GreenGalVT

Discreet TT: BB concerns 2+ wks post-op

- Glad to hear all is going well! I appreciate your thoughts about the hindsight of pre-op energy. No regrets.

It's been a while since I've posted--here or on my profile. I'm 11 wks PO (July 26) and am doing OK, but continue to deal with much tightness, swelling, and now various darts of pain in my middle area. My dr. told me that the middle part of the belly will be the last to regain sensation. I expect part of that process includes various pain sensations as nerves and tissues continue to reconnect. So maybe this is to be expected. I am also feeling darts of pain and various throbs in the vicinity of the vertical area of the muscle repair, starting from just below the sternum down to the BB area. Perhaps related to the tight swelling, I also seem to have a new level of tenderness in my mid-section. Normal at 2 1/2 months?

31 days with a drain?! Wow. I cannot even imagine it. The longer mine were in the more painful they became, I think from being tugged on and jostled. I also showered every day after day 3, but don't think that is related to the discomfort. I applied bacitracin around the area each day. Good luck!

Glad to hear it! Sounds similar to my experience. Happy healing.

Thanks, Dmags. I posted updated info & pics today. I wouldn't say an umbilical hernia repair is a lie: your umbilicus will definitely be repaired as part of the whole thing. I did not use the hernia option in part because I am under the impression that recovery time for hernia stuff may be less involved than for a TT. How did your mom take it when you told her?