are body aches common after surgery
SEVERE Muscle and Joint Pain after Surgery. Question: I had breast surgery a few years ago and will have to undergo a similar procedure again. I experienced severe muscle and joint pain 8 to 10 hours after the surgery and the pain lasted for about 36 hours. I had never experienced anything so painful before, and I am more than a little concerned about this happening again. And patients need to be informed about the risk of long-term chronic pain, which can reduce quality of life, the study authors pointed out in a journal news release. Further research is needed to find ways to prevent or minimize long-term pain after heart surgery, the study authors concluded. Having any surgery or receiving anesthesia can cause problems such as: 1  A heart attack. If you have had heart problems in the past, the risk of a heart attack is higher. 2  A chest infection (pneumonia). 3  A bad reaction to the anesthetic medicine.  Blood clots. While not very common after foot and ankle surgery, they can happen. It is common to have some pain for about 3 to 4 months after your surgery, sometimes longer. How well your surgery will work to fix your problem depends on the kind of surgery, how old you are when you have the surgery, and how well you take care of yourself after surgery. Postoperative pain was felt by 40 percent of patients after three months, 22 percent of patients after six months, 17 percent after one year, and 10 percent of patients after two years, according to the study in the current issue of the CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). A fever after surgery is one of the most common complications that patients face. In fact, over half of all surgery patients will have a higher than normal temperature in the days following their procedure. Possible problems that can affect you for a long time: 1  Pain or numbness caused by nerve damage during the surgery. 2  You could have more pain than expected because the surgery can cause some of your nerves to become over-active. 3  An infection deep in the bone that is hard to treat.  The bones not healing after the surgery. The researchers also found that those with increased risk of pain two years after heart surgery included: younger patients; those who had chronic pain before the operation; those who were more anxious before the procedure; and those who had higher levels of pain during the first week after surgery. In the first 48 hours after surgery, the most likely risks are bleeding and problems with your heart or lungs. From 48 hours to 30 days after surgery, the most common risks are infection, blood clots, and problems with other body organs, such as a urinary tract infection. Along with putting you to sleep during surgery, anesthesia can have side effects. Two of the most unpleasant ones are nausea and constipation. Low-Grade Fever After Surgery. A low-grade fever is the most common complications after surgery. You should make your surgeon aware if you have a low-grade fever, which is a temperature that is one or two degrees above the normal reading of 98.6 degrees.
Yes, it is common to have some pain for about 3 to 4 months after your surgery.