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Botched TT... revision here I come!

Name: Botched TT... revision here I come!
Item: Terry J. Dubrow, MD
Rating: 5
Author: 321 Katina

ORIGINAL POST

I am very excited and nervous about my upcoming TT...

321 KatinaOctober 6, 2014

WORTH IT$7,500

I am very excited and nervous about my upcoming TT revision. I am hoping that my recovery will be smooth and what seems like common around here because my recovery from my TT was anything but that! Click here to read my Tummy Tuck review. lol Lord knows that myself and my family have been through hell and back with the rollercoaster ride that was my recovery from my TT so smooth sailing is what I'm hoping for after this revision.

I have many events coming up so I'm hoping that they will help to pass the time. Tomorrow (10/7) I will be going in for a 1 month check up with the wound care clinic. I hope that they tell me that my hole (aka Clyde) is completely healed / closed so that I can go swimming this weekend at my sons cub scout family camp weekend.

I also have an appointment on Wednesday (10/8) for a doctor to check out the lump on my left thigh. If he suggests surgery to remove it, I'm pretty sure we'll have to wait until after my revision.

Then this weekend is family camp weekend with my sons cub scout pack. I'm putting together the dessert for the contest. It's Brownie a la mode. I will be baking the brownies at home (adding in extra dark chocolate chips) poking holes in the brownies, mixing in cherries to softened vanilla ice cream, pouring it over the brownies and freezing it. The rest of the den will bring rediwhip, cherries, hot fudge and nuts to top is however you please. :) I'm excited... can you tell! lol I haven't been baking yummy desserts because I've been trying to lose as much as possible before my revision. But I'm down about 35 pounds since my TT, so hopefully that will be enough but I am hoping for about 5 more lbs.

Then next week I'm getting my hair and nails done so I'm ready to go! Looking forward to getting a list of whats needed for before & after surgery. I'm taking Skin, Hair & Nails plus I'm drinking my Orac -Energy greens daily. I was hoping to get a wedge pillow for under my knees and one for my back but hubby has been laid off again so I will try to make due with the pillows we have at home.

Just over 3 weeks away... woooo whoooo! :)

321 Katina's provider

Terry J. Dubrow, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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Replies (13)

Kimmers25

October 7, 2014

You have been through a heck of a process!! I am sending you happy thoughts that this all goes well and that you mend and heal quickly..

Keep us up to date and try to get some rest before the revision.

321 Katina

October 7, 2014

Thank you! I've been having difficulty falling asleep, which doubly hurts when you wake up in the middle of the night to go pee and then have to try to fall back asleep again. lol I'm such a planner so I go over every little possibility that I can think of in my head so that I can be prepared for it. I need to try to be more like my hubby and just go with the flow. Thank you! :)

MedinaDoll1807

January 16, 2015

Who was your first doctor

321 Katina

January 17, 2015

Dr. Kim in temecula. If you click on my name it should show you a link to my original tt review.

britlvr

January 19, 2015

Wow! I'm really sorry u went thru all that! I understand why u r so concerned about me. Thank u

321 Katina

January 19, 2015

Everything happens for a reason. ;) Good has and will continue to come out of this.

grod0906

April 21, 2015

Hi there Kat, I had written to you around Oct 2013 wishing you all the best in your journey with your TT and the skin necrosis you developed. I had mentioned also that I was going through that myself and seeing your pictures and comments helped me better understand the process. As of today, I was left with a big ugly scar but honestly I am thankful and happy to be alive and healthy. Anywho, I was watching E today and saw you on the big screen :) I was wondering if you can shed some light on the process of your TT revision. What were the risks etc. since I myself am liking into having my TT redone as well. thanks and hope to hear from you soon.

321 Katina

June 24, 2015

The revision for me was like the complete opposite of my original surgery. Dr. Dubrow said that I was still at risk for necrosis but that he would be keeping a close eye on it / me and that if there were any signs of it, he would be very proactive about taking care of it. I healed very quickly from my revision. About 10 days and I was back at the gym! My drains were only in for 1-7 days. So completely different from the first time around! lol Thankfully!

I'm so sorry to hear that you're left with that scar... I hope that you'll find a way to make peace with it, knowing that it proves what a strong person you are or that you're able to have a revision that can remove it.

