Feeling pants

Just a bit of a whinge from me, feel free to ignore.

Today I feel pants, the pain in my right incision site is driving me nuts, it seems to be getting worse rather than better .

I've been in bed all day today as even sitting downstairs makes it hurt more.

I'm not taking the co-codamol as I took it for the the first 24hours and my body still hasn't recovered. I was taking voltarol instead but that gave me palpitations last night so have been on paracetamol and a half dose of the voltarol today.

Sorry for the whinge, I'm just sore and was hoping to start feeling better soon , x

Aw hun - it will get better soon! I know I suffered with pain for the first week and it was awful - I'm sure by the weekend you will be feeling much better - just rest up!
Claire xx

Aww.. it does get better - I promise.

Are you taking ibuprofen as well?

If you're ok taking it you can take them both together. Draw yourself up a plan - paracetamol 4 times a day and ibuprofen 3 times a day. Take them all on time & at the correct dose so you'll feel just only a little discomfort just before they wear off.

Get lots of rest as well.

Ellie
x

Miss Ellie wrote:
Are you taking ibuprofen as well?

If you're ok taking it you can take them both together. Draw yourself up a plan - paracetamol 4 times a day and ibuprofen 3 times a day. Take them all on time & at the correct dose so you'll feel just only a little discomfort just before they wear off.

x

Really good advice Miss Ellie, but as a Nurse Prescriber in pain control I just have to add that you can't take voltarol (diclofenac) with Ibuprofen as they are both the same type of drug, Non-Steroidal Anti-inflamatories (NSAIDs). However an NSAID plus paracetamol is a good plan and should help your pain. Warm or cold compresses can help too.

Hope that helps

Sorry your feeling so rubbish hun, it honestly does get better i was the same as you day 4 and 5 were probably my worst i was in pain and felt so down and drowsey from all the meds, Wont be long and you will be back to your normal self

x x x

Aw hun, I'm sure you will feel better soon.

Just seen this post mum23boys!!

How are you feeling today? I do hope better? it does truly ease off daily and all worth the few days feeling out of sorts. Hope you are managing to rest up xx

Ah honey sorry your feeling so bad. Stick with it sweetie it will get better. xxxx

Thanks girls for all your words of encouragement .

I'm feeling a bit better today, my right incision is still sore (I'm guessing it's the stitches tightening as it heals?) and now my left incision if itching like mad too .

I've got a meeting today with some housing people as my dh decided to reserve us a house while i was in hospital so I hope they don't think I'm too mad when I'm sat there scratching one boob while supporting the other to stop the incision hurting .

I also managed yesterday on paracetamol and ibuprofen which I think has helped to clear my mind a bit too, x

I do hope you start to feel better soon hun. One day in the next week or so you will just wake up and feel as though you have turned a corner in your recovery - you will just feel so much better. Another girl on the forum had pain in her incision site and turned out it was mondors cord - do you think that's likely with you? If it is, it's just temporary and will go down soon.

Really do hope you start to feel better soon xx

I've just had to google 'mondors cord' , I guess I won't know if it's that until they take my dressings off on Monday.

At least if it is, it says it'll go away on it's own, all I could think of was the stitches pulling as I feel well so there's no reason to think infection and I don't think i'll have burst the stitches as there's no blood or ooze on the dressings.

I'll find out on Monday, x

Aw mrs google
If it is mondors cord...very common and harmless.

Good luck today with the itching.....might be a quick veiwing


By Monday you should be feeling soo much better and normal again xxxxx

It is possible that it could be a mondor cord. im sure thats what mine turned out to be........i had a really pulling/ stingy feeling in my left boob for just over a week & it was really getting me down i suddenly couldnt lift my arm again my bra was rubbing against it & every movement made me winse in agony.. i though it was because a stitch was coming to the surface but when i finally got the guts to have a feel (was worried about infecting it even though i had clean hands lol ) it turned out i had a raised lump in the middle off my left scar that ran down to the top off my ribs! i only realise this yesterday & overnight its gone right down & i feel 100 times better..................it was really getting to me I personally cant stand stingy vein pain! lol & yes it was harmless but hell mine hurt!!!!!!! i was in even more pain then when i 1st had my op

like i say i had this pain for just over a week & im starting to feel alot better now but i have found that i can aggravate it by doing to much so im going to keep restin (with 4 kids & half turm!)


hope you feel better soon hun

sta x

hey hun,,, have sent pm,, itching is normal and drives you wild!! hope feels better soon xxxxxxx