HOw long did bruises last for some of you? I'm 17 days out and I still have a giantly obnoxious bruise on my lower left stomach from the heparin shots and a not quite as obnoxious one on the right side from the heparin shot. All the bruises (except for a little tiny bruise in the middle of my stomach) have pretty much disappeared now. The best way to describe the giant obnoxious bruise (which is about the size of a softball) is that it looks like zombie skin!

i had them on both sides...when i came out of surgery the spot from the shot they gave me before surgery was the only thing i could feel afterward.!...they probably lasted a good 4 weeks or so...they start fading and go away don't worry! =)

Okay, that's good to know. I figured they would start to fade already, but good to know it's not just me. It's such an ugly bruise!

I am 14 days post op - I still have very large dark bruises in 3 areas, and remnants of bruising all over - GP at my first check up said I had the "best" bruises she had ever seen. She said nothing to be concerned about, and that (of course) they will eventually disappear.