after liver resection

liver resection 2 yrs ago
Hi,

My liver resection was in May 2008 & I do still have a bulge just above my scar in one place. If I were to wear a very form fitting shirt, the "pouch" could be seen a little. It doesn't look like a fat roll- it's going at an angle along my scar. I guess I will probably always have it. It seems like it may have been how I was sewn together (or stapled?) inside there. It's finally just in the past couple of months- 2 yrs after the fact- that my formerly numb spots feel normal again. The area of my incision and a couple other spots on my abdomen were very sensitve for a long time- even letting the shower water hit me there hurt. After a few months, it didn't hurt there anymore. I never had any problem with infection or any problems with healing up from the surgery, so that wasn't what caused the pain or sensitivity- I think it was all nerves from being cut.
I can also relate to the full feeling you talk of. It takes a while for the swelling to go down inside you.

Take care,
Lisa