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Stomach puffy under large incision?

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TiffanyK    17

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Hello all, I was banded last Friday 12/28/12. I am feeling a lot better other then the horrible gas pain in my chest uhhh. Anyways I just wanted to ask if anyone else was puffy or swollen under their incisions? My large incision looks good but under it seems pretty puffy? Not sure if this is normal or not. I am suppose to call my Dr. Tomorrow for a follow up I guess this week but it just made me nervous. I haven't had any problems eating or should I say drinking. :) when I move around ( getting out of bed, going to sit or cough) that is wear the pain is. Any suggestions or thought would be great!! Thanks & Happy New Year Bandsters!!!

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SkinnyCubanChick    150

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To me this is normal. I was banded on 12/14 and just this week the swelling on the port incision is subsiding. O have a small bump right under the port incision and it's still a bit sore but nothing to worry about!

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TiffanyK    17

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To me this is normal. I was banded on 12/14 and just this week the swelling on the port incision is subsiding. O have a small bump right under the port incision and it's still a bit sore but nothing to worry about!

Ok great! Thanks for the help I just wanted to make sure it was normal

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DebbieC1970    58

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I have the same thing, except my lump is on top. My nurse said as long as it is not red or hot it's ok. I guess it will eventually go away. Good luck!

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lifewillbegood    68

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Yes very normal its swelling. It might take a while for it to go down.

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☠carolinagirl☠    18,722

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Hello all, I was banded last Friday 12/28/12. I am feeling a lot better other then the horrible gas pain in my chest uhhh. Anyways I just wanted to ask if anyone else was puffy or swollen under their incisions? My large incision looks good but under it seems pretty puffy? Not sure if this is normal or not. I am suppose to call my Dr. Tomorrow for a follow up I guess this week but it just made me nervous. I haven't had any problems eating or should I say drinking. :) when I move around ( getting out of bed, going to sit or cough) that is wear the pain is. Any suggestions or thought would be great!! Thanks & Happy New Year Bandsters!!!

yes mam, as the days pass, you swelling and pain and discomfort will go away....remember, the dr cut into us and where the port was especially, so its gonna swell and be puffy but i promise it does go away..i was tender for about a month and now all good...congrats on the surgery. happy new year to you :)

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TiffanyK    17

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Thank you all :) I can't wait to loose more,weight this is defiantly a experience!!

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TiffanyK    17

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Uhh auto correct! definitely

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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