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Just wanted to add that my insurance told me it was a covered condition for men. Not for women- because it was an ‘expected’ side effect of pregnancy, which I think is illegal...
Best decision I've ever made was putting myself in her hands!
After my third baby, I spent six months doing physiotherapy to heal my diastasis recti. I was thrilled when the gap closed and I was cleared to do real exercise. I was working out and looking and feeling great- until I wasn't. Sit ups seemed to be getting harder and harder. My lower back ached constantly. Whenever I carried my baby around, I automatically sucked in my core and pelvic floor as tightly as I could so that I wouldn't put my back out or hurt my neck.
I was at my previous weight, my stomach was so toned, but when I breathed out I instantly looked five months pregnant. I was thinking about how weird this was when one day as I looked at my stomach mid situp, I saw my ab wall literally in two pieces. I checked the gap again and was devastated to see that it was so much worse than it had ever been. I had worked so hard to keep my body healthy and my back safe, it felt so depressing!
My Dr told me my fascia was just too weak to keep my abs together anymore. I'd need to only work out in a corset, and avoid all ab work. If I felt any pain, I should immediately go to the emergency room because I was at high risk for a hernia.
I started looking into surgical fixes, realized the abs could be sewn back together, and talked to a few surgeons for very general info on the process. I was so anti surgery- one c section was enough to last me a lifetime- and the first 3 Drs I talked to convinced me that I had been correct in thinking this was not something I wanted to put myself through. I am so SO glad I went for one final consult with Dr Trott. As soon as she started talking I just knew that if I was going to go through this, it was only going to be with her.
Where to begin- I could tell she cared about me. I could tell she took pride in her work and actually wants to help. She listened to what I wanted and what I was saying. I had so many questions after reading a million real self reviews and googling things, which she answered honestly with zero bs or angle. At no point did she use the phrase 'Mommy makeover' or tell me how easy it would be to rejuvenate my boobs at the same time (as another Dr did). I know she operates on plenty of men- but I felt like she was a woman's Dr. I felt like she understood, I knew she would care about me in the OR and I knew my recovery would also be her concern.
Recovery was intense, she told me it would be. More intense than my c section because the stitches were under my skin all the way up my core, and my diastasis was so deep. I really couldn't do anything at first, which I am not used to and not good at! But at every checkup Dr Trott was meticulous about checking my stitches, drains and swelling. Even though recovery was traumatic, I felt so safe and well cared for that I never once cried or even felt down about it.
But then the amazing things started happening!!!! My ribcage felt so tight, I thought it must be sore and kept waiting for it to go back to 'normal'- until I realized THIS WAS HOW IT WAS GOING TO FEEL NOW!! My body felt like it was in one piece again. It has been ten years since i felt this comfortable.
2 weeks after the surgery I stopped taking painkillers and my back just--- stopped hurting. Nothing when I walked- nothing when I bent down and straightened up. The every day movements which used to cause me dull crampy pain felt effortless. I can wear heels again. I still cannot believe the difference. I just wanted to not die of a hernia. I never dreamed that my entire life would be made so much better by this surgery.
This is the best thing I have ever done for myself. When I think that I could never have met a Dr I trusted as much as Dr Trott, and just spent the rest of my life in physio/pain/a workout corset, it makes me want to cry. I just know that with any other doctor, the stress and anxiety about doing something so major to myself would have been overwhelming.
Simply put, Dr Trott made everything easy. She was always a text away, she cared about me and showed it in her follow up care which exceeded anything anybody I know has ever received from their surgeons. When you can fully trust your surgeon and let go, the entire experience is pretty magical. I feel amazing, my scars look fantastic and I'm only 6 weeks out!
I'm forever grateful to her for changing my life, I cannot recommend her highly enough.
I was at my previous weight, my stomach was so toned, but when I breathed out I instantly looked five months pregnant. I was thinking about how weird this was when one day as I looked at my stomach mid situp, I saw my ab wall literally in two pieces. I checked the gap again and was devastated to see that it was so much worse than it had ever been. I had worked so hard to keep my body healthy and my back safe, it felt so depressing!
My Dr told me my fascia was just too weak to keep my abs together anymore. I'd need to only work out in a corset, and avoid all ab work. If I felt any pain, I should immediately go to the emergency room because I was at high risk for a hernia.
I started looking into surgical fixes, realized the abs could be sewn back together, and talked to a few surgeons for very general info on the process. I was so anti surgery- one c section was enough to last me a lifetime- and the first 3 Drs I talked to convinced me that I had been correct in thinking this was not something I wanted to put myself through. I am so SO glad I went for one final consult with Dr Trott. As soon as she started talking I just knew that if I was going to go through this, it was only going to be with her.
Where to begin- I could tell she cared about me. I could tell she took pride in her work and actually wants to help. She listened to what I wanted and what I was saying. I had so many questions after reading a million real self reviews and googling things, which she answered honestly with zero bs or angle. At no point did she use the phrase 'Mommy makeover' or tell me how easy it would be to rejuvenate my boobs at the same time (as another Dr did). I know she operates on plenty of men- but I felt like she was a woman's Dr. I felt like she understood, I knew she would care about me in the OR and I knew my recovery would also be her concern.
Recovery was intense, she told me it would be. More intense than my c section because the stitches were under my skin all the way up my core, and my diastasis was so deep. I really couldn't do anything at first, which I am not used to and not good at! But at every checkup Dr Trott was meticulous about checking my stitches, drains and swelling. Even though recovery was traumatic, I felt so safe and well cared for that I never once cried or even felt down about it.
But then the amazing things started happening!!!! My ribcage felt so tight, I thought it must be sore and kept waiting for it to go back to 'normal'- until I realized THIS WAS HOW IT WAS GOING TO FEEL NOW!! My body felt like it was in one piece again. It has been ten years since i felt this comfortable.
2 weeks after the surgery I stopped taking painkillers and my back just--- stopped hurting. Nothing when I walked- nothing when I bent down and straightened up. The every day movements which used to cause me dull crampy pain felt effortless. I can wear heels again. I still cannot believe the difference. I just wanted to not die of a hernia. I never dreamed that my entire life would be made so much better by this surgery.
This is the best thing I have ever done for myself. When I think that I could never have met a Dr I trusted as much as Dr Trott, and just spent the rest of my life in physio/pain/a workout corset, it makes me want to cry. I just know that with any other doctor, the stress and anxiety about doing something so major to myself would have been overwhelming.
Simply put, Dr Trott made everything easy. She was always a text away, she cared about me and showed it in her follow up care which exceeded anything anybody I know has ever received from their surgeons. When you can fully trust your surgeon and let go, the entire experience is pretty magical. I feel amazing, my scars look fantastic and I'm only 6 weeks out!
I'm forever grateful to her for changing my life, I cannot recommend her highly enough.
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