i hope this isnt too much of a silly question....but ive never had a surgery like this before & i was wondering if my tummy is suppose to be swollen. its been like 12hrs since surgery and my tummy is swollen especially where the port is. the surgeon will be here in a few hrs & i will ask him about it but i wanted to ask u guys first... and ill try a search while im waiting on respones.

Yes, mine was swollen for weeks, both for the Lap Band surgery and my recent gallbladder removal. It is perfectly normal.

Yes, mine was swollen for weeks, both for the Lap Band surgery and my recent gallbladder removal. It is perfectly normal.

Thanks so much! I was a little worried.

My tummy was swollen for 4-5 weeks post op. Clothes that would fit around my tummy pre surgery did not fit for weeks after surgery although I was losing weight. I finally noticed that the swelling has gone down.

i hope this isnt too much of a silly question....but ive never had a surgery like this before & i was wondering if my tummy is suppose to be swollen. its been like 12hrs since surgery and my tummy is swollen especially where the port is. the surgeon will be here in a few hrs & i will ask him about it but i wanted to ask u guys first... and ill try a search while im waiting on respones.

Yes! I'm 3 weeks post op and i definately had swelling around the tummy--around the incision areas...it has gone done somewhat now...but it was wierd to lose weight, yet have that area so "poufy"...i guess it is normal tho.

I am 2 weeks post-op today. My stomach is still swollen. I am glad you asked this question because it is disheartening to have weight loss surgery and have your tummy be bigger! LOL

Thanks again every one...my port area looks like a very large grapefruit is under my skin. Does everybody else have general swelling, or is anybody else swollen more in one place only?

I had a lot of swelling around the main incision. It looked like a large grapefruit almost. It took about a week for it to go down. I took my measurements a couple days ago and I have lost an inch off my waist already!

Absolutely! I am 10 days out since my surgery - my tummy is still somewhat swollen - BUT as of day 9 - I had lost 11 pounds! I am feeling really good - a little sore near the portsite - but I had an cystectomy in March and I woke up feelings 10 times better with my lapband!

My mid-section looks like a pumpkin - but I have definitely noticed the difference in my face - I am alot less bloated looking - lol! I can't wait to heal - if this is what I feel like this early on I can only imagine how I will feel in 4-6 weeks from now!

I am doing very well! Best of luck!

having surgery in a few weeks getting very nervous, having second thoughts. Did any one else go through this

Very swollen and VERY bruised I'm bruised from my rib cage down past my belly button on the port site incision. I look like someone took a baseball bat to my stomach...Gotta love blood thinners.

My stomach was swollen for about 2 weeks. My surgeon only made 1 incision, but the entire abdominal area was purple for alsmost 2 weeks. Fortunately, it didn't hurt much.

Thanks soooo much!!! I was sure that everyone would have some type of swelling/bloating...but it looks like they accidently put a grapefruit instead of a port in my main incision lol. Thanks again, i feel sooo much better/normal!!!!!!

Thanks everyone!

I just got banded yesterday the 24th and feel like I'm pregnant! Puffed up just like the rest of you-also good for me to know! I also gained 2lbs since the day before surgery!

I am 12 days post-op and am still quite swollen. I have lost 10 lbs. and pants that fit me before surgery do not button. I read on another post-surgery site that sometimes post-laprascopic swelling can last months! Despite the weight, I always had a small waist......oh well. I just starting icing today and plan on taking some powdered bromalain...a pineapple extract supposedly that reduces surgery swelling. Will let you all know if it works!