Swelling

[facebro29 272]

Hi Guys

Me again sorry. I haven't had much guidance from my surgeon or NUT since being sleeved on 4th Oct and my first appt is not til 16th Nov. I will be 4 weeks post op tomorrow and moving on to soft foods I can't wait!!

My question is when does the swelling go down. I guess I should try to call the outpatients number to see how this works but wanted to know from you guys? I find it hard bending down on my left side and even trying to do my toe nails is very difficult. I've searched on the forum but nothing really comes up for this.

Thanks in advance.

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[LittleLizzieLilliput 919]

I'm 3 weeks out and still have to be careful of my abdomen area. I still wear the brace and have to hold the area walking. I can bend over no problem but if I'm bent at the waist for a longer period of time I start to feel like I'm gonna hurl.

Regular healing time is like 6 weeks I think so I'm not really worried till after that time period. I feel like I might be a little further along than you but not by much!

[KristenLe 5,979]

@@facebro29 I believe it depends. I haven't had any issues bending down since Day 2 - I bent to pick something up in the hospital (not thinking) and had no pain or discomfort. I've heard others talk about the swelling in their abdomen but I don't have that either.