Stingy incision 3 weeks pp

Schell2013

My incision hurts more than it did last week. It has a fairly large golf ball size lump at one side and its hard along my incision. Today it has started giving me a stinging type sensation and it hurts to touch. I was at the doctor last week about the lump and she said it was just scar tissue and not infected. Has anyone had this type of problem? Any tips besides Tylenol to help with the lumpiness I have?

Ill also add that it's sore enough I can't even wear loose jeans cause while they fit, they still hurt. I almost can't wear sweat pants cause the band kills me.

Moosemonkey

My doctor told me on Friday that right around now is when some of the nerve endings start to wake up again, hence the added pain/sensation. I'm finding in having trouble working my ab muscles again, as in sitting up out of bed, not working out. I don't know about the lumpiness, but I'm finding the Motrin is helping more than Tylenol.

LittleFish1

I think at 3 weeks I was wearing the yoga pants and still keeping a pad up front over the incision. Also where does the elastic on your underwear hit? Even now, low bikini cut waist bands irritate where as high cut seems to do the trick.

cmhicklin

I had the stinging/burning sensation for WEEKS.  However, my supposedly dissolve able staples kept poking through and coming out, instead of actually dissolving. It would be nasty and red in that area and then heal up.  My doctor said if it there was a growing hot/tender/hard area to call.  I would call about a lump like that.