Loss of Feeling

I have done a search on this and couldn't find anything so if this subject has already been discussed, I do apologize.

I had my hysterectomy on March 14th, so I am four weeks in to post-op. I had a horizontal incision and I have no feeling from about two inches below my belly button to just below the incision- on my skin that is. [b]Is this normal? Will the feeling come back?[b] I didn’t discuss this with the OBGYN during my first post-op appointment because I didn’t know about it – I was still having a bit of pain inside so the lack of feeling on the outside wasn't noticed until a couple of days ago.

yes, very normal - the nerves have been cut - the feeling will probably come back but it takes ages - months maybe even years. The feeling did return for me after my myemectomy (but it took at least a year) of course its completely numb again now i've had the hyst.

Odd feeling isn't it? It gives me goose bumps!

HI!
I had my TAH on March 21st, and my suture site is the exact same way (numbness). I had the same experience with my two c sections, 17 and 20 years ago, and know that even prior to surgey for the hysterectomy I STILL felt some strange sensation at surgical site after all those years. Didn't necessarily bug me, but it is an odd sensation. I believe this will resolve (slowly) but may never be completely the way it was prior to surgery.
Hope all else is going well with your recovery, take good care
Prairie

prairie and bikery-chicky,

Thank you both so much for your responses. I had no idea any of that happened. Guess my research had some serious holes. But I'm glad to know that I am normal after all. YEAH! And
bikery-chicky, odd feeling is right - I tried something sharp just to make sure my fingers weren't what was failing (just a pair of clippers - didn't hurt myself). That is the weirdest thing!!!

To everyone - This website is amazing. A person can get lost in here.

HI!.....I WAS 8 WKS POST-OP YESTERDAY.

AND AROUND MY SCAR IS THE SAME WAY.......FREAKS ME OUT WHEN I TOUCH THAT AREA AND ITS NUMB!

I WAS TOLD IT COULD TAKE UP TO A YEAR TO REGAIN THE FEELING!

My plastic surgeon told me before surgery that I would lose feeling on my whole abdomen, but that most would come back.
He did say that there might be some that never comes back.

I had a huge amount that was really numb for months after surgery. Now at 9+ months after surgery, there is just a small part right in the middle where the vertical and horizontal incisions meet. I hardly notice it anymore-althought if I think about it-it is weird.

Some women end up with chronic pain though, so I will take the numbness if I have a choice.

My good friend had a hyster years ago, and she said she got back some more sensation even 3 years after the hyst.

's and Happy Healing!