Stupid question, should my stomach be really swollen ?

[Scottyd1264 73]

I was sleeved 3 days ago, I have no pain, have no issues drinking but stomach is swollen

[b17083 14]

Mine has been too. 1 week post

[ocgirl15 667]

Mine was really swollen too. I was sleeved 12/14. This is the first day it didn't seem swollen and I am about 10 days post op.

[amandasue 27]

Sleeved 12/21 and mine is def swollen and puffy

[christy2717 0]

I was sleeved on 12/21 and I am still swollen. I am having a hard time drinking. I'm not sure if I have heartburn, but my chest hurts so bad?

[WalkOnWaking 139]

I was sleeved 3 days ago, I have no pain, have no issues drinking but stomach is swollen

Do you mean the internal stomach organ (the sleeved stomach), or the abdomen?

At this point, both are likely still swollen.

I am 5 weeks post-op and my sleeve is still swollen. Not nearly as bad as 2 weeks ago, but my surgeon said it takes 2 or 3 months for it to really settle down and 'feel' normal.

However, it took me only a week or so for the bloating of the abdomen to go away.

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

You've had quite a bit of trauma to that area. It's not unusual. It will take some time for the swelling to go down and the fluids from the IV to pass.

[A New KK 104]

I was sleeve 11/19 and it took a week and a half for the exterior swelling to go down. Gained 7 lbs post op and it took a week and a half to go away. Sounds normal to me.

[Kindle 8,667]

My belly was so swollen it stuck out like I was pregnant. Took almost three weeks before I could fit in my jeans. I just had my gallbladder removed and same thing....swollen pregnant belly. But the swelling went down after a week with the gallbladder.

[Susan66 128]

At 2 weeks post op, mine just now has no swelling at all but still a little bruising near one incision.

[naturegirl 320]

For the first few weeks my abdomen was swollen and badly bruised. All part of the healing process.