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2nd surgery: Tummy Tuck, repair of a complete diastasis recti, additional Lipo, UMBILICAL HERNIA CORRECTION!
First off let me say that this second surgery was needed and not so much elective in my mind. Originally wanting a 2nd surgery was fully elective to me, however realizing much more damage was done to abdominal wall muscle and developing more of a serious umbilical hernia to where I was losing circulation to my belly button, could not poop on my own and I was in the hospital on multiple occasions during my 2nd pregnancy because of how severe the pain was.., I knew I had to have surgery as it is the only way to repair both complications and damages done from carting 7 kids inside me. I am thankful for this day to be able to write the remainder of my journey with Dr. DelVecchio!
Repair of a complete diastasis recti: A typical damaged abdominal wall muscle from being pregnant is usually about 1-2 cs, with long term damage nd more pregnancies maybe 1-1.5 inches separated. My muscle separation was coming in anywhere from 1.5-3.5 inches. The gaps were the biggest Dr DelVecchio and his crew had seen,allegedly. This part of my surgery was the worse as far a recovery so far because of how severely damaged my muscles were and how much extra repair and putting back together they needed. The nure had told my sister (while I was still out of it from anesthesia) that it took the entire medical team in the OR to each grab some of my muscles and pull them in and hold them together so Dr Dan the Man could suture them together. Recovery has Been real for this part, probably worse than the BBL in 2020 (for the first two weeks anyway).
Tummy Tuck: Honestly for having a BBL,two rounds of lipo, repair of the abdominal wall and hernia correction...the actual tummy tuck recovery hs been a peace of cake. Incisions and stitches have been great, painless but I'm also still pretty numb in random areas in my lower abdominal area. Otherwise I haven't had any complications and feeling good about it. I know the process for healing is tremendous, and takes lots of time so I'm trying to be optimistic! Honestly if you don't have a realistic understanding and expectation of what recovery is like, do not look at our incision from a tummy tuck until about a month out into recovery!
Drains: the drains have been a pain in the ass, sometimes irritated because of my movement and trying to sleep comfortabel. One drain came out one week post op! Second drain is coming out tomorrow (4 weeks post op). People, you have to trust the process and trust your Doctor/Surgeon. Removing drains too early can cause far worse complications than the annoyance and hassle of having them.
Hernia and belly buttons: CHECK OUT THE PLURAL (buttons) lol. my belly button originally died lol he made me a new surface belly button. Pulled skin down which left part of a belly piercing to be pulled down to my pelvic area. We are addressing that. The conflict was he allegedly ran out of skin to pull down and remove. We will revisit it in about 6-2 months to see about doing a triangular cutout of it which would leave a vertical scar instead of horizontal like the tummy tuck incision however if it would work it would be a smaller incision maybe two-three inches which I am okay with. I don't know that I can picture having a top pelvic piercing for the rest of my lift it is just in an awkward space and would prob be uncomfortable wearing pants and what not! Until then my sister (who is a nurse and has taken great care of me during both surgery recoveries) will continue to crack jokes about it--having what appears to be two belly buttons but really is just my piercing that was above my original surface belly button skin!
Lipo: arms,flanks, side boob fat, under arm pits a bit and my back (upper and mid). I opted for these areas because of how much xtra fatty spots I developed from two back to back pregnancies! My arms were so much larger that my shirts hurt them even if I sized up by two! My Bras cut off circulation and I can't size up more than what I did without going up a cup size which then my bras would have been useless. I feel in love with sports bras and bralettes actually and threw out all underwire bras for the most part. Glad I did this. I can see my arm muscles on the top but till have some fatty pockets left underneath but I plan to exercise like hell in the near future anyway!!! I will say with the Lipo he did around my boobs, my breasts are sitting a little differently in a positive way so I am overall happy so far! I'm still healing though!
Repair of a complete diastasis recti: A typical damaged abdominal wall muscle from being pregnant is usually about 1-2 cs, with long term damage nd more pregnancies maybe 1-1.5 inches separated. My muscle separation was coming in anywhere from 1.5-3.5 inches. The gaps were the biggest Dr DelVecchio and his crew had seen,allegedly. This part of my surgery was the worse as far a recovery so far because of how severely damaged my muscles were and how much extra repair and putting back together they needed. The nure had told my sister (while I was still out of it from anesthesia) that it took the entire medical team in the OR to each grab some of my muscles and pull them in and hold them together so Dr Dan the Man could suture them together. Recovery has Been real for this part, probably worse than the BBL in 2020 (for the first two weeks anyway).
Tummy Tuck: Honestly for having a BBL,two rounds of lipo, repair of the abdominal wall and hernia correction...the actual tummy tuck recovery hs been a peace of cake. Incisions and stitches have been great, painless but I'm also still pretty numb in random areas in my lower abdominal area. Otherwise I haven't had any complications and feeling good about it. I know the process for healing is tremendous, and takes lots of time so I'm trying to be optimistic! Honestly if you don't have a realistic understanding and expectation of what recovery is like, do not look at our incision from a tummy tuck until about a month out into recovery!
Drains: the drains have been a pain in the ass, sometimes irritated because of my movement and trying to sleep comfortabel. One drain came out one week post op! Second drain is coming out tomorrow (4 weeks post op). People, you have to trust the process and trust your Doctor/Surgeon. Removing drains too early can cause far worse complications than the annoyance and hassle of having them.
