Incision Pain

Hi, Annissa.

When you say "deeper" do you mean muscle tissue or deeper.  I can see you stretching some muscles.  Remember, they are healing and an inadvertent move can easily damage that healing process.  Shouldn't be anything that rest won't heal.

Good luck,

Stub

HI Annissa! Have you ever had surgery before? Yes, your incision is probably healed but your insides take awhile before they are fully heald, and 5 weeks is early hon. However, if it continues and interrupts your daily routine, then see your surgeon. 

I still wore that lumbar wrap around my abdomen for support and that helped me alot!

Keep us posted. There are NEVER too many questions or concerns here. It's why we are here.

Sending you healing vibes!

Hugs, Jan

Here you go. You are experiencing  body image awareness. So you are improving.

With an incision the skin layers are cut. Sensory endings become severed. That causes pain. But cutting the underlying muscle layer causes a protective response by trying to withdraw. ie spasms for example.  Thats a lot of pain too.

If you carefully touch either side of your incision, you'll notice that one side is actually more numb. The superficial nerve endings on the distal side aren't intact anymore. What you also don't feel is the acute post op pain. It means you are healing nicely.

However, your muscles still are warning you that they aren't ready to be pushed. Your awareness is becoming more specific to your sensory feedback and your protective responses. Take more time.

If it takes a year to reach full potential, and you only increase your effort 10% per month, You will have achieved 120% in a year. That's more than in most peoples dreams.

I had times when I thought it was all healed up, then would get pains that scared the heck out of me.  Those stages got progressively less and farther apart.  It's a particularly wonderful stage when you are laughing again - even if it hurts - after what you've been through.  Follow Jan's advice of paying attention to if it persists then get it checked out.  Don't know what the lumbar wrap is, but I'm thinking I could have benefitted from one!  Take care

I never got numbness but went through an itchy phase. That was fun. The one I call my bullet hole (where the drain was) took the longest to heal. I'll be two months post-op tomorrow. I still get a slight twinge here and there. I have a small dog and I do a  lot if walking. That seems to be helpful. Our bodies all heal at their own pace. Don't over do it. Test when your tired , that's your body telling you to stop. Rest =s healing.

things like twinges and very local pain can be associated with adhesions. Deep massage helps release them.

For me, I had developed my  own fitness program. Loved my running and wt. lifting. I kept my performance level prettty consistant. The advantage for me was that even if I missed a week or two, I could just pick up where I left off with little loss of strength and endurance. It allowed rapid return to normal after sickness or procedures. I also believe that is why I lived through a couple episodes.

The key is that it was my lifestyle. If it is not a part of a normal routine when healthy, getting fit and active when ones previous activity level is just walking to the car is difficult. One of my friends efforts would be limited to his asking, "Don't they have a pill for that."