Question:
Anyone having soreness and right-side pain after surgery?

I'm 8 days out from surgery and I'm having lower right side pain it is like soreness and stiffness, almost like I pulled a muscle. I haveno fever and everything is else is moving along it is just the pain in my side? Any Ideas???    — carrilyn (posted on October 21, 2009)

October 21, 2009
i felt the same way its cause they move you in a lot of positions during surgery good luck!!
   — -angie

October 21, 2009
Yes. It could be trapped gas. Move around as much as you can. That is what I had to do. The anathesia settles in your upper and lower back and takes about 10 days to work itself out plus they lay you in all kinds of rude positions for surgery and push on you and stuff. Take hot showers and move around. Make sure you are sippin' enough water. K? God bless you.
   — jana11

October 21, 2009
It could be from the anesthesia or gas pain. Some post op patients experience a mild pain for a short time after surgery. It could be gas, it might not feel like your normal "gas" feeling, but it is trapped and feeling sharp or even like a heart attack. If it gets worse or doesn't go away, then go see your doctor.
   — Kristy

October 21, 2009
I am 4 weeks out and have the same thing. It feels like a pulling or tearing in my right side. I spoke to my GP and they said it doesnt seam like a hernia. It happens when I try to sleep on my right side or once when bending to get out of the car. I dont know what it is but it is slowly getting better. Good luck.
   — danyello

October 22, 2009
I had the same thing at about 8 - 10 days out.... and I think it WAS a strained muscle. In the hospital, you have this nice, adjustable hospital bed, so you never really have to turn over to be comfortable. But, once you get home, you end up having to turn over in bed and I think that's when it happened. I strained to turn over, and zap, got a pain in my right side that felt like a pulled muscle. They told me to go to the ER anyway, just to make sure it wasn't a clot to the lung.... so went, and spent about 4 hours just sitting there waiting to go to x-ray, and then waiting for them to look at the films, and then waiting for them to remember I was there and come tell me they didn't see anything to worry about. :-\
   — Erica Alikchihoo

October 22, 2009
I had this pain too and my Dr. told me it was normal and it did go a way. Good luck!
   — FSUMom

October 25, 2009
The pain is from them cutting through the muscle you have 6 layers of muscle in the stomach and it hurts like heck when they cut it. It took me 2-3 months before the pain went away..
   — Kimberly Ten Kate

November 11, 2009
No it's not a strained muscle. Think about the surgery they did. There is going to be pain. There is going to be soreness.
   — 1stReneeMarie