Endometriosis Support Group
Endometriosis is a common medical condition where the tissue lining the uterus is found outside of the uterus, typically affecting other organs in the pelvis. The condition can lead to serious health problems, primarily pain and infertility. A major symptom of endometriosis is pain, mostly in the lower abdomen, lower back, and pelvic area.
Question...
I'm having a bit of a rougher time recovering from this lap than my first one. They did more this time, so it makes sense, but I'm having some anxiety about a particular pain that I'm having and just wondered if anyone else has experienced it?
My incision sites feel pretty good, my bladder and bowels seem to be acting normal and such. I'm having really, really intense cramps from Mirena, but my doctor warned me about that and promised that it would pass, so I'm not worried about that.
What I'm having anxiety and frustration about is this strange pulling pain surrounding my left hip. I have an incision right at my hip on the left and it looks fine, but it feels like... everything is way too tight or something in that area, if that makes sense? It's a really strange sensation and it's like painful but almost tingly maybe? I'm having a really tough time describing it! But it's really uncomfortable and keeps me up at night. It almost feels like a pulling, dull ache, slightly burny felling that goes from my hip down to where my leg starts. It sort of feels like a weird sensation in my hipbone. Ibuprofen doesn't help. Percocet helps a bit, but I would rather not take that anymore, so I haven't been.
It feels very strange, but it could be totally normal, I'm not sure. My first surgery didn't have any side incisions like that, so I'm not sure if it's normal in that location? Could it be like nerves healing or something? If anyone has experienced this could you tell me how long it took to go away or how to ease the discomfort? It makes me not want to wear pants or anything that will touch the incision area, and that is obviously not an option for my daily activities!
I'm having a bit of a rougher time recovering from this lap than my first one. They did more this time, so it makes sense, but I'm having some anxiety about a particular pain that I'm having and just wondered if anyone else has experienced it?
My incision sites feel pretty good, my bladder and bowels seem to be acting normal and such. I'm having really, really intense cramps from Mirena, but my doctor warned me about that and promised that it would pass, so I'm not worried about that.
What I'm having anxiety and frustration about is this strange pulling pain surrounding my left hip. I have an incision right at my hip on the left and it looks fine, but it feels like... everything is way too tight or something in that area, if that makes sense? It's a really strange sensation and it's like painful but almost tingly maybe? I'm having a really tough time describing it! But it's really uncomfortable and keeps me up at night. It almost feels like a pulling, dull ache, slightly burny felling that goes from my hip down to where my leg starts. It sort of feels like a weird sensation in my hipbone. Ibuprofen doesn't help. Percocet helps a bit, but I would rather not take that anymore, so I haven't been.
It feels very strange, but it could be totally normal, I'm not sure. My first surgery didn't have any side incisions like that, so I'm not sure if it's normal in that location? Could it be like nerves healing or something? If anyone has experienced this could you tell me how long it took to go away or how to ease the discomfort? It makes me not want to wear pants or anything that will touch the incision area, and that is obviously not an option for my daily activities!
I say give it the normal 8 weeks and see how you feel then. If it's really bad, go to a different doc than the one who cut on you. :-)
I think you are right. I think I might have too much time on my hands to think and worry about things, when I really need to give things time to pass! I get so impatient with healing (I'm like the worst sick person ever). Today it's actually a lot better than yesterday. I get to a point where once I'm not longer on percocet stuck in bed I'm just like ok, everything needs to feel better NOW so I can get on with my life haha! I have my post op appointment tomorrow, so I think things will really feel more resolved after that as well.
And now your reaction maybe to second guess other pains too - is this normal? What about that? should I bring this up to a doc or ER? What about that?
:-)
I was so used to pain that when I had an ectopic pregnancy and my tube burst, my doc refused to operate on me at the moment because I could 'hold a conversation with her' which to her meant it wasn't that bad. 5 days later they opened me up to find that I'd likely been bleeding internally for 5 days.
So if it does get really bad, don't second guess and get some help. K? We gotta stand up for each other.