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Pain in left side
I had a hysterectomy in Aug. 2009. on the third day, the incision broke open (no infection) starting on the left side, but the wound leaked a lot for 3 weeks , then it took about 3 months for the incision to fully heal. For a while I had pain in the left side whenever I went for the prone position. That is almost all gone now. However, if I pick up a heavy object, the left side seems very sore and sensitive ( the skin seems sensitized ) and there is pain. I have an 18 month old grandchild and when I babysite( and pick him up frequently) the next day my stomach is sore and sensitie on the left side. I had an ultrasoind and a CT with contrast and they say there is no weakness in the abdominal wall.
Should I just live with it, or what else shoudl I do?
Should I just live with it, or what else shoudl I do?
Thanks. It is hard to get a diagnosis. The surgeon is totally through--he doesn't want to hear about pain because I was the 1 case a year who had severe issues with the wound healing, he said. And my primary care did the CT with contrast and found no problem. The sensitivity only happens after I pick up something heavy, like the grandchild or recently, a small microwave to move it. The skin almost feels painful to touch. Weird.
you sure should not live with it, an MRI or more likely a diagnostic laproscopy would be your best bet, Im guessing you may had addhesions, these are often difficult to diagnose , a diagnostic lap your doc could physically see it addhesions or perhaps scar tissue are the problem , both of those two possibilitys could be dealt with .
as far as your skin being desensitised from the surgical scar bursting, I would suggest seeing a dermatologist.
Dont give up its hard to get a diagnosis but I hate to see anyone live with pain, there is for certain an answer you just need to advocate , be persistant even pushy if needed dont take " I don't know " for an answer from docs,,ask "what shall I do next, I must be diagnosed".
as far as your skin being desensitised from the surgical scar bursting, I would suggest seeing a dermatologist.
Dont give up its hard to get a diagnosis but I hate to see anyone live with pain, there is for certain an answer you just need to advocate , be persistant even pushy if needed dont take " I don't know " for an answer from docs,,ask "what shall I do next, I must be diagnosed".
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