Tummy inflated and painful

Hiya Dunn..u have tried all the things I would...my only suggestion is to ring one of the nurses on your team. 

I know that's not much help but they may have more suggestions.

Hugs sweety 

Thank you 

Hi Dunn,

I am 8 weeks after my partial. Whilst I am not on blood thinners like you, I recall that my swelling came up around the time the bruising was starting to die away - ie, around two weeks in. I was surprised as I assumed the bruising and swelling would happen at the same time, which wasn't the case. I can say, it is only in the last week or so that I've noticed my swelling dwindling - still very slightly swollen there but it has very gradually diminished since its peak around weeks 2 and 3. 

All the things you are trying, are the right things. Two weeks is a very short time after - looking back, I now realise that - and your body is only just starting to heal, and this will take a few weeks yet. 

I can't really think of anything else to suggest. I have had to learn to be patient and just let the healing happen at its own pace, even when this seemed to be taking longer than I expected.

If it's not painful for you, try massaging your incisions very gently. As long as they look like they have knitted together, this will be safe - if not, wait another week and then start massaging. Use a circular movement with your fingertips. This can be soothing and will also help your scars to improve medium and long term. If massaging is uncomfortable, stop for a few days and then start again. When I had my hysterectomy in 2023, I found massaging my belly helped ease the bloating discomfort.

Flag this up to your kidney team, as Fleabane suggests. Even if they don't have any suggestions, at two weeks in it is useful to keep them updated with your progress if you have symptoms bothering you, such as this.

Thank you, I’ve realised I’m not really very patient with recovery. I keep pushing myself to go more and more and then being slowed down by the pain. I’ve managed to get an appointment  with dr next week to discuss it do hopefully that will reassure me. 

Oh I'm exactly the same!!! I don't "do" inactive in any shape or form and am not used to having to "take things easy"! Difference is that I have a high pain threshhold so I haven't really had any pain. They tell you to stop the activity if it causes pain, and revisit it a few days later. Well, once I'd left the hospital on day 3, or even before then, I can't honestly say I had anything I could describe as "pain". I was a bit stiff, here and there a tiny ache, and it was more that I was worried that because I was having no pain, could I maybe be causing myself internal damage and not realising because nothing was hurting me....I did have awful issues with itching because they put surgical glue on me, despite my records clearly stating that I am allergic to glue on island dressings. I assume they thought the glue on the dressings was different from the surgical glue...well, it evidently wasn't!! so it took weeks for me to stop itching and one incision is still red and itchy nearly 9 weeks later...but that doesn't in all honestly stop me from doing anything and it never has done from  day one. Just a bit irritating and bothersome after all this time!