I'm so sorry this has happened to you but at least I know I'M NOT ALONE! OMG!!! I'm six weeks post-op and I look like I had gender reassignment and the whole thing is sideways! My surgeon said that most of it swelling (which makes sense) and that as soon as the internal sutures dissolve, it will lay straight again. He told me to massage it... Uhg.

This is one instance that I'm glad I don't have a significant other. I'd be mortified. .... and it hurts!

I have one other issue too and he is going to have to do a revision so he said that he will fix this if it's not better when I have the revision (some time before the end of the year).

You were 100% correct. OMG.... I also had my surgical drains back up and I got horribly infected, within hours of going septic. This has been an adventure!

If not washed and dried daily, fungal growth develops in the skin folds it has a nasty odorMy doctor prescribed Nitrostatin powder for the red sore that developed under my pannus. It comes in a small shaker bottle, only a tiny amount applied right after washing and thoroughly drying the area cleared the sore up immediately. After sore is cleared up, keep area dry by bathing daily, drying thoroughly, then place clean dry washcloths, toilet paper or paper toweling between the skin folds. Check throughout the day to make sure it is in place and dry. Even if you are in air conditioning indoors all day, your body is sweating. Without putting a layer of cloth or paper between your skin folds, the infections will come right back.

Best wishes!! Take your pain meds on schedule and update when you can!!

I think being tender is likely completely normal, but if you're worried, you should ask your surgeon.