Danette 0 Posted September 16, 2023 5 days post op stomach very swollen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arabesque 7,459 Posted September 17, 2023 You may still have some Fluid retention or surgical gas in your abdomen. Plus just general swelling from all the prodding & poking, pulling & pushing from the surgery. If it persists, give your surgeon a call. If it is painful to touch or warm, go to your nearest medical centre as you may have an infection - rare but … 2 1 Danette, BeanitoDiego and Tomo reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SleeveToBypass2023 2,677 Posted September 17, 2023 That's normal at 5 days out. You still have the surgical gas in your system. It took me about 10 days to get rid of all the gas (you have to walk a lot, and for the first 2 weeks after the sleeve, I really struggled with that) and the Fluid retention from the surgery doesn't help. Took me a good 7-8 days to lose the Water I was holding on to from the surgery. Within 2 weeks, you should be back to normal. 3 1 Danette, BeanitoDiego, gilthais and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
