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How many incisions (holes) did you have?

Hi, everyone. I'm four days out and sitting on my couch recovering. It is good to be home.

I was showing my husband my incisions last night and we counted six. Later, I went to the bathroom and because of an itch, I looked again and found another incision. Anybody else have seven incisions?

I'm just curious. I thought they were supposed to do five so I'm surprised there were seven.

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Hi there Tashabella,

The incision varies per person which is dependent on size of your body, some surgeons might need get access to your stomach and intestines and made more incisions as a result. I only had 4 incisions for my sleeve.

I had 5.

Congrats on your surgery!

Hope you heal quickly.

Sip, sip, sip those liquids and walk as much as you can.

Blessings,

Kathleen

5 here

I had 6 (VSG)

4 incisions plus the hole for the alien drain tube - so 5 total

6....3 small and 3 big

Yup, 5: 4 in a row and one a littler higher.

Five. I think. Some have faded and I also had a hysterectomy laparoscopically ten years ago and may be getting those scars confused with my sleeve scars.

Interesting. My doctor was pleased in the time that it took him to do it. We broke some kind of record. It only took him 50 minutes and he said it was because I did such a good job of shrinking my liver.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who had seven incisions. There could be many reasons for that. I was just a little surprised.

I am sipping and sipping and sipping. It actually tastes really good, but I'm afraid to take bigger sips so I don't over-do it. I'm moving along on the liquids.

Glad to be home!!!! ("There's no place like home!")

Only 4 for me.

I had 6 (+1 they denied creating but oddly was covered in betadine and glue when I woke up and had not been there before surgery...)

That's interesting, Quince. Then you've got to be wondering what happened in there if they are denying the seventh one. Maybe they started to and then decided they didn't need to.

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