Swelling 6 Weeks After Hysterectomy Posted: 05-06-07 17:36pm
it has been 6 weeks since i had a total
abdominal hysterectomy. my abdomen has
been swollen for the last 2 days it looks
like i am about 4-5 months pregnant. the
joke at work is what am i going to name
it. ha ha funny but it is not to me? is
this normal this far out after surgery? i
do not feel like i am over doing it at all
i know someone has told me there could be
a chance of infection but i have not been
running a fever or feel bad just
uncomfortable from the swelling. at this
point my abdomen is more swollen that it
was after the 1st few days after surgery.
i am new to this e health forum hopefully
this will work
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Kia
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Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 6594 Location: Planet Tampaxia,
Posted: 05-07-07 02:31am
swelling post op is very normal.
all your insides have been jiggled around
and need to settle.
abdominal hysterectomy is major surgury.
this means you need to take recovery
properly and fromthe sounds of it you have
been doing too much too soon.
This is a common cause of swelling.
Just take it easy a while and allow your
self to recover - you only get one chance
at a proper recovery.
