War Wounds

**WARNING! Pictures of my wounds from my operation!!**

I have been debating with myself as to whether I should post pictures of my operation scars, but I have been speaking to some other people through Twitter who are about to undergo surgery and I thought that it might be useful to show how well the scars heal.  So I have made the decision to post them - I hope that you are not too squeamish, but to be honest they are not as bad as you might imagine.

I have always had a huge fear of being cut open, so this procedure forced me to face this fear head on.  My way of coping was to try and not to think about it too deeply, just go with what the health professionals say and put my trust in them.  I wasn't too worried about the size of the scar, as long as it was neat and the tumour was successfully removed.  I often look at the scars and wonder what my colon looks like inside; I know that a foot was removed so it must look strange.  But to be honest as long as it works ok then I shouldn't really worry!  I do find the body's ability to heal and mend itself just amazing; mine has been through pregnancy, the trauma of birth and then dealing with cancer and its treatment in just over a year.  Its just amazing that it is still serving me so well.

Just to remind you, I had keyhole surgery.  The large wound that goes through my belly button is where the tumour and part of the colon was taken out and there are three smaller incisions (below my belly button and either side of but below the belly button) where the rods would have gone through to perform the keyhole surgery.  So here they are.....

This was 4 days after the surgery; I cannot believe how swollen my tummy is, but then a lot had gone on under the skin.  The wounds are glued and didn't have any dressings on from when I left the operating theatre.

These are the wounds today - hardly noticeable!

i hope you didn't find them too gruesome!

Much Love Cx