Good day all! I had surgery in 2001. Recently I have been experiencing spasms in my lower right abdomen, in the vicinity of the scar. They come and go randomly. I’ve seen the doctor and they have done MRI , stool tests, blood tests , antibiotic . Anyone ever experience this ?
thank you!
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What did the doctors say?
I did in the past, turns out it was gas pain for me. It may be different for everybody though.
I agree with Jaydog, what did the doctors say?
The dr is unsure. But has been thorough. Could it be stress?
@JAT posted:The dr is unsure. But has been thorough. Could it be stress?
Definitely think it is a possibility. I know when I had stress, similar things have happened. And I have also talked to other people that have had similar things related to your situation and they were put on anxiety meds to help and it did help. I am not saying you need anxiety meds, I definitely did not but I think you should manage your stress before it gets worse for sure.
What is your lifestyle like???
Thank you Lauren. Yes, life now is stressful. I just had a new born on top of already having 3 other kids under 10. A new job assignment. A lot at one time. It’s hard to figure out, because sometimes the spasms are just constant , and other times I have none. So they do come and go.
@JAT posted:Thank you Lauren. Yes, life now is stressful. I just had a new born on top of already having 3 other kids under 10. A new job assignment. A lot at one time. It’s hard to figure out, because sometimes the spasms are just constant , and other times I have none. So they do come and go.
You are welcome dear! I see you have a lot on your plate right now. I would just suggest to take some time out of your day to relax if you can that is. I would definitely suggest in addition to that to do deep breathing exercises. I find that helps me a lot too.
Thank you for that advise again Lauren
@JAT posted:Thank you for that advise again Lauren
You are welcome JAT. By the way I forgot to mention: Write down the stuff or say out loud the stuff you are grateful for. Whenever I am feeling down, doing that activity always makes me happy and feel better 
Hey JAT, I get muscle spasms in the same area, around the ostomy scar. My abdominal muscles in that quadrant tighten up and it's very painful. Fortunately it doesn't last too long. I noticed this after my colectomy when I still had the ostomy. This is not gas pains *though I get those too*. I think they are more likely when I've been using those muscles, but I also think they became less frequent/severe after I was able to strengthen those muscles after surgery.
You have a newborn, so that must have really stressed your abdomen. Great going with getting a new job & a new baby all at the same time. I get that with a job & kids you have about 5 seconds to yourself a day, but have you tried gentle stretching?
Thanks lunky. I am a male but we had baby Recently. Lots going on. I haven’t tried stretching , but I could look into that.
