9/15 Hernia Repair, Abdominal Reconstruction & Tummy Tuck

Yesterday I wrote about my one-year surgi-versary and a 200 pound weight loss.   Now for the next leg of my journey:  Hernia Repair, Abdominal Wall Reconstruction & Tummy Tuck.  Repetitive abdominal surgeries have left me with no abdominal wall. I’m walking around, granted 200 pounds lighter, but looking like I have a huge beach ball in my belly.   So, my weight loss surgeon says I need something done and sent me to a plastic surgeon to investigate reconstruction of my abdominal wall.   To this end, I am having surgery this Monday, September 15^th. I had my last pre-op visit with Dr. Aloor (the PS) last Wednesday. As he told his intern, while trying to hold my abdomen up, “See this? It’s all bowels hanging out.” A sobering thought. One area of the hernia is so bad that it sits at the top of my left thigh and even prevented an x-ray of the hip to show anything.   Monday afternoon, both Dr. Aloor and my RNY surgeon will be working on me for 4-6 hours +. This is a little daunting.   I'm not so worried about myself.  After all, I'll be asleep.  But, I really feel sorry for my husband having to wait and worry for such a length of time. Chances are he will be alone. Hopefully, a friend I work with can come by for a few hours in the afternoon. I know the waiting is no fun. I have sat and waited through many of his surgeries. So, I know of what I speak. I’m sure all of you can commiserate.   I’m excited and nervous. Dr. Aloor said he will make my tummy as flat as possible. That will be too cool.   I’ve heard a tummy tuck alone can be quite painful. I just hope the medical staff  keeps the good stuff coming.   Anyway, that’s my tale of woo or is it WOW?   I’ll have to post before and after pictures.   I’ll post online again after I get home and can sit at the computer.

OMG, you poor thing!  That is just what I've been afraid of happening to me.  I can't believe they won't do surgery after your great weight loss.  I know my doctor wanted me down to at least 200 pounds before considering surgery, unless I had an emergency situation.  Yours sounds like an emergency to me!

Hang in there.  Your day will come.

I'll post again after my surgery.

Thanks for your good wishes.

hi I am so happy you are haveing this done keep in tuch with us and let us know how things are going I have the same thing as you all do I was 317 pounds in june of last year I had gastrobypass and lost 98 pounds and I have a hudge hurnia comeing out if belly to it's so painfull but I went to see the doc for my one year visit and he to said the only way to get rid of the hurnia is to have a tummy tuck to get rid of all the skyn that is brakeing the hurnia open I go in oct of this year to have myne as I still have to loose 60 to 70 more pounds but already I am scared to death so you will be a big help to me hang in there and you have a great recovery you will see it will be worth it in the end:)

best of luck to you april!! ill keep you in my prayers!!

each day will get better, be strong!

marlena