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Have umbilical hernia!!! Help!!!

Has anyone else had this happen ?

I did not go into this tell me talk with a hernia everything was fine . I really don't remember when I started feeling that something wasn't quite right but I noticed my belly button was not centered so I knew that needed to be fixed . I couldn't get back to the plastic surgeon in New York due to my daughter being ill . Then I started to get a pooch out to the upper right of my bellybutton . I did take a Pilates class and it seem to get bigger started feeling sore so I knew something was deafly going on .

i'm supposed to go to my plastic surgeon in New York tomorrow but the staff are not giving me any idea what can be done about this and I'm really scared has anyone else had this happen and tell me what the procedure is like and what the recovery is like so I can be prepared .

6 months post

Hi All,
I hope you all had great holidays . I finally have my 16-year-old with her eating disorder back at home in some sort of recovery but a huge battle going on with DCF and probably will for the next several months it's taken all of my time and energy .

I finally called my doctor to let him know that I have a bump to the upper right of my bellybutton and my bellybutton is not quite center .

I don't have swelling anymore but I do have spasms in some pain and tightening at night when I stretch so I don't know if I have hernia or what the heck is going on ....

Anyone else have anything similar to this ??

Post Op day one of nine weeks

Hi ladies. Hope all enjoyed the summer. I have been busy living life and fitting into my clothes. Even if they are a tiny tight at the end of the day.

Finally made it to the gym and did full circuit of machines including the ab machines. Also have gone twice to do the treadmill.
I think if I wasn't dealing with me I'll daughter I could have worked out sooner. Literally spend hours upon hours on phone fighting with insurance, looking for different facilities or going to visit her. Had her in outpatient day treatment for four days and had to lock all bathrooms and watch her every minute. Still she found a way to bulimic. So put her in only resi insurance will pay for.

I have done nothing for my scars or anything special. Maybe once a week throw the compression garment on to see if it will take down a little swelling overnight.
My surgeon doesn't believe any treatment is necessary.

I walk my dogs several times a day and eat healthy foods. Mostly salads with proteins, yogurt granola and fruit. I do eat deserts with hubby when out, we share.

I feel very tight through stomach and have weird moving sensations. Also tender where I had Lipo. Thought I would get a message in, but haven't.

I pretty much feel back to normal and want to take fitness to a new level.

I took my fourteen yo for more school shopping. We went to a mall which is new in the area and there was a Tommy Bahama shop. I started to try a bikini on and got a big lecture. So left with nothing. The next day went to Everything But Water. Really cool swimwear shop here in U.S. They had the Tommy Bahama suit I wanted. When I tried it on for hubby he told me he loved it! My 14 yo told me I look like a [RS bleep] star..,.

Here it is.

Oh, also ordered a solid white bottom that is a little higher. Which I will wear until scar fades a little more. Bought I little white crocheted mini skit coverup . Very expensive , but so cute had to have it!

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Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
655 Park Ave., New York, New York
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Dr Hidalgo is gentle understated professional and perfectionist! Office staff, nurses and office manager all lovely.