Concave stomach? RNY yesterday
I had a laproscopic RNY yesterday and am home now. I am on the see through liquid diet at this point. But my stomach has this weird concave thing right by where my port was. Is this normal or should I be freaking out? Well, I am freaking out....any input would be great
My left lower incision was pulled in a lot and created a huge divot in my stomach. Remember you're swollen from surgery too so it accentuates where they pulled you in with stitches. It took about three to four weeks for my divot to go away and swelling to alleviate. I'm almost at six weeks and still tender but much less swollen.
thank you! I hadn't really seen everything until I got home and was changing my shirt, kinda freaked me out! Otherwise I am doing great, feeling like I am having a good recovery so far.
on 4/2/15 6:41 am
I had three large divots where they made the small incisions -- and it looked horrible! I really thought they would never go away -- and my husband was a bit freaked out worried that something was wrong there. But, it was totally normal. Also, I am happy to report, 14 months later you can barely see where my scars are! No worries!
"What you eat in private, you wear in public." --- Kat
Yes, I had one that was a particularly big divot. Can't even see where it was anymore.
Cynthia 5'11" RNY 7/23/2014
Goal reached 17 months. 220lb Weight Loss
Plastic Surgery Dr. Joseph Michaels - LBL and Hernia Repair 2/29/16, Arm Lift, BL, 5/2/16, Leg Lift 7/25/16
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Yep... VERY common after any kind of surgery. When I had my hernia repair, the entire midline incision looked like a trench because the area on eitehr side of it was so swollen. A couple of weeks later it looked fine.
Lora
14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained
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