Black, Blue, Beaten, in a knife fight. LOL (For pre-surg folks)

Lotta folks ask about scars after sleeve surgery, and they're really pretty minimal, particularly after they've faded. People usually have 4-8 little half inch to inch long scars.

BUT....after the surgery....that first time you lift up your shirt and look...you might be like....OMG, I look like I was just beaten and in a knife fight.

One thing I was unprepared for...was the bruising. A TON of huge bruises from anticoagulant shots, mostly. Nice big purple ones that blossom like huge flowers. It seriously looks like someone has been using your abdomen for punching practice.

Then, what seems like a million little tapes covering these nasty little gashes.

It's quite a sight!

But you do heal up rapidly.

Tip about the gunky adhesives left from steri-strips and water seal bandages.....when you finally decide to take the bandages off and have dirty gross looking sticky stuff left....here's a trick on how to remove it; peanut butter. Massage a little peanut butter into those dirty little smudges of industrial bandage glue. Then, try to leave it alone for an hour or two. Finally, use a dry clean washcloth and try to gently brush the adhesive off. The peanut butter works like a charm, and the adhesive comes off pretty easy and takes the dirt with it.