I'm mostly here to offer sympathy, like everyone else. I'm having the ligament pains, but usually for just a minute or so at a time, like the books say. I can't imagine combining that with scar tissue and how that would change it.
That said, my skin across my middle often feels stretched tight the way you describe. I second/third/fourth everyone's recommendations for lotion of some kind - I've been using cocoa butter lotion on my belly for months now (I'm a bit of a lotion addict), and it often helps a bit. Some days, just rubbing it on feels wonderful.
And my back hurts too - right now, it has hurt for the past 24 hours (except when I slept, actually). I'm curled up with a heating pad and going back to bed (which is a little more comfortable) shortly. I haven't taken anything either - I'm trying to think of ways to relax those muscles without medication.
I'm finding that this is what weekends are for now (for me), is taking care of myself in these ways. I don't necessarily have time to do these things during the week, but I can loll about today in total laziness under the guise of getting to feel better.
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That said, my skin across my middle often feels stretched tight the way you describe. I second/third/fourth everyone's recommendations for lotion of some kind - I've been using cocoa butter lotion on my belly for months now (I'm a bit of a lotion addict), and it often helps a bit. Some days, just rubbing it on feels wonderful.
And my back hurts too - right now, it has hurt for the past 24 hours (except when I slept, actually). I'm curled up with a heating pad and going back to bed (which is a little more comfortable) shortly. I haven't taken anything either - I'm trying to think of ways to relax those muscles without medication.
I'm finding that this is what weekends are for now (for me), is taking care of myself in these ways. I don't necessarily have time to do these things during the week, but I can loll about today in total laziness under the guise of getting to feel better.