I am 3 weeks post op and have something unusual happening. When I wake up in the morning, I have my abs completely tensed. I’m not sure if I’m pushing them out, sucking them in, or if they are just rigid. But it feels uncomfortable and extreme. I’m so scared that I’m damaging the surgery, but I can’t control it. Everything looks good from the outside.
November 9, 2018
Answer: Healing from surgery Thank you for your question.It is normal to experience some muscle spasms the first couple weeks of healing. You just want to be sure you are not over stretching your abdomen and flexing at the same time, that can put too much tension on the repair this early in the healing process.
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November 9, 2018
Answer: Healing from surgery Thank you for your question.It is normal to experience some muscle spasms the first couple weeks of healing. You just want to be sure you are not over stretching your abdomen and flexing at the same time, that can put too much tension on the repair this early in the healing process.
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November 12, 2018
Answer: You are very unlikely to cause any damage to muscle repair by having muscle spasms. you are very unlikely to cause any damage to the muscle repair by extreme muscle tensing - either when asleep or awake. as suggested below, - it could be due to dehydration. i would also suggest taking supplemental Mg since this can often cause it and this deficiency is very common.david berman md
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November 12, 2018
Answer: You are very unlikely to cause any damage to muscle repair by having muscle spasms. you are very unlikely to cause any damage to the muscle repair by extreme muscle tensing - either when asleep or awake. as suggested below, - it could be due to dehydration. i would also suggest taking supplemental Mg since this can often cause it and this deficiency is very common.david berman md
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