Re: Belly button question
From: Jennifer (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Jan 8 17:36:42 2004
The ob/gyn who did the surgery wanted to send me to a plastic surgeon to
fix his "mess" but I said "No thanks!"...Having that infection was SO
scary. I didn't even know exactly HOW serious it was until after it had
finally gone. He never really acted like it was a severe thing, but
once it was gone he told me about the plastic surgeon and about the
severity of the infection. He even paid my hospital bills! Too bad he
was a complete mess-I had to find another doctor. His wife left him and
his practice went down the drain. :-(
This was two years ago and it's still very hard and I get these little
infections in it now. I have a tube of antibiotics I have to use 3 or 4
times a year. That's why I really would rather never have anyone touch
it again!! LOL
--
Jennifer
Ohio
At Thu, 8 Jan 2004, Laura wrote:
>
>No questions are stupid, Jennifer!
>
>I too have been worried about the condition of my belly button after my
>first lap one month ago. The shape of it is changed, even after the
>swelling has gone away, and the bottom half of it feels quite hard when
>I press on it, although I'm sure it will heal more as time goes on.
>
>I can't tell you how many times a belly button can be used, but if I had
>to guess I'd say that probably successive surgeries won't make it much
>worse--the same way that the first pregnancy always does the most damage
>to your body. But if the scar tissue is very hard maybe the doctor
>would make a cut underneath it instead of right on it.
>
>If your infection left you with a lot of scar tissue, why don't you see
>a plastic surgeon to remove it? I did some research on this myself and a
>lot of surgeons do belly button surgeries, to fix hernias or simply to
>improve the shape. Although you probably wouldn't want to do that until
>you were sure there were no more laps in store for you.
>
>Take care of yourself Jennifer, and good luck! :)
>
>Laura
>
>At Tue, 6 Jan 2004, Jennifer wrote:
>>
>>Ok, this may be a really stupid question, but here goes:
>>How many times can a Dr use your belly button as an entrance point for a
>>Lap?? Mine has been used twice for laps, and it is fairly hard now,
>>almost to the point of being herniated. The last surgery I got a staph
>>infection there that took 3 months to clear up, so it's a very ugly scar.
>>What happens when you can't use the belly button anymore? Do they just
>>make holes wherever instead?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>--
>>Jennifer
>>Ohio
>>
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