2 of mine are healing just fine. I can't see the port one because it still has the butterfly bandages all raggedy around it. I *think* it's okay. The small one about an inch above my belly button has faired crummy though. The scab fell off and it's a bit open (looks like a deep cut ) probably from the waistband of my pants. My swelling is down a lot but I can notice a little lopsidedness around where my port is on the left. I keep imaging the tubing and port and freaking myself out. Anyone else feel this way or am I a total poodle?

I'm trying to close the little open incision with a little hello kitty bandage but dunno how well thats working. It's TOTALLY grossing me out though and worrying me because I'm 20 days out and not all the way healed yet.

Are all of you completely healed on your incisions?

Edited December 30, 200817 yr by bethm

Mine are all just about healed. But I have bad strech marks from when I was pregnant with my son and the surgical tape always gives me a rash, well, when the dr removed the tape it was stuck on a strech mark and sure enough it ripped a 3 year old strech mark "open'. Now that hurts when my shirt rubs on it. I've been putting triple antibiotic ointment on that to heal that.

Mine seem to be o.k. A couple of them are relatively faint. The one nearest the port though is a little, well, bumpy. But I think that has to do with it being a little bit too near the bottom of my bra and it seems to catch or rub sometimes.

Other that that little problem, I haven't had any itchiness or redness. And my bruising, near the port, is just about gone, too.

I had staples..if you can believe it.. I can understand the long incision having staples, but the little ones? I had a total laproscopic hysterectomy in September and didn't have staples. I look like I have had 5 centipedes stuck on my stomach. Everything is healed, I just home the train tracks go away!

Mine look fantastic!!! The strips fell off after a week and they are healing really well.

The dermabond is just starting to peel & fall off - the one scar that is totally revealed looks good, but it is the smallest of the 5. As the dermabond peels up it gets caught on my shirt and that is a little irritating... but at least none of them look infected/red at all (so that's a good thing!!)

Has anyone heard of a good lotion (or potion) that we can put on to to heal the scars "pretty"?? (my Dr said that I could buy some Vitamin E liquid gels and poke them to squeeze the liquid onto the scars...)

Mederma worked very well on a surgery scar I had on my foot- I plan on using it on my tummy, too.

I am just 5 days out and the dermabond is not lifting a bit- but my incisions are starting to get itchy!!!!

~Stephanie:thumbup:

Well, it's official - my large incision on the top is open, infected, and looks like absolute hell!

I'm going to the doc tomorrow. All I know is that this will most definitely delay my first fill, and I won't be shocked if he closes it up using regular stitches.

It was almost completely closed then I noticed a small puss spot on it. It's been slowly opening back up despite my efforts to keep it clean with peroxide and/or antibiotic ointments.

Mine are doing well. Steri strips are off of 3 of them and I'm rubbing them with a bit of EMU oil (I get this from my vet 100% pure and good for all things having to do with your skin)

The strips covering my incision for my port are still there but all in good time I'm sure.

Well, it's official - my large incision on the top is open, infected, and looks like absolute hell!

I'm going to the doc tomorrow. All I know is that this will most definitely delay my first fill, and I won't be shocked if he closes it up using regular stitches.

It was almost completely closed then I noticed a small puss spot on it. It's been slowly opening back up despite my efforts to keep it clean with peroxide and/or antibiotic ointments.

Ok, so, I was wrong - it wasn't infected. Seems the problem was that my body was pushing out a bit of sutcher that was used to close me up internally. So, doc went ahead and did my fill and told me to keep cleaning it 3x a day with peroxide and it should heal up fine. Also to keep it covered with dry sterile pads.

Mine don't heal yet and still the wound open in the edge i went to the surgeon yesterday and he remove the sutures and put a plaster :confused: ...and he said remove it after 4 days !!

Open incision is no more! YAY! Talk about a pain keeping it clean!

I'm a quick healer--mine were healed within a week, completely closed, no scabs, just nice pink lines. Now I'm 4 weeks out and there's no more lumpiness around them. I'm waiting to get my fill since I am still internally sore and can't yet eat solid food, just liquids, but I was wondering where my port is? How do you know where it is? I keep trying to feel it, but I don't feel anything that seems like a port.