Hi ladies hope you’re all well.
I had a bilateral mastectomy with immediate recon 4 weeks ago, pleased with results re my boobs, but my tummy is really swollen and quite hard, I look pregnant ?. Seen my surgeon on fri and he tried aspirating but no fluid he seems to think u have fluid round organs and swelling from op. Have other ladies had this and how long till the swelling went down, did anything help?
Tia Hayley xx
Hi, Thank you for raising this issue as I had literally just said to my other half I think I’m swollen in upper abdomen since my mastectomy, implant and reduction operation on dec 4th. I look about 6-7 months pregnant. I have lost 10 lbs since my op through diet and exercise and another 2 inches from my under bust and over bust, but if anything my tummy appears bigger. I did wonder at first if it was just that I could see my tummy now when I look down, however he agrees that it does look very swollen. At times it is very solid. I have looked online and can’t find any info on this. I too would be interested if it is to do with the operation? Stella x
Hi ladies I had a double mx in July and had a very swollen abdomen it looked as if I was expecting. The surgeon said to be patient and it would go. I was told the best thing to do,was to drink plenty of water to flush it through and to walk around as much as possible. It took bout 2/3 weeks to disappear but it did! ?
How are the swollen tummies? I will have to have further surgery.They can not drain it.Being opened up on tummy tuck site,may lose my new tummy button.Will have drains in.This will happen in April.A bit despondent,however,I can get out and about.This will be my 10th op,not counting the 4 Breast surgery operations I had 2000-20004! Could write a book…???
Awwww that sounds rubbish jillybee559 hope they get you sorted soon. I’m now 7 weeks post op, swelling gone down slightly but still look pregnant. Don’t see my surgeon till may. I hope it goes down soon though. Xx
I know it’s years since these post but I was so happy to see it. I’m 4 weeks post op BLM and 1 week post op removal of expanders and scar revision as my body did not like the expanders at all! :(. But the worst part now is my belly looks pregnant. Bad enough to be flat I literally have a Buddha belly. I’m hoping this goes down soon as I just this week stopped taking narcotics and thought maybe it’s from that. Unlike others here I didn’t have any abdomen surgery for reconstruction so I’m not sure what’s causing it. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!