Constant Shortness of Breath After Tummy Tuck - Can It Be Undone?

None of the drs will admit tt cause these problems. They say its very "rare" but I have seen hundreds of people with the same symptoms. Mine got better when I started taking adderall for fatigue and lost 50 ibs from my heaviest. I have gained back 35 and the other night, I woke up choking and inhaling my own stomach acid. I cant get the amount of adderall I used to get and I have a tolerance built up. I am trying natures made calcium, magnesium, zinc with D3 because acid reducers lead to osteoporosis. When I took the calcium my cravings were gone and I ate a lot less. I have noticed this condition gets worse with every pound you gain. I was thinking of getting pregnant but I dont think I would survive a pregnancy. And I already got the stitches taken out, so Im not sure if there are any options left, because the drs dont seem to be suggesting anything.

Hello all,,, so last year I got my plication sutures removed, the pressure right under my breasts is gone but now I feel like my insides are hanging out..I wish I never got it undone and my scar tissue is way worse this time...it was my same PS that did the original surgery, he did not go threw my belly he undermined my skin like a whole new tummy tuck.. I wish I would of never got s tummy tuck in the first place...now I have to live with a distended belly that is hard from scar tissue for the rest of my life :(

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Yes Tracy, Would appreciate any more details about getting the sutures out. Is it like having to have the surgery all over again? Did you go to your original PS? How is your breathing now. Please tell me I feel miserable all the time, with this constatnt shortness of breath feeling. I had to actually go on Lexapro because of the anxiety caused by the breathing, and it has been 2 years for me now. Your input will really help people like myself. Thanks

It was the original ps. He went in a small hole thru the belly button w a camera and removed the stitches. It was nowhere near as painful as the original surgery. I went back to work in 2 days. I don't think he got all the stitches though, because I can feel a knot of stitches in there. So I may have to go back. I would definitely go for it, its worth a try. My breathing is a little improved, and I also had slow digestion and reflux because all of my organs were pushed up in the original surgery. It has all gotten a little better.

Thanks a million for your reply. I was relieved to hear that he was able to do it via the belly button. I will also consult with my original PS. I hope and pray that it will continue to get better for you. I will update this post with my journey. Thanks again.

Tracy, one more question - was the surgery to remove the sutures done under a local anesthesia or general? Thanks

it was done under general anesthesia

Hello, my name is Stephanie and I had sutures from my TT taken out...it helped out some. I went back to same Dr.

did you have a problem with your ps wanting to do it, I called mine and they say no way that could cause that

They are probably scared of a lawsuit. I woke up from surgery with heartburn and couldnt take a deep breath. It for sure caused it. There are so many people online with the same exact symptoms that it couldnt be a coincidence.

I'm planning on going back in 3 weeks to do the same, my PS is going thru my belly button as well. I'm having horrible symptoms of reflux and feeling like I'm being squished constantly. Any advice? Did anyone's reflux continue to get better?

RexJaya, how are you doing now? Did u get your sutures out? I'm going to give it a shot myself

Happyday5, were you able to have your stitches taken out? And how are you feeling now? I am planning on taking mine out after 8 months due to severe shortness of breath by another PS. My PS kept saying that he did not think that he made me very tight. My life has been so miserable. I can't wait to take the stitches out and have the muscles released so I can breath better.

grilly, the shortness of breath is a very uncommon side effect as per the doctors I have consulted, but in some of us if the body structure changes significantly, there is a possibility that it changes the dynamics of the breathing mechanism. I had seen similar complaints before my tummy tuck, but crossed my fingers hoping that it does not happen to me, but I was not that lucky.

could you please share what kind of treatment the chiropracter did? Did he take X-rays that showed that the ribs were pushing into the lungs. Thanks for your inputs.

Yes she did x-rays that showed it, also when she felt along the spine, she and I knew instantly when she touched the ribs that were out of place. She also told me that it is very common for this to happen for alot of people, but when you have surgery and tighten up the muscles around the rib cage it can actually take a rib that it slightly out of place and make more out of place which is what happened to me. Shedid push or crack my back to move the ribs back into place, she said that normally she would grab the hib and twist it back into place but because of my surgery she couldn't do that so it would a little bit longer. But the first time she cracked my back I was out of pain and could breath normally

thanks so much for sharing.