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My gf had her sleeve done 1 week before mine. I am now 5 days post op. I have bruising at 3 of my sites, she has none....just curious if anyone else did...I am sure it is just a normal variant...

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I had bruising around the incision above the belly button, and in fact, the bruising is still there. Surgery was 10/16 and I was told by many that the bruising is quite normal.

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I was given some blood thinners via injection. The bruising where I was given the shots looked horrible for a while. I had forgotten about the shots, but asked about the bruises at my one week appointment. That's when the nurse said "those are from the blood thinners"...

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My surgery was 8 days ago. I still have bruising on all my incision sites and at the 2 heparin injection sights. The bruising around my belly button is the worse. So your bruising is normal. Your gf is so lucky to not have bruising!

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42 minutes ago, ShelbyMoore said:

My surgery was 8 days ago. I still have bruising on all my incision sites and at the 2 heparin injection sights. The bruising around my belly button is the worse. So your bruising is normal. Your gf is so lucky to not have bruising!

Good to know! My belly button is the worst bruising too. Thx!

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