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[cmaiorano 0]

It's all about the great hands and technique of your Dr. I bruise like crazy but nothing on my back big purple yellow bruise on the port site-they made a 4" cut there because they could not get the port in place. but the 4 little holes are pale pink. Buy some Vitamin E capsules and open them up and put on your wounds. Go back to your Dr. and ask why????that is what you paid him for.

[cmaiorano 0]

It's all about the great hands and technique of your Dr. I bruise like crazy but nothing on my back big purple yellow bruise on the port site-they made a 4" cut there because they could not get the port in place. but the 4 little holes are pale pink. Buy some Vitamin E capsules and open them up and put on your wounds. Go back to your Dr. and ask why????that is what you paid him for. The discolorazation will fade give yourself 6-8 weeks if not then strt barking. They put a tremendous amount of pressure on the scope and do not forget your belly is blown up like a baloon for the scope so you have to have brusing. I was banded March 5th still have some color left on the sites.

[ennigmah 0]

one other thing to remember - you most likely got a small injection in your belly before the surgery and again after (if you stayed overnight) - it was a blood thinner which may cause you to bruise more than normal - it is standard of care for bariatric surgery (and other general surgeries too) and the effects are short lived but the bruising may take awhile to go away!

Terry

[Serena 0]

I went for my follow-up today and the surgeon was shocked--he said that he has never seen bruising like mine. He said that it wasn't a problem though. I'm certain that I was banded by a resident, which annoys me only because it was never mentioned as a possibility. Even the prescription I was given was signed by a physician I had never heard of.

[faithmd 14]

Here's my incisions from day two post-op. The lettering all over is my graffitti telling the surgeon where my braline sits, and where I wear the waistbands of my scrubs and my jeans I also wrote AP band ONLY on my belly as well as NO Staples. Well, they wiped off the NO staples, because the surgeon convinced me pre-op why he wanted to use them. I understood and was okay with it as long as I can get them out earlier than two weeks.

I guessing he was shocked to find all of this when they pulled my gown up

I still have some bad rashes from the tape, eek! ITCHY!

[Crystal 0]

hi lap banders :confused:,i love this thread,i am wondering myself about the bruising.I am considering about this surgery(i am almost decided) and i am very scared about the bruising.I had a little surgery at my right breast(it was a litle skin,we thought i was cancer but i was lucky it wasn't) and i was suposse to heal really nice,no scars,but i washed it and in a long bath it felt of and i have a little scar.Now i am thinking that i will probably have the same problem and i am thinking about not washing the incisions and pray for the best.How long does it take to heal of completly?I am planing on going back to the gym after 3 weeks pre-op,i love to exercise,i go to the gym around 3 times a week and i don't want to loose time because of the healing.Hope to hear soon!

[Angie911 0]

hey all,

I really don't care about the bruising and scars,,,lets just get it over with. ARGH

I had allergy tests and the Dr. could not believe how sensitive my skin is,,,I welt up over bandaids, and light adhesive tapes,,, I have had surgery, as recently as last year and can expect to have scars from even the tapes they use.

But since my bikini days are over,,,ha I don't care. I just want the fat gone.

[bigsexy 0]

how long do you wait to put on maderma? i am one week post op and the glue has worn off but there is still a scab over the area.

any suggestions would be great

[ennigmah 0]

You should wait at least until your incisions are completely closed.......

[CP-Mike 0]

Crystal: It is good to hear you didn't have to battle Cancer! Even the scare is bad enough.. With regards to bruising, scaring, and time away from working out.. I have to be honest, it makes me wonder if you are trying to talk yourself out of the surgery.. If you are, that is fine, but you might want to look deeper to see why.

I don't know how much you need to lose or your overall health, but I can tell you that I would do it all over again even if it took 3 weeks away from work/exercise and caused more scaring. (I'll have to post some early and current scar pics).

Take a look around at the people who have been successful post-op and ask yourself if the journey was worth it for them. There is no reason it can't be as successful for any of us. One of the profound successes is Puddin.. She has a link to her pics in her profile.. Browse those.. http://www.lapbandtalk.com/members/puddin/

My point is that as long as the surgery "does no harm", once you are a year post-op and losing weight month over month, will the time away from the gym matter? Will a couple of scars matter?

Just my thoughts... for what little they are worth..

CP-Mike

[lyndseygal 0]

Hope this shows up! I was banded 2 days ago. You can still see that nasty yellowish stuff they put all over you. This is all above the belly button. There is nothing below it. Just a bit of bruise from where the nurse poked me :omg:

[peaches9 3]

HOLY Cr@p you look GOOD!!! You must be very tall, you would never thing that you weighed as much as you say...KUDOS to you@!

Now I gotta ask a question... Hve you tried excersising yet??? is TREADMILL o.k. for you?

Have you tried SIT=ups? or YOGA???

these are a couple of my FAV's that I want to get back at soonest... let me know k?

[nume130 0]

Faith: how do your scars look now? And how are you feeling?

[flydove 0]

Does anyone have any advice on what to put on the scars to help them fade faster?

[flydove 0]

I have one scar that is starting to rise up and I don't want it to. Does anyone have any advice to help stop this process.