Uneven abdominal swelling

[Drband14 8]

I am post op day #4 and am curious if having uneven swelling above belly button is normal? It looks like a pocket of swelling...alien looking honestly. I am hoping this is normal. I don't go for my post op until Friday and just am worried. Thank you in advance.

[JustWatchMe 7,117]

My port site wAs lumpier and more sore than the other incisions. Call your team if you're worried. Rule of thumb is that each day you should have less pain , not more. If that's not the case, call them. Congrats on your surgery!!

[DoneItForMe 31]

I am 6 days post op and the area next to my belly button, where the port is, is swollen more so than anywhere else. I had my first followup this morning and they said everything looked great and that the port area was going to take the longest to heal. If you are in pain then I would certainly call your doctor. Good luck.

[Drband14 8]

I went for my post op visit today. My surgeon seems to think the swelling is normal but did warn me that although I have a low profile port, I will always be able to see it to some degree due to my lower BMI and the fact that I had less fat between the abs muscles and subcutaneous skin. I was worried about this. I'm praying the swelling will go down and it really wont be as noticeable as it is now. No fill for me. He wants me to wait 3 more weeks before adding 2 cc's. He is very conservative and prefers to wait until the new stomach heals before adding any Fluid. He did release me to to eat soft foods now. I've lost 10 lbs. so far just doing liquids. Thank you all for the support!

[stay75 10]

I just went for my first follow up and he too has me waiting 4-6 weeks more until my first fill. It's because the stomach is still swollen. He also told me just be mindful to what I eat and remember to chew. My hardest thing to remember to do is not to drink and eat at the same time

[Drband14 8]

so frustrated with this swell hell! I definitely can see the port but my entire abdomen swells by mid-day and I look like I'm 7 months pregnant! ugh. I hope this gets better. I'm almost two weeks out.

[Drband14 8]

Thank you everyone for your responses. It helps to know we are all just in healing phases and hopefully temporary...worth the long-term results. I am having a terrible time with MAJOR HUNGER as my stomach has healed. 2 more weeks until my first fill! Counting down!!!