My belly before surgery

Side view of my belly before surgery

The day after surgery, showing girdle, drains, and catheter

Two days after surgery, after girdle came loose.  We couldn't fasten it again.  The pain pump is in the black "fanny pack" hanging in front. Drains on each side, catheter hanging down.

Close up of one drain, stitches, and bruising.

Two days after surgery, showing bandages over steristrips and small tube from pain pump going into belly.

After I was up I couldn't wear my own underwear since it was too tight. I improvised by wearing my wife's old, loose panties.  The drains are clipped to my shirt.

Incision with steristrips over stitches, bruising on thighs, after yellow tape was off..

Bruising and stitches after steristrips removed, but bandages still over drains on sides. There was extensive bruising lower in the groin and thighs, which isn't shown to avoid posting indecent photos.

Stitches, plus bruising on right side.

This is several weeks after surgery, with bruising almost all gone and stitches removed.  This is also the first photo with much of the abdominal swelling from surgery gone.