Kidney surgery?

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  • noneck0

    I had my gall bladder out last summer. I had a ten inch incision across my abdomen, and it took about four weeks for the muscles to heal enough that sedentary living wasn't uncomfortable. It was another month after that before I got the go ahead to do any kind of rehab work on my core.

    boobs is right, the incision was the worst part for me too.

    The area around the scar is still pretty numb, almost a year later. Feels weird.

    boobs was also right about walking. It helps. Take it easy, but push yourself a little bit every day. You'll get better.

    I hope you feel better soon.

    • yikes. my wife had her gallbladder removed - 2 tiny incisions, maybe a half inch each (laparoscopic procedure). sorry to hear.bulletfactory
    • Mine was supposed to be done like that, but when they got in it was inflamed to the size of a large baked potato.noneck
    • yikessine
    • 'a large backed potato' not to laugh at your misfortune, but that was a great metric for comparison :)detritus
    • That's what my surgeon told me after. She's cool.noneck

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