After surgery for thoracic spinal stenosis, the “old problem” (a series of symptoms caused by the compression of the thoracic spinal cord) still exists and takes a long time to gradually get relief, but in many patients there is a “new problem”, that is, the pain around the wound after surgery, especially when turning over or getting up, it will be more obvious. The pain around the wound after surgery, especially when turning over or getting up, will be more obvious. What is going on here? In fact, it is very normal for patients to experience this kind of pain in the early postoperative period because thoracic spine surgery inevitably causes some damage to local muscles, fascia, ligaments, and other soft tissues, and it takes a certain amount of time for the damaged muscles to heal. In the early postoperative period when the above tissues have not healed, the patient will have pain at the injury site when doing movements that require muscle contraction such as turning over. The pain near the wound is most significant in the 24 to 48 hours after surgery, and patients may feel more obvious pain without doing any activities. This pain will bring a series of physiological reactions, such as fluctuations in heart rate and blood pressure, which is unfavorable to the recovery after surgery, and it is necessary to take analgesic measures at this time. Doctor’s tip: Doctors will take analgesic measures to help patients stop pain. When the patient is basically pain-free when resting, and the pain occurs only when turning over, the doctor needs to decide whether to use painkillers according to the pain level when turning over. When the pain is relatively mild, in principle, painkillers should be stopped as soon as possible. Therefore, the patient should respond to the doctor in time about his/her pain feeling, so that the doctor can adjust the medication according to the situation.