Rib cage pain post op

[LouiseExeter]

Hi,

I have my first laparoscopy almost 2 weeks ago, where they found and removed endometriosis. I have 3 incisions and the pain around these has been improving everyday so I was back at work after a week. I have quite bad pain in my rib cage and shoulders from the air they used during surgery, and I haven’t noticed any improvement on this, did anyone else still have this after 2 weeks? I feel the air moving around when I sit up after lying down.

Thanks you for your help!

Kate

[Lofty1589]

The only thing I can recommend is gentle moving around and heat - that’s what helped my gas pains

[LouiseExeter in reply to Lofty1589]

Thank you, I’ll try a hot water bottle

[LauraCB13]

hiya, I had it for weeks! Best thing was movement and peppermint tea x

[LouiseExeter in reply to LauraCB13]

thanks for the advice, I’ll make sure I get some peppermint tea 😊

[MrsPaddingtonBear]

Hi

This can be excruciating pain! Try peppermint tea or any wind/bloating reliever, that should help and they say keep moving. Good luck.

[LouiseExeter in reply to MrsPaddingtonBear]

thank you, I’m going to get some peppermint tea and see if this helps. It’s good to movement helps because I was worried I was making it worse by overdoing it.