Pain management
You may feel pain in the incision site or surgery site depending on the position of your body. Some patients may experience neck and shoulder pain after laparoscopy. Your comfort is important for your health team.
Although some discomfort can be experienced after every surgical intervention, pain should be kept under control for your healing process. If you feel comfortable, you will do activities like walking, deep breathing and coughing more freely. All of these are very important for quick recovery.
Some tips to help you feel more comfortable
- If you have pain, which prevents your mobility, deep breathing, and your comfort in general, report your condition to your nurses and physicians.
- Everybody is different; therefore, inform your nurses always how you feel. This will make it easier for your nurses to help you.
- Make a plan ahead for pain; if you are comfortable lying down, you may still need an analgesic agent to get up and walk around.
- Be one step ahead of your pain. Do not wait until that pain becomes worse. The analgesic agents provide the best results when they are used to prevent pain.
- If the analgesic agents are used for a specific medical purpose like surgery, the risk of becoming dependent on them is very low.