“I nearly died but it was worth it!!!”
Cost: $15,000
Pain: Uncomfortable
I went with the best surgeon I could find and he was great. I had my eyes done at the same time so I was blind and laid up for awhile.
The pain of the tummy tuck was not nearly as severe as everyone described. It was mostly just an annoyance because you have to walk doubled over. 10 days after the surgery however,I developed blood clots in my legs which then migrated to both lungs. I was in the hospital for nearly two weeks while they thinned my blood. This was not due to the surgery but the way that I was sleeping with my legs up on an Xray wedge at night.
After all that was over I loved my tummy tuck and now after three years I still am glad that I did it. The only thing that you have to watch out for is weight gain after the tummy tuck looks wierd. I gained weight in my upper abdomen, my butt and thighs as well as my arms. The tummy tuck is still flat! It looks pretty peculiar but one of these days I'll lose the weight and get it done again if I have to!
Oct 1, 2008Comments and replies (2)
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21 Nov 2008
i was just curious when you had the blood clots how long did you have to stay on blood thinners? i've heard that it takes years to get rid of them and you have to stay on blood thinners for years. is that true, or was that true for you? gosh that must of been so scary! glad you are fine now.
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21 Nov 2008
I only had to stay on them for about a year. My blood levels were never where they were supposed to be in order to be theraputic so I think the doctor just got tired of me! Whenever I tell a new doctor that I was only on them for a year they are allways surprised. So I guess that it is true that you should be on them longer.