marmar 0 Posted September 24, 2009 I woke up from surgery with 7 cuts.Isnt that 2 too many LOL I forgot to ask the doc if anything happened. Has this ever happened to anyone before? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
should_be_working 0 Posted September 24, 2009 Prior to surgery, my doctor told me that there would be 5 incisions unless my liver was so large that it required more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
asteward964 0 Posted September 24, 2009 Yes, I had surgery on 9/15 and woke up with 7 incisions too! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sandiegokate 0 Posted September 25, 2009 I had 7 incisions too... but, he said my liver looked great. I had a hiatal hernia repaired so I thought that maybe that would be the reason. They are all really tiny and healing well.. so, I am not worried and never questioned the doctor about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pookiemp 0 Posted September 25, 2009 I had surgery 9/23 and wole up with 6 incisions. My liver was a little enlarged and he wanted to biopsy it....just a routine thing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TiffanyP 0 Posted September 26, 2009 I had 6. 5 small, laproscopic type holes and 1 larger one - about 4 inches. My doctor said that I had some "tough" tissue to deal with when he fixed my hernia and so he needed an extra tool and he had to open up one incision a bit more so he could get at things better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jordie22nc 0 Posted September 27, 2009 hi, i only had three incision and they are small you cant even see the cuts anymore. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JenFenRen 0 Posted September 27, 2009 I have 6, one was for a benign tumor to be removed so I am a little unsure what the extra one is for! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
asisdesign 0 Posted September 28, 2009 Hi! I had seven cuts also. My surgeon explained to me that he had to make two extra cuts because he kept finding severe scar tissue near the liver area. We concluded the scar tissue was from when I had radiation therapy to my liver in 1991. I was glad he didn't give up and eventually made some cuts that he could use for the instruments. Less experienced surgeon would of stopped the lap and gone right to open surgery. So, having two extra cuts to heal is not so bad after all for me! I also had a much larger cut to the left of the belly button. I am guessing this is where they used the tools to stretch the skin to place the port. I still have a deep achey pain from time to time in this area if I should twist or bend just slightly off center. I am 4 weeks post-op from Aug. 31, 2009. Looking forward to reading and responding to such great topics on this site. Amy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
