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Originally Posted by ngdawg
It had been suggested to me numerous times to sue my OB/GYN for the damage done. The scar is not only 'visible', but made my abdomen quite misshapened. Best case scenario is no visible scar, etc., but patients and doctors are unique and best case scenario is not universal. I will note that I had one of the most popular and well-respected OB/GYN high risk specialists in the state. But I can still stuff change under the left side of my stomach.....  |
My mom has similar problems. She suffers from keloid scarring, which creates thick, ropy scars that go beyond the original wound site. She had two scars on her abdomen for a long time--a giant C-shaped scar from having her appendix removed (her appendix was not where it was supposed to be, and so they kept going until they found it, up near her stomach), and a long scar descending from her belly button downward from having an emergency C-section during my brother's birth. When she went in for her hysterectomy, they were able to also do some plastic surgery to reshape the scars and remove some of the keloid tissue. They look a lot better now, and her stomach is much less misshapen. She has had subsequent surgeries on her abdomen for other problems due to the keloids (after her hysterectomy, they left her ovaries in, and she had to have them removed later because they got entangled in keloid scar tissue, as did part of her intestine) but now they just go through her belly button, which is much less invasive.
So if you have to ever have any procedure done on your stomach...ask if they can redo your scars.