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• Posted to Constant Shortness of Breath After Tummy Tuck - Can It Be Undone? on 31 Jan 2010

  Tracy, I had been wondering if that was an option. Could you go into a bit more detail as to what was involved? Did you use your original PS? Did they have to reopen and relift just like last time? How long after your procedure did you have this done? How long was your recovery from this? Thanks for any info...

• Posted to Constant Shortness of Breath After Tummy Tuck - Can It Be Undone? on 26 Jan 2010

  Same here - I had mine 5 months ago and have similar issues with shortness of breath, though mine is somewhat slight whereas yours sounds more serious. Also, don't know if you have the same, but I have this unpleasant feeling like the ab muscles are constantly "engaged", that I have to consciously release them to relax the area a bit. It looks great, but I could do without these unpleasant side-effects. Would be very curious about guidance on this question...

• Posted to 36 Y/o Male, Tummy Tuck for Loose, Sagging Skin After 150lb Weight Loss on 21 Jan 2010

  Folks, this is Eric again. Dr Brenner i apologize for forgetting to respond last time - thanks for the advice, I did as you said and received valium, which seemed to slightly help. Healing continued until about a month ago, when unfortunately I suffered what I would call a major setback. The tightness in the lower abs continued, and at around 3.5 months, one night i was stretching my back out a little (abs forward, back in) when i felt an uncomfortable "give" in the ab muscles horizontally around the belly button. It immediately seized up, and since that time for over a month now, I have had this very unpleasant feeling that a rope has been tied very tightly around that middle section, and i can't get it to release. Nothing helps. i'm currently in physical therapy and they showing me some gentle stretching and strengthing exercises, as well as how to massage the area. It's been 3 weeks, but it's still very, very unpleasant. It also causes low back pain since my abs feel like they're constantly engaged - like i can't release/relax the muscles. At this point I'm losing hope and trying to stave off depression, since I haven't heard of anybody else having problems like these. I'd really appreciate any insight any doctors here might have. My PS continues to not be very helpful, and my primary care doc wasn't much better. Thanks for ANY help...