Originally Posted by
vickig626
Bottomline, I'm not sorry I had it done and would do it again knowing what I now know. BUT, I would have waited until I was able to choose the "right" surgeon group who really cared about the long-term care.
I agree; I'd do it again but with a different surgeon. I ended up having 2 hernia surgeries and a tummy tuck with second. The doc didn't bill me for the tummy part and the hospital was covered by insurance. The reason I'd have a different doc is that he did what a lot do saying it's an easy fix (NOT) and never told me half of what I needed to know to make my recooperation easier. He had a support group at his house but I found out yrs later that I was one of the lucky ones. He ended up losing his license to practice first in a few hospitals then not being allowed to practice at all. There were alot of botched up jobs and people who had lots of problems due to his work. I'd had a referral from a friend when I went to him and she didn't have a problem so I figured I was good. I did get 100% checked out when I heard about all this and found out I was fine. It was scarey to think of what could have happened and not because of my body rejecting what I was doing but because he wasn't doing it like he should. Chose your doctors carefully. I've never had a doctor refuse me for anything but its not related to the surgery and I have a PCP who I see for most things. It is one of the best things that I ever did for my health, my staying around longer for my kids and grandkids.