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Bit of a battle!
I am now almost 2 months post-op and to generalize how my progress has gone I would say its still exactly as planned, HOWEVER, the last few weeks I have been battling multiple post-op infections.
I had been put on antibiotics immediately as a preventative, 2 weeks later I was in pain and my incision had split open about an inch and was draining some fluids and blood. Went to the hospital and was told I have an infection and was put on more antibiotics. 2 days after my prescription ended and my incision healed up, I found myself in even more pain and again found that I had another infection but this time it had moved to my left side about 4 inches. My doctor put me on an aggressive antibiotic and sent me for an ultrasound to see if it was a seroma (sp?). I am now done with all antibiotics and the seroma has been confirmed but it is not big enough to drain anymore and will go away on its own. I was told these kinds of infections with this type of surgery (and even with C-sections) are more common than he cares to admit and is not a huge concern unless left to go out of control.
I am no longer in my binder and find that took a few days to get used to as well!
Overall my experience has been wonderful - I still get "lost" when shopping for clothes because I naturally drift to the plus size section and don't have too. My journey is not over, I still have more weight to lose before I am where I want to be and know I have work ahead of me. My life has been changed and I couldn't be happier!
I had been put on antibiotics immediately as a preventative, 2 weeks later I was in pain and my incision had split open about an inch and was draining some fluids and blood. Went to the hospital and was told I have an infection and was put on more antibiotics. 2 days after my prescription ended and my incision healed up, I found myself in even more pain and again found that I had another infection but this time it had moved to my left side about 4 inches. My doctor put me on an aggressive antibiotic and sent me for an ultrasound to see if it was a seroma (sp?). I am now done with all antibiotics and the seroma has been confirmed but it is not big enough to drain anymore and will go away on its own. I was told these kinds of infections with this type of surgery (and even with C-sections) are more common than he cares to admit and is not a huge concern unless left to go out of control.
I am no longer in my binder and find that took a few days to get used to as well!
Overall my experience has been wonderful - I still get "lost" when shopping for clothes because I naturally drift to the plus size section and don't have too. My journey is not over, I still have more weight to lose before I am where I want to be and know I have work ahead of me. My life has been changed and I couldn't be happier!
Had my panniculectomy on April 2, 2013 and couldnt...
Had my panniculectomy on April 2, 2013 and couldnt be happier with my results. I did not have any muscle repair, strictly excess skin and fatty tissue was removed that hung below my belly button. A total of 15.5lbs was removed! My excess was classified as exercise resistant so no matter what I did, it was not going to go away! I have now set a personal goal of losing an additional 45lbs by next winter.
This procedure is very in and out, nothing terribly complicated about it in the world of plastic surgery, everything I wanted to know about this my doctor had honest answers available for me right away!
This procedure is very in and out, nothing terribly complicated about it in the world of plastic surgery, everything I wanted to know about this my doctor had honest answers available for me right away!
Provider Review
Dr. Kenneth Murray