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By kaz39 | May 20, 2006

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surgery and swelling

hi mum had full hysterectomy and some bowel removed (surgery) 3 days ago all is well recovering nicely. i just wanted some advice please: her tummy has swollen a bit is this normal?? has anyone else experienced this?? hope everyone is doing well x

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4 Comments

xrayu2

May 20, 2006

Swelling is normal-aka swelly belly.

kaz39

May 20, 2006

To: xrayu2

hi thanks for your quick reply.

kaz39

May 20, 2006

To: fungirl

hi, thanks for your reply, hope you are also doing well x

fungirl

May 20, 2006

Swelling is very normal. It can take up to 4-6 weeks for the swelling to go completely down. Glad to hear that your mum is doing well. Kasie

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