A little TT uncertainty

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Hi Everyone!

Well, after months of waiting for my PS's office to co-ordinate his

schedule w/ my benefits coordinator, I had a circumferential

Truncoplasty on 7/3/02. WOW! I had been reading (and posting on

occasion)and really thought I was well informed and going into this

with eyes wide open. I THINK I was pretty well prepared. One thing I

forgot about was that when I had my RNY on 5/30/00, I had an issue

where the incision just didn't want to close in one area about the

size of a quarter.I had to pack it daily until it did close 3 weeks

later. Now that was with an 8 " incision. What made me think I

wouldn't run into the same issue this time around with an incision

that runs horizonatlly around my hips (and dips in the front) and

runs vertically over my old incision??? I guess that once I got over

that hurdle, I just never thought more about it again.

Now, I'm not saying I expected absolute perfection here. I knew it

was a large undertaking, but here I am almost 3 weeks out and my new

bellybutton just won't seem to heal over. I also have areas in the

front that form scabs (Ewww...sorry) but beneath the surface are just

soft and runny and oozing slightly. Last night I had a clearish (w/

pink tinge)stream of fluid running from another area. That has since

dried up. Can any of you wise and experienced peers tell me of your

healing experiences so that I can stop the panic button in my head

until I see my PS for follow up on Friday? My PS did say that with an

incision this large it is not uncommon for some areas to be slow to

heal or even small infections. Now I do have red areas that are

slightly tender to the touch where the healing just doesn't seem to

be going well. Do any of you who have experienced anything similar

know what the remedy was?

I am just a little bit nervous and heading back to work tomorrow and

wonder if I'm going to need some incisional revisions. Any help or

guidance is really appreciated!

Peace,

Trish

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Circumferential Truncoplasty 7/3/02

Dr. / Beverly Hills & Long Beach, CA