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Hi Tammy
i am so sorry. i can actually read the fear in your posts....but....you sound like you are really being strong and keeping up a good attitude. That means so much to your healing. Keep your good energy flowing. Always be strong!
Congrats on not smoking too.
I think i would feel tons better if i had a second opinion. Ultimately, it is your decisions. Seeing your tissue in real life is much better for a than just a pic.
Hugs to you!
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Tammy,
I hope things are improving for you. Please keep us updated. I know this is a trying time for you. Is the process getting smaller?
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and hugs!!!
We are all here for you!!!!
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well today is the 23rd. i seen the yesterday. Iam post op 15 days now. my belly close to my insision is going darker. Now doc says yes i will be loosing some loss there, he actually says it has held up very well, better than he expected. He said it has taken longer to turn colour as well, its not black like leather yet, and not hard as leather, but he says it will go there. Now he says it will pick and flake off, so i said what is it going to look like under there, cause ive seen some bad sore s, he says hes not sure, but looking at it, he believes its not going to be that bad. He says he has no worries and i should not worry either. I still have one drain in as i told him every day i drain around 26-28 cc per day, maybe we should just leave it, and he says considering what iam going through lets leave it and take it out next tuesday. My belly button he sewed up and they took my stitches out. Btw. this is not my new belly button. I will be receiving my new belly button the next phase. You know he told me IF he did my full tt i probally would of turned out worse, meaning for what my tummy looks like now, he said it would of been worst. Now my insision is alittle bleeding, he says its ok, its all part of the slow healing. I have a terrible amount of swelling, bad, bad, bad, but i still take my water, s, no smoking, eating healthy so i should make it. Iam dying to heal so we can get on to the next phase, so i can relate to you ladies. I know some of you dont understand why i have to have my tt done in 2 phases, but i trust my doctor, as he is well known in canada here, and he sure is not cheap. My family doctor knows him and referred me to him. I trust in him, and he is so passionate when i go and see him. He makes me feel so good, when i leave his office. I know iam in good hands. SO anyways i have not healed to good, i will get hubby to take some more pictures today, but its my daughters birthday.
talk to you all later
tammy
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Glad your doc is on top of things. This will require some ongoing care and it sounds like you have the best eprson to do it.
Best Wishes,
John LoMonaco, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Houston,
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Please keep in contact and take care though this. I am curious also as to how the incision is looking relative to how it has been. How is your having you maintain it at present?
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right now still i clean my insision with half water/half proxide, and put on polysporin
he would like my tummy wet with polysporin, and to try and air dry my tummy as much as i can. I dont like doing that, feel naked, and Yucky.
He dosnt want no more dressings on the areas as well.
and yes my insision is still slightly bleeding.
tammy
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I was actually more curious (and hopeful) that the process got smaller. If so, your loss may be small and easily contained in the revision you will probably need. If you are not comfortable with posting any more images I understand. This is instructive for the others on the board though.
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Hummergirl... just sending you a lot of positive healing vibes your way and just wanted to let you know you're in my prs. I can't imagine being in your position I know I would be just as ed. Just try not to dwell on it too much and let time take over and do the healing. I'm certainly glad to hear that your PS is telling you not to worry - I would take that as a good sign! Take it easy, and PLS keep us updated.
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well i have posted a few more pics as of the 23rd 15 days post op, i dont mind sharing, not sure how long Iam going to be able to stomach lookin at my s but so far Iam ok. The area seems to be the same size, did assure me that in the next couple of weeks, the area will come smaller and he says its only going to be a small area, but to me when i look at the area it looks so darn HUGE. But when he looks at me, at tells me it will get smaller, and i will loose only a small piece i have to have faith and pray he is right. My pictures are wet lookin, because for some reason he wants me to keep the area wet. I dont understand that, but hey he is the doc. I go and see him next tuesday, I still have swelling so unbelievably bad, and my muscles really really hurt. At night time around 7-8 i cant even talk iam so uncomfortable, so Iam aloud by the doc to take 1 oxycotin ( pain pill) that seems to calm down my sore muscles. My husband seems to be doing fine cleaning my , belly and button, for now i just hope when the black pic and flakes off underneath there, i hope he can handle it cause iam afraid just thinking of it. Got a question though, iam scared to touch the area now and possibly then, afraid my fingers will go right through my skin could that happen?
anyways.
that is my progress, doc says dont worry but i say good god, i dont like this feeling of yuckiness.
tammy
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My son's B-day is Aug. 23rd, as well. He turned 5. Hope Chuck E Cheese is ready for us this weekend - he's never been!
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Hummergirl, I've been following this thread, and just wanted to let you know I'm sending positive thoughts your way!!! I'm sure you are having a difficult time wrapping your brain around what is going on with your body, but keep faith in what your is saying. You're fortunate to have such a caring hubby to look after you.
Next year at this time this will all be a distant memory and you will be 100% healed and flaunting your new stuff!!
Please keep us posted often as to your progress.
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i know i cant wait til next summer, but everyday seems to drag knowing this really sucks, waking up feeling like this. But thank god for this forum i tell you , i wake up and all day i come on her just to see whats knew, and just knowing that i have friends here that are going through or have been through what i am, really makes me have better days.
tammy
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Please see doc asap. Your tummy looks similar to mine and I had necrosis and have had 5 surgeries in the hospital. Including blood transfusions wound vac and proxy derms. I was in the hospital for 8 days for the 2nd and 3rd debrements. I was sent home with a pic in my arm so I could give myself antibiotics 3x a day. 4th was for 1st round of proxy derms, later Doc would put them on during wound vac changes (3x a week but at times 5x due to leaks) 5th was to close up. I didn't close, opened up bigger. Back on wound vac and now since 1st of August Doc did daily dressing changes and today I am closed. I have more surgeries ahead of me. I have the greatest husband who has never complained, he spent 4 months of constant care giving. Cooking, cleaning and taking care of his business from home. My is the most amazing man I have ever met. He would call 3x a day, be at the hospital for every wound vac change(even though I had a wound therapist) Meet me at the hospital at any hour of the night to fix a leak in the vac and there were many. He continues to see me weekly and call every other day. I have been very emotional and depressed, but with the 2 men in my life I know I will get better. This all began March 22, 2006
My prs are with you,
Kate
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How are you doing? What is your planning? Are you seeing him frequently? I hope you are well.