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Left side pain after laparoscopic appendectomy

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danby44587
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Had the surgery one week ago. Strangely enough I have nearly no pain on my right side, but I do have new pain on the left that started immediately post surgery. It's somewhat bothersome, and I can feel it more when sitting down, standing up or changing sleep positions or other light physical activity. I'd say it's about 4/10 without pain meds. No nausea, no fever. I don't have any incisions on the left. Just 3 vertical incisions from my bellybutton downwards.

Curious - how is this possible? Has anyone else experienced this? Could it be organ damage, and if so should I expect it to heal on its own?

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