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post op laporotomy pain (with ovary removal)

i had a surgery jan 21, about ten days ago, in which my right ovary and a 14-cm cyst was removed.
i'm feeling much better now, the incision itself has begun to scar but i still get the most terrible pain when i cough.
there are actually two types of pain that i feel: the first one is more of a muscle pain, which is tolerable. the second is a very sharp pain, kind of like a string is pulling my flesh apart. (is it the internal stitches stretching?)
it hurts really bad whenever i cough or sneeze, and it's a very localized pain, like it only hurts in that one place.
is this normal??
ps: my incision site is kind of hard too, is it normal?

this forum has helped me so much!! thanks in advance!
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I think the pain is normal, I just had a laparascopy 4 days ago and they told me my muscles will hurt and that I will get more pain with coughing, laughing, and sneezing. My pai hasn't been too bad. They closed me up with a glue substance. Just make sure you watch for signs of infection. The incision site being hot to the toch is a sign. I hope you get feeling better
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thanks so much for the quick reply!
i was so worried cuz it hurt so much!

and it's normal for the incision site to be a bit hard AND be like a little bump right? (it feels like a tiny speed bump)??
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Sorry to hear you are in so much pain. I will second your thoughts on abdominal surgeries and signs to look out for. Best of luck to you on your surgery Friday,hope everything goes well. I think maybe they do both ovaries through one port, but do they also have to address the fluid that is in your abdominal cavity from the rupture?
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I've never had a laporotomy, but I've have two csections and many other surgieries. I would get the same pain that your speaking of. It's completely normal to have. your insides are healing and it's going to hurt with abrupt movement for awhile. All the organs and tissues need time to heal. and 10 days isn't a very long time yet. I am also a nurse and use to work on cardiac and had many post op heart patients and seen alot of this. We always recommended them having a pillow to hold over their incision when they would cough, sneeze, or get up. Not sure if your were advised to do so.....but it would help your pain alot. Pressure on the incision will help.

Most of the time there will be a part of your inscision that will be more sensitve to something compared to the other side. Maybe the nerves are more sensitive. WIth me, the very end of my incision on the right hurt SO bad all the time. For weeks longer then the rest of the incision, but it was competely normal.:)

As far as the incision feeling hard, that too is competely normal. It's "new skin" that is healing and it will get softer as time goes on. WIll always feel different from the rest of your abdomen though. You may also feel numb on the incision if you touch it. I had a csection 6months ago and to this day it feels different when someone touches it.

Signs to watch out for would be increased rednees, swelling, any type of drainage,pus, a fever over 100.4. Which i'm sure your doctor has spoken to you about.

So far everything sounds like it's healing the correct way! Great job so far and take it day by day! It does get easier.:)

I'm assuming you coudnt have a laproscopic due to the size of your cyst?? I have a laproscopic scheduled for this Friday to remove a cyst, and hopefully my right ovary.
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