who has.  The actual operation isn't painful as you are heavily drugged.  Painkillers are given to you after the operation.  The afternath is painful, but doesn't last long. I would take 2 weeks off of work.  Do it though, because in the long run, you'll be thankful!
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It wasnt too funny when it happened to me.  I had just had my hysterectomy and THOUGHT I had to pass gas.  WRONG!  Went right on myself.  I was still in the hospital at the time doing my laps and ran as best I could all the way back to my room passing bathrooms all along the way for some unknown reason.  Its funny now that I look back at it but it sure wasnt when it was happening.
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That is why he sent you home, you may not need the operation at all.  I would go for a second opion though.  I had the same thing happen to me, but I was better in a day or two.  I did not need the operation.  But since you are still in pain go in again. A second opion is always a good thing.  ( if you have insurance to cover it)
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The emotional upheaval you are describing is  completely normal and not at all unusual after this sort of surgery.  Since you say that you had a partial hysterectomy done, I am assuming the ovaries were left, so you will still experience the hormonal shifts and swings you always did.  Some of what you feel is due to the disruption in the hormonal function which happens in most ladies after a surgery, and some of it is due to your mental state.  Although we all moan about the inconvenience of the monthly cycle, we still adapt to it as a normal part of our lives.   Even when things don't work quite right, and as sensible as your were to have it all taken care of, still- it takes some getting used to the idea that the motherhood option is gone.  How long it takes you to adjust yourself and move on depends entirely on you and the view you wish to take of things now.  Mind over matter, as it were.  If you can convince yourself that you really don't mind, since it now means the previous troubles are gone, then the rest won't matter.  Nothing about you that was really important to you has changed.  You simply don't have a uterus anymore, but you are certainly more than a malfunctioning organ, now aren't you?  Think about the benefits, and pay less mind to what is missing.     You no longer have to worry about a monthly cycle, and all the wonderful things that go along with it.  No more uncomfortable pads, no more spotting tampons, no more stained underclothes.  No more misery with heavy or painful cycles.  No more worry about why you are late, light, or heavy.   You will feel better physically as time passes and you complete the recovery from the surgery.  As the hormonal cycle returns back to it's normal pattern over the next month or so, you should also note an improvement over your emotional swings.\n  So far as the spotting, that really needs the attention of your gynecologist.  It could be something very normal and simple, or it could be sign of an infection.  Either way, put your mind at ease with a check up at the doctor.  You can also discuss the emotionalism you feel, and get some reassurance from the expert who knows your case best.    Don't worry about bothering him/her, or the nurses- they are very familiar with this sort of thing and can offer you the reassurances you need in flesh, rather than this impersonal internet thing.\n  Otherwise, you do sound quite normal and I wouldn't spend a lot of time worrying about a time frame to adapt or get back to your old self.  You have a new self to get to appreciate, once you are feeling physically better you should find it easier to discover a life without the worry of your previous problems and the rest should fall nicely into place.   So if you feel a bit weepy now, indulge in a few tears.  Treat yourself to a nice spa treatment if you can swing it, pamper yourself while you recover, and give yourself some time.   In another month or so, you will see things in a much better light I would think.
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did something happen while you were there? could be because sometimes it a bit painful? or do yu just have a fear for no reason?
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My tummy ache moved from all over to just the right side, sensitive to the touch.  Get to a doctor or it could burst, I witnessed the aftermath of this and it was not pretty.  The poor kid was out of commission for 3 or so months!  The doctors will be a bit intrusive, as the only way to feel the appendix besides surgery is through your bum hole.  It is much better than having it burst, though.
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Well, the patient will have to follow some rules before going into a surgery. Doctor will tell you not to have any meal for a couple of hours prior to the surgery due to the effect of the anesthetic medicine that will make you feel nauseated. apart from this, the medical personnel will do some skin preparation on you on the part where they will cut you open. It is done to make that area aseptic (clean), so that there will be no secondary infection that will harm you later on. this skin preparation include removing the hair, and wash it using an iodine solution. after the surgery, sometimes, the surgeon will try to wake you up just to see if you're OK. well, sometimes embolism happen during surgery, which can lead to death. lastly, they will put you back to bed, and came over like from every 30 minutes to 1 hour to watch your progress, and most of the time, you are ask to rest.
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it is normal for you to have sensitivity/tenderness in areas near the extraction sites for several reasons.  when teeth are removed, new surfaces of adjacent teeth are exposed.  these surfaces are not used to being exposed to fluids/foods/etc.  it takes many weeks for the areas to return to normal.  of course "normal" is relative to the individual.  another reason for tenderness in these areas is that the surgeon uses adjacent teeth to leverage against during the extraction procedure.  this activity expands surrounding bone and temporarily aggravates tissues and ligaments of associated teeth.  \n\nso, if you are only a week post-op, don't be surprised to experience tenderness/pain/sensitivity for another 3-6 weeks.  make sure you follow your surgeon's instructions in order to promote optimal healing.  \n\ngood luck...  hit the ibuprofen and pain meds as needed.