I think my doc simply forgot to replace my bellybutton..what should I do?

I had RNY in July 2001, textbook case, no probs. I went back and had my tummy tuck and hernia surgery in November 2002. After removing the bandages, I discovered that I had no belly button. I asked my surgeon, and all he had to say was, "Well, you can come in outpatient and we can make you a new one." I had distinctly remembered he had told me presurgery that I would have it reconstructed at the time of the tummy tuck. I didn't want to create a scene, so I let it go. Time has passed, and I thought I was okay living without the unnecessary belly button. But after enduring a summer of endless questions and being called a freak, I feel like I was cheated. This may sound petty to some, but I feel like he just forgot and was trying to make me think he didn't. I know my insurance isn't going to pay for me to get a belly button (as he suggested, outpatient), so what should I do now? I haven't been back to him since my postop removal of drains. I like him and feel grateful that the surgery he did (RNY) saved my life, but I am embarrassed about the bellybutton (or lack thereof). What should I do???

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