Post op incision

[irishkat 14]

I'm 4 days post op & one of my incisions is hard, painful, swollen, & bruised. Is this normal?

[bonnielee 4]

Mine were painful and bruised too mine are still alil hard n I'm 3 wks out so no worries it's the red and discharge u should worry about

[irishkat 14]

Ok. Thank you

[ElleG 394]

Ladies when in doubt call the doc, especially if its bruised, painfully, oozing etc. I had the same thing happen I took pics of my incision and e mailed them to my doc. I felt so much better when he said its ok, but he made me come in just to b sure. U don't want to get infections and I have read of people having to get them re-opened not sure why... Just check better safe than sorry. Best Wishes Ladies

[terry1118 1,274]

Mine are raised and three of the six have lumps. They seem to be going down as they heal. Occasionally I get sharp little twinges of pain in those areas. My wls manual says this is due to nerves healing. If I wear slacks that are too tight near my incisions I get mildly painful twinges. I am four weeks, there days post op.

[terry1118 1,274]

Ladies when in doubt call the doc' date=' especially if its bruised, painfully, oozing etc. I had the same thing happen I took pics of my incision and e mailed them to my doc. I felt so much better when he said its ok, but he made me come in just to b sure. U don't want to get infections and I have read of people having to get them re-opened not sure why... Just check better safe than sorry. Best Wishes Ladies [/quote']

ElleG is right. Your doctor should be your first source of information. And worsening pain, swelling, oozing, or discoloration should never be ignored.

[irishkat 14]

Hi... I just got back out of the hospital. My bulge near incision is actually a hematoma. It should go away by itself in a couple weeks. It's very painful. I'm glad I went to the doctors & had it checked.