POSTED UNDER Tummy Tuck Reviews
66 Year Old, Mom of Two, Who Never Needed a Tummy Tuck Until After Menopause - Southfield, MI
UPDATED FROM sjdigio
1 year post
14 months after tummy tuck and 3 weeks after the revision.
WORTH IT$7,100
Well, to anyone who scrolled all the way to the end, I thought I would add another ‘after’ photo just so you could see where I am at. I did do a second review for the revision part but figured it wouldn’t hurt to add a photo here, at the end of the first one. Believe it or not- I am still NOT sorry! Thanks and love to everyone for caring!!
UPDATED FROM sjdigio
5 months post
4 months + po
Here are new photos. WITH comments! Couldn't do this before!
Replies (5)
K
January 11, 2017
Wow wow wow you look amazing and your husband is a VERY lucky man! Wish I had your stomach!!
S
January 12, 2017
Thanks Ms K8!! It means a lot to hear you say that. ;) I do wish it was all behind me and I didn't have to face the revision but it really is an UGLY scar! Lol! AND this surgery and recovery really kicked my butt so the thought of more to come really makes me nervous. I do understand how busy things get while raising a family and working. I don't know how I survived that either!! Hahaaha!! Hope all is well with you! Lotsa love to you!
K
May 21, 2017
Your story is very similar to mine and it was around the same time. I just had scar revisions done and am healing again, but this time around it is much easier. Hope you are doing well and thank you for sharing your story. I felt like I received a lot of love but yet a lot of bad comments about my doctor. I. also do not think it was his fault. Unfortunately necrosis happens.
8
August 3, 2017
I just finished reading your amazing journey. I'm 58 and had an initial consult with a ps. Must lose at least 25 Lbs before he does the tt. I'm hoping to have it done around Christmas 2017. Thank you so much for sharing your story. Even though you went through some tough times, your writing was enjoyable to read. Your sense of humour through it all was uplifting.
S
August 4, 2017
Hello 8Molly8! I wanted to tell you how grateful I am for your kind words! It really meant more than you know. Looking back, I often wished I wasn't so long winded but it helped me so much to put the journey into words. Especially the suffering. I believe your own experience will be much more 'normal' like for most of the ladies! Feel free to ask me anything that may trouble you during recovery. I will be happy to help if I can! Healthy healing to you!
U
August 4, 2017
I just read, on another Realselfer's page, that you are having a scar revision? Including fixing that lump, that has been there from the beginning? Please keep us posted as I have the exact same thing. I'm so curious as to how he will fix it and if it is, indeed, a hernia of fat or something else. Aug 18thnis coming up quickly, good luck!
S
August 4, 2017
Hi there and yes to what you asked. My ps saw the ultrasound report and he still doesn't think it is anything but fat. I only know it is always uncomfortable! Sometimes it pinches really bad and it seems to get bigger by evening. Does fat do that?? Though it isn't painful to press, it IS unpleasant and creepy feeling. Yet, when I lay on my back it disappears and probing just feels normal. I sure don't have a clue- lol! Thank you for asking! I will definitely update on my site. :)
U
August 5, 2017
Those are all the exact symptoms I've had since my surgery. I've always had to kind of hold my abdomen with my hands when I sneeze or cough to. I feel like I need to wear a "truss" or "girdle" for support on that one side of my abdomen by my belly button.
All of these things sound, to me , like surgery related hernia...
All of these things sound, to me , like surgery related hernia...
S
August 5, 2017
Thinking about what you said here- I was actually online last week looking at umbilical hernia belts because it is so annoying to walk with my hand over the lump trying 'to support' it all the time! Instead of trying to feel into deeper tissue my ps just keeps pinching the skin/fat fold over it. And I agree- a surgery related hernia! He tells me "no, no, we fixed all that!".
UPDATED FROM sjdigio
5 months post
4 months po
Hello fellow realselfers! I promised a friend I would do an update so this is it. :) All is well, mostly. The hole finally closed but it does still hurt me most of the time. The doc says it's because the nerves were exposed. The awful shooting electric pains in the mons area are gone with just some risidual, mild shocks that do not happen often.
The worst discomfort I have now is the bulge above my belly button. It is hard to discribe. Sort of a really hard pinching sensation that only feels better with pressure such as keeping my hand over it or wearing my trusty compression garment. I just deal with it most of the time the ps said he thinks the bulge is where a stitch may have 'pulled through' and he believes it will resolve itself with time. Yeah. Okay. Whatever. From what I have read here on RS, there isn't much to be done short of another tummy tuck to be able to access it and that isn't going to happen.
The scarring where the vertical incision opened is very skewed and he thinks he can center it better when he does the revision in about 8-10 months. I am hoping it will also improve my bb that also has skewed out of round from the scarring. No bikinis for me. ;)
My hubby & I just had our 50th wedding anniversary & are heading for Aruba in Feb. I regret I won't be able to expose ANY tummy skin but wearing a swimsuit without angst will still be fun! I did some quick pics today to show my progress! Love and LUCK to all my friends in this new year of 2017!!
Sigh. I went through google so I could comment under each photo but it denied photo access. So will now put them up through my equally messed up app but without attached comments. :(
The worst discomfort I have now is the bulge above my belly button. It is hard to discribe. Sort of a really hard pinching sensation that only feels better with pressure such as keeping my hand over it or wearing my trusty compression garment. I just deal with it most of the time the ps said he thinks the bulge is where a stitch may have 'pulled through' and he believes it will resolve itself with time. Yeah. Okay. Whatever. From what I have read here on RS, there isn't much to be done short of another tummy tuck to be able to access it and that isn't going to happen.
The scarring where the vertical incision opened is very skewed and he thinks he can center it better when he does the revision in about 8-10 months. I am hoping it will also improve my bb that also has skewed out of round from the scarring. No bikinis for me. ;)
My hubby & I just had our 50th wedding anniversary & are heading for Aruba in Feb. I regret I won't be able to expose ANY tummy skin but wearing a swimsuit without angst will still be fun! I did some quick pics today to show my progress! Love and LUCK to all my friends in this new year of 2017!!
Sigh. I went through google so I could comment under each photo but it denied photo access. So will now put them up through my equally messed up app but without attached comments. :(
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Sorry I didn't respond to your email, I lost it in my inbox somewhere!!
You've given me hope to start looking into revision as well. Just completed a workout and that one side
Of my muscle repair is giving me problems. Every time I work out! I can't live this way much longer. Gotta get it fixed!