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Re: post hysterectomy swelling
From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 30 Dec 2000 00:15:03 -0600 (CST)

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At Fri, 29 Dec 2000, ann wrote: >
>hi, i had a total hysterectomy on dec 19 2000. the scar looks fine and
>is flat, but right above the scar my belly sticks out like a pouch, and
>hangs over the incision. i am a fairly skinny woman and did not have
>this before the surgery. will it go away with time or am i going to
>look like this forever, my doctor did not tell me i would look this way.
>thanks ann

this may just be residual swelling form the surgery, although depending on hte way the layers unde teh skin were closed, it may not go away completely. Give it time.

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