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Surgery Caused Hernia and Diastasis Recti, What Options are There for me? (photo)

Chris in Denver
I had surgery to remove 9" of my colon in September. I left the hospital looking like I was stealing a bowling ball under my shirt. I thought is was just swelling from the surgery. Since then I've been told by my surgeon that I need plastic surgery to reconstruct my abdominal wall. I no longer have insurance. What are my options? I can't go through life like this. My stomach is huge, very uncomfortable & sometimes painful depending on what I'm doing. Just getting out of bed is a chore.

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