INCISION SIZE

[livjoyful]

Didnt know where else to post this. I watched the ABC special and they said they use a "small incision". hmmm. Mine is 6 inches long (i measured for the purpose of this post..lol) It goes from the base of my belly button to about an inch past my pubic bone. It has been a large part of my healing process. The incision is still a bit numb and about an inch on either side is numb a bit as well. I know they ran into a bit of a problem with my kidney but i was told before hand that it would run from my belly button to my pubic bone. Anyone else have an incision this big?
I watched the dance done on ABC, very nicely done I might add. . I could barely get out of bed for over a week because of my incision and stomack pain.
Would love feedback. Have a great day!

[florihupf]

My original incision is just two inches. But the repair surgery for my kidney problem leaves me with a seven inch incision.

What happenend to your kidney?

All the best,
Florian

[luvmysibe]

Due to seven previous abdominal surgeries, my incision was/is not small and dainty. It runs from one hip bone to the other. This time; however, much of my scarring and adhesions are gone. Treat your incision with pure wheat germ oil and it will heal quite nicely.

[Dale S]

Crystal,

My incision is also quite long, about 6-7". One good thing is that it never really caused too much pain or bothered me. I think I was so upset about my leg and the unbearable burning pain that even if it hurt, I was unaware of it. Was this my silver cloud lining?

Dale

[livjoyful]

Chrystal, I have burning/numbness in my left thigh, but alot of my preop pain was down the back of my left thigh. I was told it was my siatic (sp) nerve which also runs the front of the thigh. It may take a year to come back to normal. The worst is to touch it, it really burns then.
I have a pelvic kidney which because it has never bothered me or caused a problem i forgot to mention to my surgeon, Dr. Gurr. He said he had heard of it before but never seen one. I guess they are twice the size of a normal kidney (which i didnt know). He called in a specialist during my surgery to look at it and ran some dye through it. It works just fine. I thought maybe the incision went a bit lower because of it.
I have been using Vit E on my scar. I think i will try the wheat germ though.
I have a post under "surgical outcomes".

[luvmysibe]

Prior to working with my naturopath, I used vitamin E. In my humble opinion, wheat germ oil works much better. It doesn't improve instantly, but with attention each day,after a few weeks you should notice a substantial improvement. It's good to know that your kidney is functioning normally. Massage, gentle swimming, mild yoga and chiropractic care improved my sciatic discomfort.

[GMW]

Mine is 6 inches (hmmm, anyway!), but the incision was glued, not stapled or sewn, and it healed quickly, and never leaked. The area is still numb, and I understand some of it will always be numb, but some nerve endings regenerate at a rate of 1mm per month, so some feeling is returning.

[livjoyful]

Hmmm, i didnt know some of it would stay numb. My incision never leaked but it is kinda crooked. if thats any way to explain it. Oh well. Luckily they make very pretty high waisted bathing suits..lol.