Tummy Tuck: Stories

Hey Jorstargirl, Sorry to hear what you have been going through, I'm glad your doing better. I have a question, on one of your pictures I see you have some dark spots by your belly button. Are those picture where you started noticing problems? I too have a little darking of the belly btton area and a couple of dark sport here and there.

Hi jorstargirl, sorry to hear that but I'm glad ur doing better now and I hope u got ur happiness back, uv been thru a lot and I believe it's all behind u know, nothing but a beautiful positive future ahead, take care and continue to keep us posted!

Hi Jorstargirl! So sorry to hear about all your troubles! Did any Dr ever do an ultrasound of your tummy to see if you had fluid in there? Just curious as I had a pocket that they drained and haven't had any complications but I am worried sometimes that another might develop.

Well continuing on the story, I just had another corrective surgery on Feb. 16, 2012 by another plastic surgeon. He had to correct what my over surgeon said he had corrected. So it comes out that there was still more suture material right next to the cut already made on me that were not removed. I had told my new Dr that the the ball I had on my stomach was still throbbing and hurting like a stinging feeling when u put lemon on a cut kind of way. So I went in and he put local anestesia and cut it semi open and puss oozed out. Like an old greyish puss. I knew it still had suture inside. So he gave me packing material and gauze pads to see if it would work. After a 2 weeks I went back and he proceeded to poke it again and still we could not find the suture. Then still packing and oozing everyday. Another month goes by and I am still oozing all over all my shirts everyday, so horrible. So three months and he says he is just going to have to go in there. So I already knew it was time. Suture never came out. So I had surgery two days after Valentines Day, WHOOO HOOOOO!!!! And weeks before the surgery no alcohol,caffeine,ibuprofen, etc. So just dinner and staight home for me on Valentines Day 2012!!!Booo!!! OK well back to the surgery, he had make an incision right across the other one. I really dont care at this point about the scarring since I rather be healthy than lets just say the cosmetic thing is totally out the door. He had to put me to sleep again, mind you being put to sleep over 12 times, I just hope I dont lose my memory after all this. OK well he said when he opened me up there was a growth of some sort and looked like a medium sized hour glass shaped growth like about 4 inches or so and he said it was draining and he didnt cut it open just took it out whole and sent it to the lab. So lab report come in and I have an infection, suture material was found. My bodys reaction to the suture since 2005 was hidden for 7 years and my First Surgeon said he poked and poked at this site and found nothing and was totally sure there were no more. What a crock!!! I have proof!!!7+ surgeries later and spending $50,000 + in self insurance and out of pocket expenses. I believe the struggle is over. My savior Dr. helped me live my life a little longer for what I would not know what would be in store for me if it would had stayed in me any longer. From 2005 till now I was always feeling so weak. Its apparent why all my blood tests would always come out with alot of white blood cells. My body has been fighting all this time. SOOOO TireDD!!! Well now I am on strong antibiotics for bacterial infection. I mean I am literally the spokesperson for antibiotics, geeezzz. I am healing well, just still swollen from the airbag they put inside of me so when he did the surgery he would not cut any of my internal organs(need those). Yes I know you think, joking around after all this, well what can you do but keep your head up and get things fixed and look to the future. I am a mom/soldier and thats just what I do. I hope this is all over and So sad my Initial Cosmetic Procedure turned out to the procedure of Doom!!! If I could take it back I would. Hey a little puggy stomach at the beginning is what God wanted for me to remember that was where I carried my Beautiful child. Oh well, Life goes on, I believe I can say I am now free!!!!!Ready to live for the first time 100% for me and my family...Goodnight!!!God Is Good!!!!:)

How is it going ? Are you getting better ??

hi jorstargirl....WOW that is just awful...im so sorry that happened to you...nobody likes to think of the possible complications that could happen when they choose this kind of surgery but they are obviously very real. i hope this problem will rectify itsef for you...time heals everything..ill be thinking of you and sending healing prayers..god bless...