Belly Button Issue

[lisafitz 18]

Does anyone have a problem with their belly button???

I had an issue with mine since surgery and losing the weight my belly button closes up so it is infected. I went to the family doctor and she sent me to toher doctors, which I ended up at a plastic surgeon. Two things they could have done.

1. Tummy Tuck

2. cut along the belly button and open it up

well of course INS would not pay for it. Saying not medical. It is medical if I wanted plastic surgery I would have had it after my third child was born and she is 22 years old. it has to do with my belly button and an infection.

Ugh this drives me nuts. I have to keep going back and forth with the doctors until they approve this.

What a pain in the butt. I just don't know what else to do.

Anyone having any issue's like this

[Scamp 207]

Before my TT my belly button was like a closed book (From a previous surgery for a Hernia I have like 2/3 of a belly button left maybe 1/2) It was hard to keep clean because it was so small etc.

My TT on Aug 12th brought to light the fact that I was left from one of my two hernia surgeries (No1 i think) with a ''Free Floating Belly Button'' Meaning that some eejit surgeon CUT the stalk of my Belly button leaving it without its blood supply stalk - I am still praying the belly button survives as there is a good chance I will lose it because of it's lack of Blood supply.

I would say that an Infected Bely Button IS a medical thing In my opinion as the Umbilicus has a bloody suply that leads to the whole body (I mean when you were in your mothers womb it was your entire link to life being the place all nutrition came through) I really hope that they can get this sorted for you!

If you are going to have a TT then I would think that the new placement of your Belly Button will sort out many of the problems :-) I hope your insurance will give the OK and that you can sort this problem out.