"a wonderful doctor also his office staff is terrific with getting insurance aproval i got aproval for my belt lift (tummy tuck with the back, which i had in may 07, my breast lift and scar revision on 11/07 my next surgery is the arms 1/23/08 then three months later my legs then im done"
"my first imprssion was very good on Dr. Bono i traveld about 75 miles to have my suregery wi him. umm i had quite a bit of complications after my surgery the firstt week was good then i had little fever and pussing out of my iscion i went the 75 mile back to see the doctor he said oh its fine and just cover it and then i went home started tog et a fever i was turnign blue an couldnt stop shaking and had a temp of 105 F i called the doctor and still nothing i was over reating i went to my local ER they sent me home on antibodics but i go back 2 hours lster a differnt doc is working at that time i was even throwing up bile as well they do a cat scan of my iscion and see a massive infection so hey transfer me down to hazleton by ambulance 75 miles they would let my father drive me. i get to hazelton general they do xrays and admit me they are trying to get my temp down but it wouldnt i was on cooling blankets and everything the first itme i saw my dad cry. then dr. bono brings me back to the or said he had to clean out the infection when i woke up in the room i look down while he nurse is changing the bandage and to my surprise i see my insides he had to keep the inscion open to heal from the inside out . it took 7 months for it to heal completely i had my father and nurse stuffing and changing my dressing 2 times aday surgig that time. hen i think evrhing is going okay im losing the weight quick i also couldnt keep nething down . about 6 months after surgery i end up a t st josephes in hazelton for malnutrion and dehydration they had to put a port in my chest to give me TPNs for 8 days i go home the port stayed in just in case i needed it again hat got infected 3 days after i got home back in the hospotial on IV antibodics for 7 days another major infection lucky me. okay then 1 month after i start getting seve pain in my hands and feet and cant feel them off and on i go to nerologist at Colombia in NYC they do an EMG i have pherial Neurapathy from lack of vitiams and not eating im still on medications till this day for that and for 3 years now i hav had serve aneima which causes me to have to go in and out the hospital for a week at a timefor bllod transfsions and iv iron herapy . i was not told of all these risks he said i would have to take b12 for the rest of my life and that was it. i mean i honestly dont know if i would do it agian but now that i had some of my plastic surgery im like i think iw ould have i started at 400 i am now 209 they took 14lbs of extra skin off in may 2007 when i had the belt lift. i had the breast down in 11/2007 and 1/23/08 i have my arms down and 3 months later my legs. i mean i was down to 170 but i ained about 60lbs when i had my daughte in 2005 a blessing from god . would i do it agian i think so i cant wait to be finsihed though."
