Swelling

AnnissaP

Hey all!!! I am 3 mths out from my radical nephrectomy (laparoscopic). The dr obviously did a lot of digging during the surgery to remove my kidney and check all of my other organs. I know swelling is normal, but I am wondering how long I can expect it to happen. It isn't every day. I mostly notice it after I do sit ups (I am still quite sore by the way) or if I jog. I am careful and if I feel something is uncomfortable I stop. I am expecting to swell maybe 6 mths to 1 yr, but I am curious to know how it went or how it is going for others. Thank you.

icemantoo

It is a beauty bulge

Annissa,

 

I still have a little beuty bulge after 15 1/2 years. Hoping it goes awayy soon or stays another 15 1/2 years. Whatever.

 

 

Icemantoo

AnnissaP

Iceman, I guess I lucked out

Iceman, I guess I lucked out bc I don't have a bulge. I just get overall swelling....

Max57

Swelling started

Mine started as overall swelling doctor said it will go a way ....it didn't ......now I have a bugle...keep in eye  

marosa

Hi Annissa, I did not have swelling

But I did have numbness and sometimes even pain for almost 2 years.  Specially when tired or did a little too much at the gym.  Actually,  doing abdos has continued to be tricky for me and if I slightly overdo it, there is some pain like deep inside.  I have become used to this so I watch my limits.  I guess everyone is different.  Be watchful but also remember we went thru a very invasive surgery.  Maybe Im wrong but If I remember correctly you tried too fast to go back to normal?  It does takes some time.  Take care!

JerzyGrrl

Wait, you mean it's not from...

So you mean my swelling midriff might be from the surgery and not the theraputic doses of artisan ice cream and homemade organic chocolate pudding I've consumed post-op? Huh. That's good to know.

Joking aside, my swelling just sort of got less and less. It's hard to say, "It was gone in [however many] months." I'm 14 months out from my surgery and mostly what I get now in terms of discomfort are occasional brief pains that feel as though someone is poking my inside with a pointy fingernail. Then it's gone.

Take care of yourself. Plus, if it swells "when you do sit ups..." then maybe try something different for working your core, back off a bit. Sit ups aren't easy on your body. How about planks? Here's a link to the difference between the two. https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/want-a-stronger-core-skip-the-sit-ups

Plus your body might appreciate your getting your aerobic workout / stamina training in a way that doesn't bounce your innards around quite so much. Recumbent bike? Walking? Race walking? Swimming? Yoga? Tai Chi? It never hurts to cross-train.

All the best --

AnnissaP

Thanks all! I am actually

Thanks all! I am actually cross training so hopefully it will be ok. I knew it would take a long time to heal so was just womdering how it went for everyone.

mrjoe

I have mine 2 1/2 months post

I have mine 2 1/2 months post surgery for and open... I also have some numbness in my groin area and I'm pretty sure I have a hernia now also which is just making it look worse.. Hopefully I can get it fixed.. Time will tell.. just listen to your body as it will tell you what you can and can not do..

/jc

Tapman63

Yikes!

How much swelling are we talking about?  I'm only about ten days out from surgery - was supposed to be laproscopic...and the process was, then there were complications and they cut a new insision and pulled the sucker out from there.  I have belly swelling/numbness that's driving me crazy...I can't comfortably wear my pants.  Now, I know it's going to get better than it is now and I should be able to wear my jeans...but i'm surprised to hear people still having issues so much past the surgery.  Is it just a little swelling that stays?  More like what I'm seeing now with only a little more going down?  I know everyone will heal differently, this was just an after affect I'd not heard about before.

AnnissaP

Hey Tapman63. I am almost 4

Hey Tapman63. I am almost 4 months out. I used to get super swollen as if I was 5 months pregnant. That was if I was on my feet too much or was too active. I was really swollen last week because I jogged outside. It is now not a daily thing, but if I do too much it rears its ugly head. I do believe it is normal. You are fresh out of surgery so it will take some time. I still have that annoying numbness to the right of my largest incision...So annoying.