Jessie1982

June 24, 2015

I had my tt revision last month- my hole is back and my belly b looks worse
I also had a horrible experience I was hoping for a good revision!
I'm so upset
Let me know how u make out
Mayb I'll use yr dr since the last 2 have botched me totally
I to had a hole about the size of a pear! No pool or beach for a yr it wouldn't close- one in a million figures it had to be me- keep us posted :(

321 Katina

June 24, 2015

Dr. Dubrow did an amazing job! If you read the posts / updates below, you'll see that he found my belly button alive under my skin. He is really a great doctor that cares for his patients.

I feel your pain with not being able to go in a pool, beach, bath. It took me nearly a year and a half and then I had the revision so then I had to heal from that too before I could submerge in water. lol I now find myself taking baths a lot more than I ever did before!

patient1969

August 1, 2015

@321 She said he botched her. Also research Dr. Dubrow on Google. He's had a couple of malpractice lawsuits. You got lucky.

321 Katina

August 1, 2015

Jessie said Dr dubrow botched her???? I don't see that.

UPDATED FROM 321 Katina

20 days pre

Wound care clinic appointment

321 KatinaOctober 7, 2014

Went to the wound care clinic today. My appointment was at 11 am but check in was at 10:30 so I had to leave work early, at 10 instead of my regular time, 11:30. Turns out I could have just worked my regular hours because they didn't even take me back until after 12! A couple of people looked at my wound (one was the nice lady from my last appointment and she actually remembered me!) and said that they believe it's healed. They got a swab to see if it was tunneling but said that it looks fine and the color is great. The lady asked if I had any drainage with it, which I don't and she said that I don't need to dress it any more, just put moisturizer on it! YAY! The guy left and came back with the camera to get pics. I cracked a couple of jokes and he said that the doc would be in shortly. I ended up leaving at 12:45 without seeing the doctor. That was the latest that I could stay and still be able to eat lunch before picking up my son from school. I told them that I had to go and they said they would call if there was a need. Not how I ideally would have liked for it to have gone down, but what can you do... right.

Not sure how comfortable I am with swimming in the pool at the cub scout family camp weekend in a few days. Would hate to possibly jeopardize my health so close to my revision.

Also... looks like my dessert is out. :( The den leader is now going and he decided to do a dessert in his dutch oven. Guess I'll have to save my yummy brownie a la mode for after surgery / healing. :)

I'm going to put up a pic of my terrible results from my TT for those that haven't seen them in my original TT review. These are just my results... if you want all the gory details and the bloody graphic pics of how I ended up like this check out my TT review . (can you tell Halloween is coming and it's my favorite holiday! lol)

Replies (4)

sunnysidenc

October 7, 2014

So excited for you!! Cannot wait to see the end results!!

321 Katina

October 7, 2014

Thank you! I'm so ready to start healing from the revision. :)

bambi27

October 8, 2014

I jumped over here!! LOL SO happy for you - fingers crossed!

321 Katina

October 8, 2014

Thank you, glad you found it! I need to put a link to this in my old review.

UPDATED FROM 321 Katina

18 days pre

Just got word...

321 KatinaOctober 9, 2014

My pre-op appointment is Tuesday 10/14/14... very excited! :)

Replies (14)

MunchkinB

October 9, 2014

Good luck.

321 Katina

October 9, 2014

Thank you! :)

SavedbyGrace68

October 9, 2014

I'm so excited for you! I am praying for a wonderful experience for you this time around!! :)

321 Katina

October 9, 2014

Thank you... I'm hoping for just a normal road to recovery... no rollercoaster this time please! lol

DOT12

October 9, 2014

I am so excited for you!!! I went through the same thing and now I have a healed hole right below my belly button and a VERY puffy mons pubis that looks exactly like yours. I'm hoping to have a revision in Jan 2015

321 Katina

October 9, 2014

I'm so sorry you went through this too but excited about your possible revision. Do you have a revision review or are you thinking of starting one? It's kind of scary to be thinking of going through this again with the outcome that we had but I workout pretty much every day, haven't smoked since Halloween of last year (although before that my smoking was only once a week) and haven't drank since labor day. Hoping that I'm preparing my body as much as possible.

DOT12

October 9, 2014

I don't have a revision review yet, just thinking of starting one. Wow? You are doing very good taking care of your health and preparing yourself for the revision. I am soooooo scared to have it done because I don't want to go through the healing process again. As I'm sure you know, it was HELLLLL and most of all soooo frustrating!

321 Katina

October 9, 2014

I forgot (as I'm drinking it right now, lol) I also drink this energy greens powder from Orac. It has the anti-oxidants of 24 servings of fruits & vegetables.