Monique1204

I had surgery on the 30th, and am about to be discharged from the hospital, and I noticed when I was changing that one of my incesions is really indented compared to the rest of my stomach. Did anyone else have this? I'm hoping its swelling, but the nurse didnt seem to think my stomach was swollen.

Corrine

Yep!

The scar on my left just under my ribcage where they put the put big stuff through is indented.

You can see it on my pic. taken a year after surgery: ThinnerTimes - Gastric Bypass and Lap Band® Forum - Corrine's Album: My tummy at 5 days (drain and all), at 13 months and then after emergency surgery - Picture

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~~~~~~~~24 Sept. 2007 - Lap. RNY & umbilical hernia repair
27 Oct. 2008 - Emergency Surgery - omental mass,
gallbladder, adhesions & appendix

..260 / 224.7/ 111
highest/surg./now
BMI 18.5...5'5"

loki8481

yup, it's normal. my surgeon told me that the stitch was connected to a muscle or something.

it gradually evened out over the first month or so.

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as of 11/18/09

goal #1: 225 pounds (my weight freshman year of high school) -- reached on 9/13/09
goal #2: onderville (199) -- reached on 11/19/09
goal #3: normal BMI (173)

Milestones:

12/04: pre-op diet start (406)
12/18: surgery (383)
04/03: century club! (306)
04/11: twoterville! (299)
09/13: goal #1 reached! (225)
10/23: double century club! (206)
11/19: onederland! (199)

Monique1204

Oh good. I feel better. Now if I can just get the pain to go away. It's such a chore getting up to go to the bathroom. LOL

Corrine

Moving will make your recovery easier and faster Monique.

You really need to be getting up to walk every hour or so.

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~~~~~~~~24 Sept. 2007 - Lap. RNY & umbilical hernia repair
27 Oct. 2008 - Emergency Surgery - omental mass,
gallbladder, adhesions & appendix

..260 / 224.7/ 111
highest/surg./now
BMI 18.5...5'5"

Crimson Kittie

Yep same thing happened to me on the left side where all the work was going on .. and the only thing that helped the pain was moving around. If I just layed in bed too long getting up was excruciating ... so try to move as much as possible even if its only walking up and down the hall

Monique1204

It seems like everyone's indention was on the left side...mine is on the right??? Maybe because I had a band removed, and that's where the port was.

RIXterra

Very well possible.. But I believe it's common..

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Heaviest weight: (Nov. 25, 2008) 426.8 lbs.
Surgury release weight: (June 6,2009) 416.8
Current weight: (November 14,2009) 284.0 lbs.
Goal weight: 200 - 225 lbs.
Height: 6.0'
Age: 36


Surgery done!! And now sitting on the losers bench.