5 Days Post Op and there's a dent in my stomach.

[moonchild1968 102]

My band to sleeve (all in one) surgery went "great" and the pain is becoming more manageable with each passing day. I'm sip,sip,sipping and working on getting my intake up. I'm just wondering what this indentation on the right side of my stomach is all about. It is the source of my remaining pain and it is just below where my port was for 5 1/2 years. The dent is also just below the "exit" site for the sleeve so it "took a beating during the surgery" (all quotations indicate surgeons comments). When I lie flat on my back, the indentation is hardly noticeable. It's only when I stand and look head on and certainly from an angle. Of course, I mentioned the swelling to my surgeon (Center of Excellence) in the hospital, but I was on morphine and hadn't really noticed the indentation until I began standing more when I got home. What he saw in the hospital he was "not worried about it". I called the doctor's office to go over my concerns about how my stomach looks. It looks like we will discuss it at follow up on Friday 4/26. Can any body offer some insight? Anybody heard of this?

[LMFAO575 112]

Yes I had the dent too! Doc said inside is where they tie up the sutures into knots. Due to tightness your skin looks pulled in hence the "dent". It'll eventually go away

[TES 858]

Glad your surgery was successful! In my first post-op appointment, the PA observed the dent in my exit site and said that meant that the internal stitches were still in there. She said that sometime within the next 4 to 6 weeks or so, I would probably move a certain way or bend down and might feel them pop (I did--but not everyone does). As soon as that happened, the indentation went away. You might want to ask your surgeon if they use internal stitches and if that might be the cause of the dent.

[melody2 61]

I have one as well....13 day out from surgery now....just had staples removed. The dent is from the internal stitches and will go away with time (per my doctor).

[aquitenonnymouse 206]

I PROMISE it will go away. Lots of internal suture there, and you'll have internal scar tissue there. Mine went from going WAY in, to going out (when the scar tissue got very firm), and then back to normal as it softens up. Totally normal.

[moonchild1968 102]

Thanks ALL! Good looking out! I knew I could count on the VST crew for a quick response. I might have missed this bit of information while under the influence in the hospital, so thanks. p.s. I'm band-free and sleeved!

[LMFAO575 112]

Thanks ALL! Good looking out! I knew I could count on the VST crew for a quick response. I might have missed this bit of information while under the influence in the hospital' date=' so thanks. p.s. I'm band-free and sleeved! [/quote']

Congrats and welcome to the OTHER side!