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I have 6, but had the VGS, gallbladder removed, gastro-diverticulitis repair and large hiatal hernia repair. I'm still really sore too. Surgery on 10/10 and I still hobble.

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Did anybody hey 5 incisions?

I was told 3 but woke up with 5

Michelle Rose

Spring TX 77373

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I have five. Three are very small and will probably totally go away, one is in/above my navel, and one is slightly larger to the left of my navel and will probably be the only on that will be an actual scar. Right now they are very light and I am only three weeks post surgery.

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Did anybody hey 5 incisions?

I was told 3 but woke up with 5

Michelle Rose

Spring TX 77373

I was told 5 as well

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Eight total. I had to be converted from a gastric bypass to a sleeve due to a umbilical hernia repair using a mesh though, and I think they made some incisions and started placing scopes before they realized they had to work around it.

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5 here...they were larger then I had thought they'd be...but considering they used to slice you up the middle...no real complaints. I'm very fair skinned, so I will probably have permanent scars...oh well, not aiming for bikinis at any point!

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i HAVE 6, ONE ABOUT AN INCH, THE OTHER FIVE LOOK LIKE STAB WOUNDS. HE FIXED A HERNIA WHEN HE WAS IN THERE, SO THAT I PROBABLY WHY SIX. REALLY NO LASTING PAIN FROM THE INCISIONS, GAS WAS WORSE, JUST SO GLAD TO BE ABLE TO sleep ON MY SIDE AFTER A WEEK OR TWO, MAYBE THREE. I AM ALMOST 9 WEEKS POST OP, SEEMS SO LONG AGO NOW. YOU WILL HAVE SO MUCH TO THINK ABOUT AND LOOKING FORWARD TO , THE TIME WILL FLY.

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i HAVE 6, ONE ABOUT AN INCH, THE OTHER FIVE LOOK LIKE STAB WOUNDS. HE FIXED A HERNIA WHEN HE WAS IN THERE, SO THAT I PROBABLY WHY SIX. REALLY NO LASTING PAIN FROM THE INCISIONS, GAS WAS WORSE, JUST SO GLAD TO BE ABLE TO sleep ON MY SIDE AFTER A WEEK OR TWO, MAYBE THREE. I AM ALMOST 9 WEEKS POST OP, SEEMS SO LONG AGO NOW. YOU WILL HAVE SO MUCH TO THINK ABOUT AND LOOKING FORWARD TO , THE TIME WILL FLY.

My surgery was 8/10 when was yours?

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I have four, but I think my surgeon usually does 5. Everyone kept looking for 5 when I was in the hospital haha They are very small and I don't think they'll be very noticable

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