I just found out I am pregnant...about 8 weeks. The problem is I am also 7 weeks PO a tummy tuck. I never thought this would or could happen to me. I am 40 and have never been able to get pregnant. I am stressed out please advise on if the surgery or pain meds after could of done any harm and if it is safe to be pregnant at this time due to recovery from TT.
Answer: Call the OB/GYN If you had your tummy tuck after you were already pregnant, your pregnancy test should have been positive on the morning of surgery and resulted in a cancellation of the procedure. It is possible to have a pregnancy that is very early and not detected by urine testing. The OB/GYN needs to be involved in your postoperative care.
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Answer: Call the OB/GYN If you had your tummy tuck after you were already pregnant, your pregnancy test should have been positive on the morning of surgery and resulted in a cancellation of the procedure. It is possible to have a pregnancy that is very early and not detected by urine testing. The OB/GYN needs to be involved in your postoperative care.
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December 12, 2014
Answer: Pregnant at time of surgery Most surgery centers require a pregnancy test the day of surgery to prevent this. My advice is to seek genetic consultation from a geneticist and also ask your OB doctor.
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December 12, 2014
Answer: Pregnant at time of surgery Most surgery centers require a pregnancy test the day of surgery to prevent this. My advice is to seek genetic consultation from a geneticist and also ask your OB doctor.
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December 12, 2014
Answer: Pregnancy undetected before surgery performed- Tummy Tuck This situation has happened many times due to the time required to make the hormones picked up in our standard urine pregnancy tests. I have had 3 patients to tell me they were probably pregnant during their surgeries. Fortunately there have never been any consequences as the births were normal. It will be important to discuss this with your obstetrician to review the anesthesia and postop medications and follow the baby with tests and sonos in development. At 40 you will have special considerations also. After tummy tucks pregnancies usually go routine in that the abdomen will stretch to accommodate the baby. I would like to congratulate you on your first pregnancy and wish you the best luck.
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December 12, 2014
Answer: Pregnancy undetected before surgery performed- Tummy Tuck This situation has happened many times due to the time required to make the hormones picked up in our standard urine pregnancy tests. I have had 3 patients to tell me they were probably pregnant during their surgeries. Fortunately there have never been any consequences as the births were normal. It will be important to discuss this with your obstetrician to review the anesthesia and postop medications and follow the baby with tests and sonos in development. At 40 you will have special considerations also. After tummy tucks pregnancies usually go routine in that the abdomen will stretch to accommodate the baby. I would like to congratulate you on your first pregnancy and wish you the best luck.
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July 23, 2016
Answer: Pregnancy after an abdominoplasty certainly possible but may be a bit more painful I've never heard of anyone getting pregnant within a week of and abdominoplasty. I don't see a problem bringing the pregnancy to completion but my guess is you'll suffer more than the average patient.
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July 23, 2016
Answer: Pregnancy after an abdominoplasty certainly possible but may be a bit more painful I've never heard of anyone getting pregnant within a week of and abdominoplasty. I don't see a problem bringing the pregnancy to completion but my guess is you'll suffer more than the average patient.
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December 15, 2014
Answer: Absolutely unsafe Nowadays modern anesthesia drugs are compatible with pregnancy and are, in general, non teratogenic (harmful for embryo's development). Best you can do is have a talk with the anesthetist in charge, review the therapies applied and discuss one by one their effect, you'll receive the right advice. Most likely you did not receive any toxic drug; keep in mind pregnant women receive regularly operations: apendix, fractures, severed tendons, cesarean section, etc., so aneshtesia is compatible with pregnancy in wide margins.However, you and your baby run a real risk because the growth of the now embryo and later baby will be impaired or harmed by the muscular work
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December 15, 2014
Answer: Absolutely unsafe Nowadays modern anesthesia drugs are compatible with pregnancy and are, in general, non teratogenic (harmful for embryo's development). Best you can do is have a talk with the anesthetist in charge, review the therapies applied and discuss one by one their effect, you'll receive the right advice. Most likely you did not receive any toxic drug; keep in mind pregnant women receive regularly operations: apendix, fractures, severed tendons, cesarean section, etc., so aneshtesia is compatible with pregnancy in wide margins.However, you and your baby run a real risk because the growth of the now embryo and later baby will be impaired or harmed by the muscular work
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