2weeks Post Tummy Tuck Op Didn't Go Well. Got Haematoma - Belfast, Northern Ireland

I am nearly 4 weeks post op now.. feeling better emotionally and want to say that. . I hope my 1st comment dont put other people off having a tt. It is a big procedure and should have a lot of thought and research put into it. I understand all surgical procedures carries risks.. and i don't blame my surgeon or anyone for what had happened to me. I believe I was looked after the best possible way and these things do happen. I am on the mend.. at the moment my hip to hip scar isn't as nice as I'd like it but I know it's still early days but looking back of pics of what I did have.. The sagging loose skin.. its a small price to pay. I am neatly 40.. my body isn't perfect.. I didn't want a perfect body.. I just wanted the horrible bulge to b away and I was very unhappy bout my jelly belly.. so I would def say it has been worth the the journey. Oh and the pain isn't too bad.. Most painful part was getting in and outta bed and sneezing.

I have opted for full tummy tuck on 16th April at 2.30pm with no over night stay. Because I fear my boys will miss me too much and vice versa, being a single mum I'm always there for them but understood I won't b able to hold or lift them after the op. When I came round after the op I had no pain and happily noticed a new flat tummy under the compression garment. I'd fainted twice just before I was released. Instead of picking me up to go home my ex partner and my boys had to say an emotional goodbye not knowing the outcome. Was rushed to a major hospital and had to be opened up again to clear the problem.. I had haematoma. I'd lost a lot of blood but recovered well in hospital for further 4 days but kept bleeding heavily through drain exit every time I went to the toilet. It was a very emotional 4 days for us all as this should have been avoided and I can feel my boys suffering. Before the op I thought I'd read it all, done all my research and planned everything, picked an experienced surgeon in a well known private clinic, got the right foods, vitamins and tablets needed for before and after op, got my reclining chair, everything to hand, compression tights, big comfy pants, child minders, house and clothes cleaned and had boys daily rota done out for the next 14 days so they don't miss out on a normal routine... and then this happens! It goes to show you can't exactly plan these things. I started to worry how my scar will look because tge 2nd surgeon wasn't a specialised plastic surgeon like the 1st. I got my main dressing off 4 days ago but I still have the strips over my incision.. but on my left hip I can see a bulge of skin at the end, to my right side I can see a fold of skin. . It has deflated how I feel about my choice of getting a tummy tuck. I'm wondering has it been worth it? Yes the saggy flap of skin is gone but I've still got uneven skin and because of the strips I cannot see the scar well.. apparently the strips will come off itself when I shower over the next few days. I keep wondering.. Was it worth putting my boys through this emotion and I can't even hug them better but they are glad I'm home so that keeps a smile on my face for now. I know I'm only 14 days post op and will need alot of time before I could see the proper results.. but if I'm not happy and need another op.. I don't know if I could chance putting everyone through that scary experience where they didn't know if I was gonna make it.. but money has been spent and the op has been done.. so time will tell but fingers crossed it will b ok