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I've gone through a few consultations (both virtual and in person) and 2 of the surgeons want me to lose weight prior to my surgical procedure. Thinking extended FDL Tummy Tuck with muscle repair and a back lift with Thigh lift. 2 different procedures and I am already at 150 pounds. My "ideal weight" is 135 and I have A LOT of excess skin with not much fat according to my scale.
Would that automatically turn you away from a surgeon? I am having enough difficulty as it is maintaining my weight let alone lose another 5-10 pounds and concerned that once I have surgery I will be even less!
Any tips?
Thank you. Is the area that lost sensation just around the scar? or is it larger than that?
Mine is still numb as well. I had mine in February 2019 and I still have very little feeling in my stomach area. Doc said it probably will not return. Still would not change decision to have it done.
HW 299 SW 290 CW 139 GW 140 2/08/2019 OPERATION: Surgical Hernia with excision of total surface area of 55 x 29 cm of abdominal skin.
I know this is such a late response but i had the same abdominal cramps too a few months after surgery. This went on for years UNTIL i discovered i was magnesium deficient.. Once i started taking magnesium the cramps stopped.
I'm sure it has to do with nerves being cut. He did tell me it can take months for sensitivity to come back. Oddly, I don't hadn't have numbness any more in my arms or breasts - it's just some of the areas from my navel to my hips.
do you think it had to do with you personally, or the surgeon and the technique? do you know other patients who had surgery with your surgeon?
Something I have always wondered if THE WAY a surgeon does something vs something that varies by patient?
I guess I am just throwing questions out there because I really want the work done, I am just scared I won't be able to have sensation or going completely numb and that is a horrible feeling.
ok... I get it. Just making sure I understood it completely! Thank you!
I'm still numb at two years out. Pubic area is not, though. For the first year I was numb all the way from my hips up to my waist. Since then, some sensation has come back, but I'm still numb in a few areas. Some people permanently have some numb areas - esp along the incision lines.
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