Swollen tummy

How long does it take for the swelling to go down and how do you know when your tummy is healed?

Everyone is different but you will still be healing for at least the first 6-8 weeks.  The swelling will go down a little each day as long as you follow your plan and don't over do it.  I was allowed to do full exercise when I was 6-8 weeks out.

It all depends on the person. Swelling (if you mean incision swelling) usually goes down in a week or two at most. As for your sleeve, babying it is the key to quick healing. That's why our surgeons put us on phased diets. I felt "healed" (meaning that I wasn't scared to eat dense protein for fear of pain) at about 7 weeks. Before that, I felt great, but one bite of something that was too dense (and I'm not talking about straying from my surgeon's plan), and I would have spasms and pain... It's an individual journey, unfortunately. There's really no magic number of days. It's a matter of listening to your body and not pushing it too far, too fast.

It took me about 6 weeks.  It took about 8 for my water consumption to increase.