How many incisions do you have?

[NJGirl32 43]

I was prepared for 5 incisions. When I woke up and picked down on my tummy I saw 6! Even on my discharge paers they had to cross out the pre-written 5 incisions and make it 6. I am wondering if the doc . made one where he shouldn't have! They are nice neat incisions and 2 of them are larger than the rest. I guess the on on my left upper side is the port because that hurt the most after surgery.

Just curious-how many incisions do you have?

[reverie 49]

5. Four small ones 1 big one (port)

[Dave_NW 92]

Most bandsters end up with five or six incision sites. I have thirteen!

The extra sites were due to the ventral hernia and hiatal hernia I had repaired during my band surgery. I figured as long as they were under the hood they may as well do a full tune-up.

You only have six? Trade ya? LOL!

Dave

[Jess55 97]

I have 5, and I had the hiatal hernia repair.

[rowekins 1]

13?? Holy cow! I have 5. One about 3 inches (port), and 4 about an inch long.

[WEESIE 5]

I also have six. I have two large ones at the top and a smaller one under my bra line. I assume the larger one and extra one are due to the hiatal hernia repair. She did say it was LARGE, with an emphasis on large.

[NJGirl32 43]

Okay, I don't feel so bad! I asked the doc what the larger one near my belly button was and he said that's where they inserted a camera. I have a sad looking belly button-it actually looks like a sad face-I can't wait until it looks like it's whistling a tune!!

Dave-you really made me feel better!!

Weesie, did your book come yet?

[Little Teapot 1]

I have six incisions as well. One above my belly button, four in mid to left abdomen, and one long one at my bra line. People say the long one is usually where the port is, but I'm pretty sure that's not true in my case. One of my middle left incisions has a lot of bruising around it and that area is still pretty sore, so I'm assuming that's where my port is.

[CheckYes 46]

I have three quarter inch ones plus one inch long and one two inches long. The quarter inch scars are fading nicely. The other two will stick around but since my tummy is a bit smaller these days they have shrunk!

[Russian_BANDit_inNY 4]

I have 9 incisions but only 6 new scars

Doctor made 3 insisions in the old scar :-)

[jennifer1 180]

i have 2 really. one about an inch long for the port and another about 1/4 on the right bottom side of the belly. there was one small dot between my breast, but i'm not sure they even did anything with that..LOL!

[Jessbf85 1]

I have 6. Its been almost a year since my surgery and they have all faded except the largest one, its still pink in some spots.

[hopetolose 192]

I have 3. There are two tiny ones about 1/4 inch. Then there is one that is about an inch long right above my belly button. I told the doc that I love my incisions cause you can hardly tell they are there and I am only 7 weeks out. He did a pretty good job. Now if he could get rid of my stretch marks from my children, I would divorce my hubby and marry him.

[spoiltmom 44]

I only have 5.

[Puttingmyselffirst 1]

I have 3 incisions. 1 in the middle right under my bra, 1 on the left of my abdomen, and a larger one in my belly button. When I first took off my bellybutton bandage, I was concerned that my bellybutton looked messed up. But now, 3 months post op, you can't even see it, and my bellybutton looks completely normal