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What is causing this? What can be done to fix it? At my 1 year post op my surgeon stopped all contact with me.

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Tummy tuck lipo 360 on 3/30/23 All seemed normal until 12/2023. when I experienced a lower abdomen swelling when walking or standing for longer periods. 6/2024 I find out I have kidney cancer. Dr performs open nephrectomy down midline of abdomen removes all cancer on 8/1/2024. Today im cancer free. The upper stomach is misshapen, lower tummy more swollen than before, when standing or walking Lying down sometimes doesn’t help it go away. Sometimes the swelling feels hard. Why ? Fixes?

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