Jessica717

Removed THE BLOB on Aug 8!

Great news! Finally finally finally figured out that my belly button issues are due to a yeast infection in there! I've always been prone to getting them when I take antibiotics but they're always vaginal. It's def crazy but I'm soooo glad to have a diagnosis and work on healing! The itching is making me CRAZY!!! I take 3-4 Benadryl per day just to deal with the itching and it still keeps me up at night. Picking up my meds in the morning! YAYYYY!

I don't love my scar either, it's kinda funky, crooked, and smile-shaped. Not to mention, because I'm short (5'3") and have a super short torso, my 3 pregnancies made my belly all weird and round (afterwards) so he said the shape of your pre-op body can definitely determine the outcome of your scar. I don't see myself ever being able to hide the scar beneath a bikini or low-rise panties but at the end of the day, I'm still very happy that I don't have a spare tire sitting around my middle so I guess it's worth it. :)

WTE, just stopping by real quick to let you know I went to Dr. Helliwell in Bakersfield. He does the "tumescent" -awake procedure, and does not do muscle repair (I didn't need it anyway) so if you need that, he's prob not your best bet. Great office and staff, no general anesthesia (all local and tumescent) I didn't feel much at all and it was a great experience so far. Having some belly button issues at no fault of the doc's, it's just healing sloooowwww. Anyway sorry it took so long to get back to ya, just wanted to drop you a line! :)

Becky, I was just looking at your pics and reading about your swelling, I feel like I'm in the same boat, the swelling is heinous, I feel/look at least 5mo prego, my belly is ROUND in the middle where my bb is. So annoying! I'm almost 5 weeks PO and I thought this stuff would be going away by now! I can't wear any compression garments because my bb is healing sooooo slowwww and my ps said I need to let it get as much air as possible to let it dry out. I can't use Neosporin because it was "too clean" and irritating my skin. (I'm super pale/fair skinned, it's harsh on my skin) so I literally have not worn a compression garment since like, week 2 when I was still in that white binder thing. Once in a while I wear some Flexees if I'm going out for a long period of time and need some support but if I do, I have to keep lightweight gauze on my bb because of the discharge. It's exhausting, especially seeing other ladies who are 2-3 weeks out and they look, like, DONE with the major swelling, bb healing, etc. I know all of us heal differently, but I get discouraged! Anyway, just wanted to let you know I feel your pain, I hope your swelling doesn't last as long as mine! :)

Right! I've seen some cotton in other gals' belly buttons and I've thought about sticking a little in mine too, it doesn't seem to be healing shut necessarily, just swelling closed, hmmm... I guess just keeping it clean with the anti-bac soap is all I can do for now! Going to keep letting it air out as well. The itching is the worst part.