Muscle damage????

Ok, I don't really fully understand this myself, but I thought I'd throw it out there. Someone had surgery with my doc last July. She mentioned to me that she's got this lump that bulges out, characteristics of a hernia. She went to see surgeon today, and he said, "It's that my muscles are so far apart that everything is coming through. He said he thinks it's time to see a plastic surgeon and have all the muscles fixed. He said it can also happen when you get really heavy, and they can't hold all the extra weight, and they get very weak. Then there's no muscle holding in your organs and stuff, so they kind of bulge out." So, this is one thing I definitely never read anything about during my research, have any of you? This girl was less than 1/2 the size of me, so if it happened to her, then it surely will happen to me?????

HI MICHELLE...I HAVE NOT HEARD ANY OF THIS EITHER....I HAVE READ TONS OF PROFILES AND TALKED TO MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD WLS AND NOT ONE HAS MENTIONED THIS AT ALL!!!!! HUGS JUDY

Never heard of that. I wouldn't sweat it. Just because it happened to her, doesn't mean it will happen to you. I wouldn't worry.

Michelle, I agree with Tabby, I wouldn't worry about it happening to you. I've done tons of reading and research, plus I have personal friends who have had this surgery and none of them have had this happen. This is a personal journey and while we all have similarities, there are also a lot of differences. My best advice is to follow your surgeon's advice and program and stay positive. You'll continue to do well. Best of luck, Susan

I haven't heard about it. Sounds painful. At least insurance will cover her ps this way. Psst- not gonna be you. Aime

Never heard of this, Michelle. But it sure sounds like another incentive to use those weight machines at my gym... Lisa