Abdominal Soreness??

I feel like a newbie posting a question like this, but i figure there's no shame in asking....

I have noticed that when i am in a position that causes me to stretch out my abdominal area, i still feel some stiffness. Not pain, more like a "charlie horse", or just plain stiff muscle. I feel it if i am lying on my stomach, or on my side, and stretch from my stomach. (not sure if that makes sense but dont know how to describe it)

When on my side, i felt the area under my navel and it feels like where i am "stiff" there is an area that is hard (wrong area LOL) sort of shaped like a long banana, extending from my navel down toward my pelvic area. Probably scar tissue. Maybe from the path of the Prostate being pulled out? I only feel that hard area when i am on my side. Not when i lie on my back, or stand up.

I'm almost laughing as i post this, but its not funny.
Anybody else have this, almost a year after surgery? I'm 9 months out.

Thanks Halbert. I'm going to ask the surgeon about it at my next visit in January. Not something I'm concerned about, more something that I'm curious about. I guess when you have this kind of surgery, where everything is rearranged, disassembled, etc, some permanent change , aside from the usual/sometimes side effects, is to be expected.

halbert said...
Not exactly. What I have experienced has been what I would call "deep discomfort" mostly on the left side in my abdomen. It usually comes when I've exerted myself in an unusual way, either from twisting or lifting. It doesn't feel like a muscle ache. I agree, it's probably scar tissue down in there somewhere.

That accurately describes what I feel once in a while - I call it a deep ache and I feel like I stressed something inside. The first time or two it happened I thought oh boy, what have I done but it happens less and less frequently now.