Hello Hysterectomy Friends!!

I had an abdominal hysterectomy on 12 September. All went well, but I'm getting a bit worried about how swollen my tummy is. The internal stitches are really tight and my tummy is really swollen above and below the incision area. Is this normal?

I'm in a lot of discomfort when I go to the loo (not for a wee though!) and am worried that they've stitched things up a bit too tight inside for me to go properly.

My incision area isn't inflamed and is healing well. I didn't have any clips or external stitches. They just seemed to glue it together and secure is over the top with some strips of tape!

I'd really appreciate any advice you can give. I've only just discovered this site, so I'll have a read through the posts to see if anyone else has had this trouble.

Hope to hear from you soon! Many thanks!

Maggie