Hello all,
I am 27 and just donated a kidney on March 11. While I definitely underestimated the pain, I have been lucky enough to avoid most complications, besides a healing ridge on the main suture that feels like the size of a large grape at a certain spot. I was assured this was not a hernia, but that incision has been my main source of pain. Creatinine was 1 before, 1.7 directly after and one week after. Just some background before my question!
My main source of pain has been while sleeping. I have not yet made it through the night without waking up at least twice. I am no longer taking pain meds.. The problem can be best described as a build up of gas in my abdomen area, which seems to put pressure on everything in that area, making it almost impossible to fall back asleep without waking up and walking around, and potentially using restroom. I have not encountered this problem while sitting, just laying down.
I understand I am only 2.5 weeks post surgery and that a build up of the gas they pump into you could be the cause, but I had never read about pain from that occurring this long after surgery, and they only mentioned pain in shoulder. I just wanted to see if anyone else encountered something similar, because like many, I assume I am overthinking everything right now and I would like to understand if this is common!
Thank you for your time,