pain after an ileostomy

Hi, I am sorry that I dont have an answer for your question but I was wondering the same thing too. I had my illeostomy 10 days ago and I have pain too. I dont find that unusual, HOWEVER, apparently, my surgeon does. I was sent home from the hospital with a 5 day script for pain meds. When the 5 days was up, I called my primary care doctor for a refill. She told me to call my surgeon because she wrote the script. So I called my surgeon and she said..NO, she wont fill it and it was my primary care doctor's responsibility. Plus, she said.."she shouldnt be in pain from the surgey anymore"! I was very upset that she said this! Five days after a subtotal collectomy/illeostomy and I shouldnt be in pain?? So when I hear that you are still in pain after 2 months, it makes me wonder just how long we will have pain. You mentioned that you hurt yourself. Did you hurt yourself regarding your surgery from doing to much too soon? The reason I ask is because I am still in pain and I was told to make sure I walk around the house but I am not sure just how much housework and chores I am able to do. I dont want to not do anything and sit around all day. But, it seems that when I am up and around doing light chores, I have this deep pain inside and I have to lay down. Anyway, sorry that I havent been of help to you, I just wanted to let you know that you are not alone and I was wondering the same thing.  I hope we get some input from from others. Thanks! HisWill

Hey gang, I to have a lot of pain and requested more pills today. I had my surgery 10 days ago. I walk all the time and do some light movements. The last time I had an ostomy I found the combination of lgiht meals and walking to help my healing. I did take the pain meds for atleast a month off and on. Everyday was different. I could be good for 2 days and in hell for 2 days. good luck and keep me updated. I also had nerve damage in surgery. Can't use my right hand. West

Taking axtra vitamin C also benefitssurgery recovery, 100 - 2000 a day is what I went with. Helps the healing process. For the pain... I had a bowel resection from advanced Crohn's disease and then a blood clot the next day I came out from anethetic. I was under for 18 hours. So I was in bed almost 4 weeks after my surgery. But they set me up with a morphine pump for a number of days after the original surgery. So I had pain too... but it was taken car of when I needed it. Your likely still in that situation but the doctors are dropping the ball.