Dear Heather,
DO NOT HAVE ANY ELECTIVE SURGERY IF YOU ARE PRONE TO ADHESIONS!!! I wish
someone, especially the plastic surgeon would have told me of the
possibiolity of adhesions deveoping after surgery. Four years agoI had
a reverse abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) and a back lift because of extra
skin hanging down from when I had obsity and a huge wasitline as a
child. IT WAS THE BIGGEST MISTAKE OF MY LIFE AND HAS RUINED MY LIFE. I
have a 30 inch scar that surrounds my entire torso, with adhesions
everywhere, along the scar line, and even where the two drains were
placed. I am in agony/toture from adhesion pain- stinging, burning,
pulling, tearing. I have not been able to work since Sept because of
this pain. I have withdrawn all my savings and am going to Germany on
Jan 28, NEXT tUESDAY. Will have surgery on Sept 31 to try to remove the
adhesions and Dr. Kruskinski said he would use some special stitch
technique that he uses for plastic surgery pts to prevent the formation
of adhesions. So, my suggestion would be don;t let anyone near you with
a knife. Just accept that you have extra skin folds, which are a bother
for finding clothes to fit, but at least they don;t hurt.
Mary Lou