Post Surgery Wound: The Official Brand of the Bariatric Cult

I am now post-Sleeve surgery and I have been recovering at home without a computer. I just wanted to get this quick post out there. I have five incisions. I took a picture while I was in the hospital of the largest incision which is in the front of my stomach about two inches above my naval and slightly to the right. This incision was freaking me out because I thought there was blood oozing from the the wound. Looking at the picture you can understand why I thought my insides were leaking out.

A week later, I had my post op to check on my wounds. My doctor said she was going to remove the tape. I flinched a few times before I actually let her do it. I felt that pulling off the tape would cause bleeding and whatnot because for some reason in my head the tape was holding everything together. Once she pulled off the tape there was nothing there but bruises, scars and bandage glue. The smaller incisions are healing pretty well. The larger one has given me some trouble. I have had no infections but I had some fluid coming out of the larger one. As of now, I'm four weeks post op and things are healing well. I was weighed at the post-op and I cannot remember how much I lost (I will get in to the surgery and the healing process in my next post. I wasn't doing so well in pain matters.) but I do know between the start of the two week liquid diet and the day of the surgery I lost 17lbs.

So, now I'm an official branded member of the bariatric cult. I will be back with a run down on the first month of post-op and all the things they don't tell you pre-op.