Pre0p Appointment Complete

I met with my surgeon today to finalize my surgery plans.  He has me excited because he was excited with what he feels are going to be positive results.  He kept talking about how life changing it is going to be to not have this big ol' belly hanging from my abdomen.  I want to believe it.  I want to believe that when I wake up this belly will be gone but the cynical soul in me says that "I will believe it when I see it".  

Now on to the upsetting news.  My surgeon doesn't think he can save my belly button.  I want a belly button.  I had WLS and now am having plastic surgery because I want to be "normal".  Normal people have belly buttons!!!  I can't help but be sad about the fact that yet again, I am not going to look like everyone else.  Yet again, I am going to find myself in a situation where I feel like I have to explain myself.  I don't care what people think, I care that for me this just another way that being excessively obese for all of my life has affected how I am able to function.   

Congrats on your upcoming surgery.

I'm not sure why you can't have a belly button. I am having a new one made after the skin removal in the place that it would have been if I didn't need to have the surgery. My PS didn't make it sound like a big deal. I don't think I would be happy to not have one .

Martha

 My PS mentioned dimpling my skin the office to make it look like a belly button.  I didn't ask what that meant because I was still upset and near tears thinking about not having one.  SInce not having a belly button is not a deal breaker - I chose not to explore it further so that I didn't cause myself unneeded emotions.

I have my TT January 8th and I will lose my bellybutton also. But, at nearly 60 years old, it is not important to me, no one will ever see if I have one or not with the exception of my husband and he says what do you need one for? I will be glad its gone after nearly 6 years of having constant bacteria problems.

I will keep you in my prayers and thoughts for a safe and successful surgery.

Hugs
Barbara
in Missouri

He should be able to make a hole where your belly button is and put a few stiches around it to heal up just like a cute new button. I would ask why he is not considering that?