Scars

Shortly after having my internal J-Pouch created - after having an ileostomy for 7 months - I became quite self-conscious about my scar. Of course, I knew that the stoma scar would eventually settle down, but those first two years had me feeling a little embarrassed about it. 

But I am also a very stubborn person. 

I was still so very happy with my body, especially considering how much fight it had, that I still wanted to wear bikinis. So I found these temporary tattoos and began to use them on my scar whenever I would go to a pool or lake or our boating. It worked really well, and eventually the scar became barely even noticeable until you come right close. 

I have some new scars now. Surprisingly enough, the scars to remove my gallbladder are actually worse than those for my hysterectomy. Over the past few weeks, I have noticed one scar that makes it look like I have a double-belly-button. I find it amusing mostly, but I still feel a little self-conscious about it, and may feel that way for the first year or so. 

I was trying to think of a crafty way to help me feel better about it, and I think I found a solution. I think I will purchase a small clip-on/fake belly button ring. It will just look like a ridge above my belly button, in theory, so it might help. 

What do you think about my double-button scar?