I apologize for the graphic content, but I'm bruised to hell and back. Doctors said it was normal, and they weren't worried but I dunno it just seems extreme to me. I'm two days post op, was sleeved on Wednesday. Any help would be great!

Erin

I didn't have bruising like that. I guess trust your doctor, but if it's painful go to your primary care doctor?

Ouch! I had some bruising, but only very minor compared to yours. I guess I had a bruised area about 1/5 the size of yours. It went away in 4-5 days.

I bruise easily under normal circumstances, and before surgery was given a shot of heparin. After surgery I was given another shot of blood thinner. Both in my stomach, not sure if that's attributing to the bruises. I'm pretty sure my surgeon opted to remove my stomach through my belly button, as that incision bled the most. It's sore, but also itches which I know indicates healing. Other incisions look fine. But I will talk to my doctor if need be.

Ouch! I had some bruising, but only very minor compared to yours. I guess I had a bruised area about 1/5 the size of yours. It went away in 4-5 days.

I think my bruise is a one in a million. Ironically, nothing else hurts. I'm still getting hunger pains but I think that may be due to residual gas. Just nerve wracking looking down and seeing a bruise that big!

I also had those shots, but no bruising at all.

I had my lapband removed and the sleeve done in one procedure, not sure if that's playing a part.

Omg! I haven't seen anything like that. I'm not so sure that's normal. I would get another opinion. Good luck to you

As a nurse, I have seen many patients. That bruise is not normal. And I didn't have any bruising.

Edited February 8, 201412 yr by Mama Spike

Looks like Heparin induced thrombocytopenia aka HIT.

I had 5 shots of heparin in my stomach and didn't bruise at all much less like this. So glad that you're not in pain from it!

I had a shot on my stomach before surgery and I was bruised pretty bad not like you are. The blood thinners they kept injecting my arms with made me bruise just like you are my arms were black and blue it looked horrible. I'm 7 weeks out tomorrow and I still have pale blue bruises. The nurses told me it was the blood thinners. I got them for 3 days. Plus I bruise very easily.

I wasn't in pain from it either. It did freak me out when I went to take a shower at the hospital.

I had zero bruising and I had 10 days of Lovenox shots starting the morning before surgery!

I did the Levonox injections and had a lot of bruising, but not as much as you have. I had a number of large bruises but they didn't cover my whole stomach like that.

The bruise seems to be maintaining now. It's not worse, and it's getting more green around the edges. Not sure what it's from at all. Woke up in the middle of the night and I was sleeping on my stomach. I was convinced the bruise was gonna be 10x worse from that alone.