Re: umbilical hernia

[Guest guest]

Hi, I am 5 days home from having one fixed. This was my third one and I had

no pain at all from any of them! this one was huge. It was incisional and 30

cm in length and 10 cm in width. I had it fixed lap and the doc told me if

it could not have been fixed lap it would have been a very serious operation.

I am feeling very sore but happy I had it plus the panniculectomy done/ Lost

8 1/2 lbs of fat and fat.....ugh. I had to have anohter belly button made and

I hope it makes it. It doesn't look so good.

love

marilyn in WV

[Guest guest]

You know, I just had my first post op panni appt today (my panni was

9 days ago)...and I finally asked " how much did my skin weigh? " I

didn't see the regular PS but his assistant instead. He looked it up

and it wasn't noted anywhere he could find. He did tell me that he

was there during my surgery and he remembered that " you were fairly

unique in that your's was literally ALL skin, no fat under

there...you lost all your fat " , LOL. Who woulda thunk that?

Also, I talked to another nurse about the binder situation...she was

extremely nice and helpful. Gave me a number to call to talk to the

woman's supervisor...and said that this is not the first she heard

of this particular nurse being rude. Said it is an ongoing problem

with that nurse. And the best part, she gave me a perfect fitting

binder, after the hell I have gone through with these last two ones.

I will be calling on Monday. Many thanks to all that responded to my

binder dilemna.

~Kricket

> I am feeling very sore but happy I had it plus the panniculectomy

done/ Lost