Hernia and belly buttons: CHECK OUT THE PLURAL (buttons) lol. my belly button originally died lol he made me a new surface belly button. Pulled skin down which left part of a belly piercing to be pulled down to my pelvic area. We are addressing that. The conflict was he allegedly ran out of skin to pull down and remove. We will revisit it in about 6-2 months to see about doing a triangular cutout of it which would leave a vertical scar instead of horizontal like the tummy tuck incision however if it would work it would be a smaller incision maybe two-three inches which I am okay with. I don't know that I can picture having a top pelvic piercing for the rest of my lift it is just in an awkward space and would prob be uncomfortable wearing pants and what not! Until then my sister (who is a nurse and has taken great care of me during both surgery recoveries) will continue to crack jokes about it--having what appears to be two belly buttons but really is just my piercing that was above my original surface belly button skin!
Lipo: arms,flanks, side boob fat, under arm pits a bit and my back (upper and mid). I opted for these areas because of how much xtra fatty spots I developed from two back to back pregnancies! My arms were so much larger that my shirts hurt them even if I sized up by two! My Bras cut off circulation and I can't size up more than what I did without going up a cup size which then my bras would have been useless. I feel in love with sports bras and bralettes actually and threw out all underwire bras for the most part. Glad I did this. I can see my arm muscles on the top but till have some fatty pockets left underneath but I plan to exercise like hell in the near future anyway!!! I will say with the Lipo he did around my boobs, my breasts are sitting a little differently in a positive way so I am overall happy so far! I'm still healing though!
Surprise! I'm back--crazy new updates! 2nd pregnancy, 2nd surgery!
I am back. Hot diggity dog life after my first surgery threw curve balls but I caught them all as gracefully as possible.
Recap and update of timeline:
June 2020:
1st surgery: bbl and lipo 360
Sometime August 2021: got knocked up magically but didn't know until November 2021. I believe in miracles now! Soooo....
September 2021: saw Dr. Daniel DelVecchio for my 2nd surgery consult.
December 2022: started on my properties clearances, ekg, blood work etc...which included a pregnancy test...which is when I found out I was pregnant and would not be having my 2nd surgery at this time after all!!! Told Dr. DelVecchio I'd see him after giving birth...
June 2022:
Gave birth to a gorgeous, smart, energetic boy! This was my 6th pregnancy and completely unplanned as I was told my reproductive system was finished in 2019, hence why I dove in on my first surgery with confidence yet lots of nerves and emotions in 2020. have said since then that the surgery reset my life and someone above knew how much having more kids previously meant to me. I got what I wanted afterall. Surgery and another child!
December 2022: did a consult for this 2nd surgery I have been attempting..Tummy Tuck with abdominal repair and additional Lipo suction. Scheduled surgery shortly after!! Was pumped!
February 2023: went for preopertive clearances such as ekg, blood work, covid testing etc...guess what--pregnant again! Surprise! Baby #6 was almost 8 months old and apparently was about 4-5 weeks pregnant give or take. Cancelled surgery again on February 20,2023.
October 2023: gave birth to my baby #7, another boy and my final birth. Husband got a vasectomy.
December 2023: consult for my 2nd surgery AGAIN LOL!
February 8 2024: 2nd surgery but rescheduled due to testing positive for strept throat and not getting lab results back in time for clearance.
February 15 2024: 2nd surgery completed with Dr DelVecchio.
Read onto the next for pictures and 2nd surgery details and post op details this far!
Otherwise enjoy my pictures from my 2nd pregnancy and postnatal (very brief) since my 1st surgery.
Recap and update of timeline:
June 2020:
1st surgery: bbl and lipo 360
Sometime August 2021: got knocked up magically but didn't know until November 2021. I believe in miracles now! Soooo....
September 2021: saw Dr. Daniel DelVecchio for my 2nd surgery consult.
December 2022: started on my properties clearances, ekg, blood work etc...which included a pregnancy test...which is when I found out I was pregnant and would not be having my 2nd surgery at this time after all!!! Told Dr. DelVecchio I'd see him after giving birth...
June 2022:
Gave birth to a gorgeous, smart, energetic boy! This was my 6th pregnancy and completely unplanned as I was told my reproductive system was finished in 2019, hence why I dove in on my first surgery with confidence yet lots of nerves and emotions in 2020. have said since then that the surgery reset my life and someone above knew how much having more kids previously meant to me. I got what I wanted afterall. Surgery and another child!
December 2022: did a consult for this 2nd surgery I have been attempting..Tummy Tuck with abdominal repair and additional Lipo suction. Scheduled surgery shortly after!! Was pumped!
February 2023: went for preopertive clearances such as ekg, blood work, covid testing etc...guess what--pregnant again! Surprise! Baby #6 was almost 8 months old and apparently was about 4-5 weeks pregnant give or take. Cancelled surgery again on February 20,2023.
October 2023: gave birth to my baby #7, another boy and my final birth. Husband got a vasectomy.
December 2023: consult for my 2nd surgery AGAIN LOL!
February 8 2024: 2nd surgery but rescheduled due to testing positive for strept throat and not getting lab results back in time for clearance.
February 15 2024: 2nd surgery completed with Dr DelVecchio.
Read onto the next for pictures and 2nd surgery details and post op details this far!
Otherwise enjoy my pictures from my 2nd pregnancy and postnatal (very brief) since my 1st surgery.
Post-Op pregnancy pictures 10/2021-06/2022
Here are more post-op, 1st post op pregnancy and 1st post op early postnatal pictures from October 2021 through October 2022. It’s crazy how being pregnant and giving birth made time fly that much faster, and we are fast forwarding to about 2 years and 4 months post-op!
Provider Review
I trusted his experience, skill and knowledge and I'm not disappointed at all this far. I'll be going back to him for the second procedure when I'm cleared to do so. I believe aesthetically, safety and as a Surgeon he is surely the best choice. I'm satisfied with my results beyond what I can express.