Uncomfortable

IT'S BEEN ALMOST A YEAR SINCE MY SURGERY (MAY 23,2001). I HAD AN ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY WITH OVARIES REMOVED. AND AFTER ALL THIS TIME I'M STILL PRETTY UNCOMFORTABLE AT MY SCAR AND BELOW IT (IN THE PUBIC AREA) IT'S REALLY SENSITIVE TO THE TOUCH AND PUFFY AND STILL KIND OF NUMB AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS IS NORMAL. I CAN'T TELL IF I'M JUST TOO SENSITIVE AND I NEED TO JUST LIVE WITH IT LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE OR IS IT NORMAL TO STILL FEEL THIS UNCOMFORTABLE AFTER ALL THIS TIME. I'M ALWAYS ADJUSTING MY UNDERWEAR TO KEEP IT COMFORTABLE DOWN THERE AND EVEN THE VERY TOPS OF MY LEGS ARE STILL NUMB. CAN ANYBODY ELSE OUT THERE WHO'S HAD SURGERY THIS LONG AGO HELP ME OUT.
THANKS EVERYBODY FOR ALL YOUR HELP THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
DEEBEE

Hi Deebee --
I'm 15 months post-op. My scar is kind of ridgy and bumpy but it is not sensitive to the touch. Have you told your doctor about how your legs are numb? You didn't say if you had a vertical or a horizontal incision.........mine is vertical and really hasn't given me any problems. Sorry i don't have any advice really, other than to say if you're not comfortable with it then you might want to think about asking your doctor about it. If he tells you that what you're feeling is normal it might give you peace of mind.
Ann

hi,deebee. the numbness at the top of your legs alarms me. i'd be more apt to concern myself with that,than the sensation in the area of the incision. do you,or anyone in your family,have a history of health problems that this sensation could be a sign of? like anything to do with high blood pressure,but not limited to that particular ailment? is there pain accompanying the sensation? i am not having problems with my scar,but sometimes i feel a slight stinging sensation,that may result from sitting upright too long(i usually feel it in the office,during the day;not necessarily more than a coincidence. just something to make me want to get up and move around more than i normally do). i am 8 1/2 months post-op with a TAH. i kept the ovaries,since my hyst was for uterine fibroids,and cervical carcinoma in situ. i hope your doctor can shed some light on the problem with the numbness,if it is of concern to her/him.