have any of you woke up after surgery with NO BELLY BUTTON

I have still not gotten use to not hsaving one- when I wear clothes that fit alil tight at the area where my belly botton was- it hurts a lil and I was hoping one person on here was like me and could help me understand - does it feel normal after a while and do you get used to not having a belly button??

Why do you have no belly button now?  I did not even have any incisions near my belly button.

Kelly

I don't think this is common at all.  I have personally never seen any type of surgical patient lose their belly button.  I have heard of tummy tuck patients losing it and having a reconstructed fake one. I imagine it might not feel good though since the belly button can be pretty sensitive.  Sorry.

started out as laproscopy and then Doc needed to do open- had hernia Dr thought  after removing hernia could do a mini tummyt tuck so wah lah... no belly button.  Actually it looks pretty good except for the scar that is from under breast down to my c section scar... then dont forget all the left over holes from lap- there were 5 of them and then 4 drain holes- TRUTHFULLY it has all healed well and the weirdest part is THE no belly button.

I understand the gastric bypass and the hernia surgery but why do a  mini tummy tuck before you lost any weight?  Plus he isnt' a plastic surgeon, he isnt' trained to do tummy tucks and that is probably why you no longer have a belly button.  I would be pretty pissed off.

WOW, that actually sounds like a doozy of a surgery.  Glad you healed so well.

Even after an open RNY (8 in*****ision), hernia repair (6x6 inch piece of mesh), a panni removal, AND a TT, I still have my belly button.  It's about an inch and a half lower that it used to be (and a bit "hooded", but it was always in "innie") but it's still there.

Lora

must be nice-Ok Lora- stop bragging  :)   How r u buddy!!

LOL.  I'm fine... recovering from the OH conference and dreading having to go back to work in the morning!

(I'm sure you"ll get used to not having a belly button... I ave several friends who lost theirs after TTs and they don't misss them  now.)

Lora

it truly was- 7 hours on the table then 3 days ICU and a total of 7 procedures-- and gastric wasnt suppose to be one of them- I was suppose to have vertical sleeve but stomach kept folding in the middle after being above my diapragm for many years so all in all one less belly button I realize was a small price to pay- I WAS JUST HOPING ONE other person on here could tell me about living without a belly button- so many have had tummy tucks and such... but thanks for all the responces!