@jomarie58 writes: "
So right now I am obsessing over my incision area. I still have an area the size of my hand that is very swollen and actually feels like the skin is sort of numb. Then all along the 8 inch cut I can feel a very hard area under the glued line, like an internal scar? I am five weeks out and wondering if these things are normal."
My Doc says yes, this is normal. At my 6 weeks check up, he said to massage along the incision line to work on the numbness / hard area. The area underneath your scar most likely has some sort of stitches that area still in the 'dissolving' stage -- mine does; I was told they have not dissolved yet.
I'm at 7 weeks, and the scar area still has some swelling, like you said, about the size of my hand. I can feel it; I had hubby put his hand on both butt cheeks - and he noticed too (which is something for him - feeling it through a pair of jeans.)
The incision is still uncomfortable to sleep on, as when I lay on it, it feels like someone put a pencil under the skin and sewed it into place -- like there's a hard lump there. A friend who also had surgery mid December says she feels the same things around her scar area (except its anterior, so she doesn't lay on it to sleep).
If I wear the right (wrong) pair of slacks, I can still feel the incision tenderness on the seam area of my pants. If I wear sweat pants, or something looser, I don't feel anything.
Good luck with going back to work next week! Just take everything slow, and remember you don't have to keep up with anyone but yourself.
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