post op question after 3 week of cystectomy

[dream3r]

Hi everyone,

I had cystectomy on 2/2/10 to remove a 10cm complex cyst/tumor in my left ovary. the incision is healing well, i felt more pain on my right rather than left.

after 2 1/2 weeks of the surgery, i had a minor infection and the incision area was really itchy for about one week; 3 1/2 weeks later, i started to sleep on the sides and i felt this bouncing feeling on my left ovary, like i have a ball inside. right now i feel tightness on my left...... i am wondering if anyone had the same problem before. please help.. is it okay to sleep on the sides after 3 weeks? im worried the sleeping position caused complications to my healing process.

thanks for listening...

[gowiththeflow8]

Pain killers will make you not go poop! It's the worst...but I drink tea in it, so that helps!! I love it. I hope you are healing properly. I can't beleive  ur do. said average healing time was 6 weeks. I wish they told me that at first. They said 1-3 weeks. ya right!!! I was expecting to be totally good by now!

I know this sounds a little far out...but imagine blue healing light from God or whoever you beleive in coming into your tummy and healing it. I have been doing this and I think it's working!! Best of luk!

;)

[dream3r]

Hi there, just giving you an update on my post op appointment today: doc said we won't feel 100% ourselves back for maybe 6 months.. she only said it's normal when i explained the bouncing feeling and everything seem fine.. it's almost five weeks after surgery, she said i can go back to work any time i want, but the avg is 6 week after surgery.....

my sleeping improved a lot this week, i have two pillows on my side, so when i feel sore on my back, i would roll to the side with the pillow supporting my waist..

about pain killer.. honestly i stop taking pain killer after maybe 8-10 days already.. every doc i've talked to so far kept telling me that i should take pain killer.. but i didn't feel much pain unless i did some movement.. and it bugged me when i did take the pain killer, my bowel movement would become "uncomfortable"...........

good luck

[gowiththeflow8]

I recently had lap. surgery to remove my dermoid complex cyst and I have the same feeling when I sleep. Sometimes it's hard to always be on your back and you need to adjust. I am hoping I don't have complications either as I was fine for a week and then all of a sudden I am haiving severe shooting pains where my ovary used to be and severe back pain. Ibuprofen seems to help, but it's very frusterating.

[dream3r]

Thank you for your response. =)

[TrudieC]

You can sleep whatever way you want.  That is not a concern.  You will get a lot of weird feelings as it heals.  I felt a lot better at 4 weeks but still took another month to feel like myself.  Just keep getting rest.  If you overdo it you will go backwards.