Than you should take into consideration the question being asked. Your surgery
was not just a TT. She clearly asked about a TT, not a Radical procedure. So
therefore, your information you gave was very misleading.


-----Original Message-----
From: kathleen larabee <kml_pink_lemonade@...>
To: cosmeticandplasticsurgery@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, Jun 26, 2009 2:22 pm
Subject: Re: [Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery] tummy tuck info








In my case i had a 20 lb panel removed which included mascerated muscles and
scar tissue from 8 other surgeries. I was facing a colostomy bag. ?I doubt you
had anything that severe. I was just sharing my very personal experience, not
advising.?
--- On Fri, 6/26/09, Danielle <babieprncess27@...> wrote:

From: Danielle <babieprncess27@...>
Subject: Re: [Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery] tummy tuck info
To: "cosmeticandplasticsurgery@yahoogroups.com"
<cosmeticandplasticsurgery@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Friday, June 26, 2009, 1:53 AM

Hi
I have to disagree with these comments. You do have to maintain
your weight or you will gain weight on your tummy. This is not a
weight loss surgery...it is for removal of extra skin. So once that
skin is removed,you are left with a flat belly. As with a skinny
person with a flat tummy, you CAN and WILL gain weight if you don't
"maintain" your health. As far as sit ups and such. There is only
limits during recovery. I am doing sit ups with now issue now. And any
doc will tell you after recovery, there is no way the you can rip the
muscle repair or harm it any differently than someone who hasn't had
the surgery. The ONLY issue I still have after a year is I am still
comepletly numb in a small circle around my belly button and at times
I still have what us tummy tuckers call "swell hell". I still swell
sometimes and it gives a bloated look. But it's not bad.
So anyway, to say you don't need to maintain is not accurate. And
to say you have limits after full recovery is not accurate either.
There should be no reason why you aren't able to do a sit up. My
advice is to meet with several PS before making your decision. And if
one tells you that you don't need to maintain your body and you can
never do sit ups again, RUN as fast as you can.

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On Jun 26, 2009, at 4:08 AM, kathleen larabee <kml_pink_lemonade@ yahoo.com
> wrote:

>
>
> Hi Karrie
> I had a radical tummy tuck called a paniculectomy, in 05. Iit was
> the best thing I ever did for myself. It actually saved my lief
> since it kept me from getting serious recurrrent hernias. have
> ganied weight since the procedure but it still looks so much better
> than my original abdomen. Constant exercise is not necessary in my
> opinion, actually in my case I was warned against doing sit ups. Low
> impact exercise, walking, etc is best. It is very painful and there
> are a lot of risks and restrictions while healing but i would do it
> again.
> Best of Luck
>
> --- On Thu, 6/25/09, Karrie <jpmmcm5@yahoo. com> wrote:
>
> From: Karrie <jpmmcm5@yahoo. com>
> Subject: [Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery] tummy tuck info
> To: cosmeticandplastics urgery@yahoogrou ps.com
> Date: Thursday, June 25, 2009, 7:26 PM
>
> Hi
> looking for information from all you girls who had tummy tucks...
> have you been able to keep the weight off so that all your efforts
> weren't in vain? that's one of the things I'm concerned about...
> was it worth it?
> can you maintain the work that was done without constant exercise?
>
> thanks in advance
>
> Karrie
>
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