So I'm 5.5 months post-op and I still have pain in my pelvis like it's sore, and sometimes to the left of the stoma it feels like tiny needle pricks even if there are no leaks. I still use the heating pad a lot because gas is still a tiny bit painful too. Not excruciating, but it's uncomfortable, and the pain goes away when the gas comes out. It hurts in the mesentery part (my right side, think obliques), and the only reason I know about that is because I went to the ER a while back for pain and they told me it was the mesentery. LOL. I get pain there sometimes when output is thick. Additionally, I might have a hernia; sometimes there is pain where the bulge is, but since my insurance denied my request to see the surgeon who did the colostomy (it was an ER visit, so out of network), I have to wait to see someone in my network now, and it's until the end of Jan. So until then, I was wondering if anyone experienced intermittent pain this far out after surgery and what pain did you have or still sometimes get? My PCP told me to go to the ER if other symptoms arise, and I will if necessary, but right now I feel like I'm good since the pain is not excruciating nor constant. I can eat, don't get nauseous, and the stoma is working, and probably some of this is normal for my particular circumstance. I had an abscess from diverticulitis and needed open surgery to clean me out. Thirty days later, the dang thing came back with a vengeance, and I had 3 abscesses that burst, which then resulted in another clean-out, C. diff, and a colostomy. Most of the pain comes when I stand up from sitting or from sitting when laying down. Anyone else have post-op pain this far out from surgery?
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