dell, what do you mean by abdominal surgery, i had mine done through my abdomen, it goes across from one side to the other, just above my pubic hair. mine werent massive, but there were a few of them and it was where they were apparantly that caused most of the problems, i had constant bleeding although most of it was really big clots, and the pain it caused was unbelievable, also i have a bad back, and my uterus was tilted towards my back, so the pressure of it made my back pain worse. like i say, apart from the wls it was the best decision ive ever made. good luck huni, i hope all goes well. big hugs xxx