Radiating + sharp pain down groin + up to hip, post ALIF surgery?

I had a lower lumbar fusion two days ago and so far recovery has been wonderfully uneventful – mostly. :)

I had two surgeons for this one, my neurosurgeon, and then the vascular surgeon because they were going through my stomach to get to the spine as it provides a cleaner and clearer view.

Yesterday and more so now today I’ve been experiencing pain radiating from the incision going in different directions from the left side of the incision. Essentially, docs cut vertical below my belly button and a little bit to the left, took out my intestines so they could get a clear view and then placed the device cleaned everything up, but my intestines back in sewed me up and off we go.

I’m still in the hospital for recovery given I had complications related to EDS last time. I am shown the daytime, nurses and the evening nurses and they all say that it looks very clean and normal – note, none of us can see the actual incision because it’s well covered up and taped.

The pain radiates from the left side of the incision all the way up to my left hip. It’s very tender to the touch, almost like an incredibly bad bruise. And then from the decision, it goes down the minds and right through my outer labia very tender to the touch and then write down I to the perineum And the pain stops.

I’m concerned because the pain is asymmetrical and because it’s getting worse so I’m clear that I will strongly advocate. I speak to my doctor tomorrow.

But in the meantime, I wanted to grab any insights from this beautiful hive mind.

Has anyone experienced this or know anyone who has experienced this?

Regina

Thanks in advance!

PS I use voice to text because my hands and fingers are all numb from a compressed thoracic nerve. Will likely be my next surgery 😆 But I am holding out as long as I can! Anyway, please forgive all the typos and grammar/spelling mistakes.