Please tell me if I'm over reacting

I am really beginning to get nervous, I had surgey 4-10-07 and everything has held nicely but the main surgey incision still hurts. Like I can only sleep on one side, if I cough I have to apply pressure to the area, if I sneeze I also grab that site and apply pressure. How long will this area be sore? The pain that I have is no where near as servere as it was one week out, but I'm concerned and I have my 6 week follow up on 5/24/07 but I want to make sure this is normal and not panic.

My surgery was laproscopic. I had it last friday. I have relatively little pain from the openings. How bruised was the area after surgery? Maybe you had some damage under the skin that needs a bit of time to heal. I would feel confident that the pain is getting less over time, rather than greater. I also would make it the first thing I told the doctor at your visit.

LaNiya, I heard a few people that had pain at the site and it was due to a hernia. Get it checked hun. ricki