Anyone else have internal bleeding complication after TT?

I went in on 9/3/04 to have my tummy tuck done. It was an outpt procedure but when I was ready to leave the surgical center I passed out. They monitored my BP for a while and decided to admit me to the hospital. On the ride over to the hospital in the ambulance my BP was 50/30, yes that is correct. I was bleeding to death. They decided right away when I got to the ER that I needed emergency surgery to find the source of the bleeding. My tummy tuck took 3 hours in the morning and then I was back in surgery for another 3 hours in the afternoon. The dr. said I had a belly full of blood but said they cauterized everything in sight. I ended up staying in the hospital 4 days and had a blood transfusion too. My hemoglobin dropped dangerously low and I just kept passing out. I am home now and the BP is back in the normal range. Now I am just dealing with the pain of the incision. Wondering if anyone else has had this happen to them. I hope in a few weeks I will feel this was all worth it. I am 14 months postop WSL and now 5 days postop TT.

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