Sorry for your “honey dew” and COVID is definitely my 1st concern. My baby is weighing in much larger and is going to be a big baby boy. Starts under breast’s, goes down the length to under belly and wraps around my whole side to back area. I have a waist line on my left side, but have to wear a 2X for my other side. With all this, they wanted me to lose 30 lbs., prior to surgery. Very hard as exercising was a challenge. Finally reached goal and was proud and anxious to get operation over. Yes, very lengthy surgery (extensive, per Dr.) and recovery will be another challenge, grateful for the weight loss. I am still seeing my Trauma Surgeon and transplant team to be sure my lab levels stay stable.

Best of luck and We’ll Wishes to all those who are awaiting some type of surgery or procedure

I just realized how ironic it is that I was in the hospital recovering from Liver Transplant and also my 1st hernia (1 day post-op) and you at that same time found your “Lemon” size Hernia, that now is a “Honey Dew”. Mine is now a “Pumpkin”, just in time for Fall! We are quite the Bunch!

Got a call last week from Shand’s Trauma/Plastics Team and I have appt. next week to revisit surgery dates.

@kathycaudle, I see that you will be celebrating your 2nd liver transplant anniversary in November. That is a big event and I hope that you will do something special - even a little something - to celebrate the day.

My transplant team (Mayo) schedules an annual evaluation that includes labs, scans, and physical exams to monitor my ongoing health and the health of my transplanted liver and kidney. If your transplant department requires that, it would be a perfect time for you to get answers about your swelling abdomen.

What has your transplant doctor said about your abdominal swelling? What kind of tests or scans have you had to monitor your current liver health while living with this thing?