pewpewpewpew 83 Posted June 26, 2016 I have 6. Which is fine. I thought 5 was the usual. They are healing well and do not hurt. This skin glue though is driving me batty! I was a little out of it when my surgeon came by the day after. I remember him being suprised and telling me I had a "big" piece of stomach to remove. So maybe that has something to do with it? Not a super serious concern. Just curious. I will ask at my post op follow up on the 5th. Sent from my SM-N900V using the BariatricPal App Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
albare1978 22 Posted June 26, 2016 I have 5 and a drain tube. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clementine Sky 708 Posted June 26, 2016 I have three scars from the incisions, one which is the about the size of a finger nail, the other the size of two, and the third is about half an inch, and then a drain scar. That's the one that is almost invisible now. I had surgery in August of 2015, and they've all faded considerably. Still, if I could do it over again I probably would have gotten the single incision since it was only $1000 more through my surgeon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PrinceVanHalen 97 Posted June 26, 2016 I have 6 Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FabLes 22 Posted June 26, 2016 I have 5 (including drain tube's incision). My surgeon told me too that I had a big stomach ???? Sent from my SM-G900M using the BariatricPal App Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MissKay 329 Posted June 26, 2016 I only had 4! No drain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Camber 30 Posted June 26, 2016 I thought I would get six but woke up with 8! Sent from my SM-G900T using the BariatricPal App Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShelterDog64 2,364 Posted June 26, 2016 I have 6. Which is fine. I thought 5 was the usual. They are healing well and do not hurt. This skin glue though is driving me batty! I was a little out of it when my surgeon came by the day after. I remember him being suprised and telling me I had a "big" piece of stomach to remove. So maybe that has something to do with it? Not a super serious concern. Just curious. I will ask at my post op follow up on the 5th. Sent from my SM-N900V using the BariatricPal App I have 6, but one is from having an umbilical hernia repair. I'm with you, the skin glue was lifting at the edges and bugging me, so i've picked most of it off. I still have 2 silver-impregnated bandages on the port where they pulled my stomach and the umbilicus. They itch. Like crazy! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
con con 142 Posted June 26, 2016 I can only see 4 now I thought I had 5. No drain Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lizardlady 90 Posted June 26, 2016 I have 5. Kind of in the shape of a cross. One is high about 4 inches or so below where my ribs meet. Then another about 3 inches above my belly button. 3rd is IN my belly button and then one on each side. They are all very small. All are less than an inch wide. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaze 94 Posted June 26, 2016 I have 6. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lema 236 Posted June 26, 2016 (edited) I had 4 incisions only. That glue is so annoying! I had the nasty residue on my belly for 3 weeks and no amount of shower gel or baby oil would get rid of it. I used gauze and some hydrogen peroxide on one of the spots that had gotten wet the day earlier while I was doing the dishes and then tried to remove the residue beside that spot with the same cloth. It got rid of the residue! So I used more hydrogen peroxide on more clean gauze and I was able to get rid of all that residue in less than 5 minutes. I don't know whether it was the gauze or the peroxide that got rid of it but it was a relief. English is my 6th language so forgive me if my sentences don't make any sense at times! Edited June 26, 2016 by Lema Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shaydi.Laine 237 Posted June 26, 2016 5, no drain. Using a suite of ScarAway products. Healing beautifully. One of the tiny ones is almost invisible already, and the rest are fading well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
debd80 41 Posted June 26, 2016 I had 8! But no drain... Way more than I thought I would have... Wonder what the difference is? Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App Share this post Link to post Share on other sites