Helping is Healing

So I found my plastic surgeon, but she is in Arizona…..here is what has happened the past few days. First, I listened to Diane Lee’s interview on the Birth Healing Summit 2018. This was exactly what I needed when I needed it. I have no question that I am a candidate for surgery, but the way she talked about it helped me for three reasons. Apparently, some surgeons are overlapping the rectus muscles when they do the repair. This is something that I want to avoid. Good to know so I can bring it up with the doctors. Diane discusses how it can take years for connective tissue to heal. It just confirms my decision to wait on surgery as I play around with rehab and the gym. I straight out ugly cried when she talked about how amazing her clients feel after surgery. Those that rehabbed, waited, and worked hard didn’t have nightmare recoveries. She was clear how hard it is at first, of course, but the end game is strong.  ...

Well, you guys...this one started out well and then took a sharp turn for the worst. When he walked in I got a really good feeling from him. He seemed warm, and when I told him about my physical therapy he perked up. I thought, omg! This might be the guy that actually sees the entire picture. U of M guy was going to be hard to beat, but I was starting to wonder if it actually might happen. I told him my story but then it took a disappointing turn.  He tried to convince me that working out shouldn’t have made me worse. He explained that the fascia can lose its elasticity in some people and in others it doesn’t (ok...yes); however, working out should help tighten everything up (um not always...and not that simple). Even after I explained that my rectus muscles did close some more after my first round of physical therapy and laying off certain exercises, he just kinda brushed it off. After I tried explaining what I did with CrossFit, he told me that he ...