Swelling After Cyst Surgery

[needhelp78]

Hi

I have a swelling on my stomach due to 20cm ovarian cyst .
I am undergoing surgery next week .Can anyone tell me after surgery or after 6 weeks of surgery ...will my stomach look flat or will the swelling remain a bit .Thnak you .Take care .

[Dooble]

Hi there!
I had a laparotomy 6 weeks ago and still have a "swelly" belly.  Generally I wake up with a "flatish" stomach, but after being up a couple of hours, I notice the swelling.  I was a bit worried at first that this is how it's going to be forever, but all your words are an encouragment.  It's good to know that I'm not alone in this.  I am 36 years old and don't have kids.

[Aria 21]

Hey, I also had a 20cm cyst and I am pretty small (110 lbs) so I looked pregnant.  when they took the tumor/cyst out, and I woke up from surgery, I immediately saw a difference.  But I did have a swelly belly for about 2 weeks after surgery (I had abdominal surgery, not laporotomy) because it was pretty invasive, they palpated all of my innards and cut into me and such.  The belly will go down though.

[wubbie3]

You'll have swelling afterwards since they did go inside... they call it swelly belly. But that swelly belly goes away as your body heals. If the swelling right now is from the cyst, then once the cyst is removed, that swelling will go away. You'll just have the normal, healing-type, swelling to deal with.
Hang in there, and keep us posted!
~Marianne