TT belly button question (HELP PLEASE)
So I went in Thursday for my day 4 follow up to my tummy tuck and lipo. Dr replaced by belly button bandage which was soaked in blood from the day of surgery. It stayed white for about half a day, if that. Its now saturated in blood. Its not coming outside of the plastic portion of the band aid but has soaked the gauze portion. I called Friday and they asked how much blood and did not seem too concerned. I just worry about the trapped moisture. How was your belly button healing time and what was the process like? So far Ive had some intense constipation which is starting to finally be done and the lipo areas are starting to hurt more than ever. I have some stinging and tenderness at my incision and lots of muscle soreness but this still feels wayyyyyyyyy worth it.
Any input on the belly button would be super amazing!
HUGS,
Jen
Any input on the belly button would be super amazing!
HUGS,
Jen
I'm 20 days out from lbl/bl. I never had any bleeding from my belly button. Not even a drop. My belly button is awesome.
Laura
Laura
Laura in Texas
53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)
RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis
brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco
"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."
Never had bleeding from my belly button like that...
Laina B.
250 / 160
9/9/03 Lap RNY
(Dr Charles Beall, Tyler TX - AWESOME!!!)
5/13/11 Cholecystectomy, extended abdominoplasty (anchor cut), and mastopexy
(Dr Charles Beall and Dr James Saar, Tyler TX - AWESOME!!!)
8/26/11 Abdominoplasty revision
(Dr James Saar, Tyler TX - AWESOME!!!)
I'm 7 weeks post fleur de lis tummy tuck & brachioplasty.
No bleeding around belly button. The incision around belly button is still bright red, but smooth. I have a "open" area at 12 o'clock that is filling in nicely and I've had to clip some suture that worked it's way through. I wear a 2X2 sterile gauze over it and have some dried drainage when the small opening is closing.
Don't know how far away your PS is - I take pictures with my phone and email them to my PS (since he is 4 hours away) and they phone me back and give me advice.
At least with bleeding - you know circulation is good. I would think "pressure" would help - do you wear abdominal binder or compression garment??
No bleeding around belly button. The incision around belly button is still bright red, but smooth. I have a "open" area at 12 o'clock that is filling in nicely and I've had to clip some suture that worked it's way through. I wear a 2X2 sterile gauze over it and have some dried drainage when the small opening is closing.
Don't know how far away your PS is - I take pictures with my phone and email them to my PS (since he is 4 hours away) and they phone me back and give me advice.
At least with bleeding - you know circulation is good. I would think "pressure" would help - do you wear abdominal binder or compression garment??