Has anyone experienced muscle separation after a liver transplant?

Posted by lsheerin @lsheerin, Dec 29, 2024

Has anyone experienced muscle separation after a liver transplant? My husband had a liver transplant almost a year and a half ago and he developed a bulge in his stomach. We thought it was a hernia, but he had a CAT scan and there is no hernia. The gastro Dr. says it's muscle separation and the only way to correct it, is a very entailed surgery, which is cosmetic, so insurance will not pay for it. It's now a huge ball right in front of him. It looks like he has a basketball under his shirt. Not sure where to go from here????

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jackie421blfdgurl | @jackie421blfdgurl | Jan 26 7:32am

In reply to @colleenyoung "@lsheerin, has this been confirmed by your husband's transplant team? Might there be other options?" + (show)

Isherrin..me too this year will b 5 yr since my liver transplant.and 7 most after I had hernia surgery on same site and a plastic surgeon was present in surgery he put in two sheets of mesch about a yr ago I started to have same problem it is very uncomfortable.saw my surgeon and he said same thing tummy tuck.
But the way it can b presented to ins this is not for cosmetic it is a necessity. Also any one out there who has been thru this i also developing kidney problems found out my GFR is 40 !!!! Now have to see kidney Dr.!!that bridge is looking good