My name is Stephanie I am 21 years old and was born sadly with my intestines on the outside of my body. Due to that I have now had a 10-12 inch scar running from just below my belt line to just below my chest on my stomach. This scar has caused tissue to build up on both sides of my stomach, creating what i like to call ugly hills on my midsection. I am a new mother of a beautiful girl who is 18 months, her father left for another girl when she was about 9 months. I thought he was the one and was comfortable enough to show my scar that i hide on a daily basis to him. I know there is more reason for us not being together but it made me hate the way i look. I have always had issues with my stomach, never liked it but now I feel as though I cant show anyone. I want for once in my life to feel beautiful, the pregnancy made my stomach look worse due to stretch marks and what not. I have not had the opportunity to get this corrected mainly because I dont have the money to do it. And even if I did would most likely be spending the money on something more realistic. I really just hope that maybe someday one person would be able to help, I dont expect anything to come for free and would be willing to do anything (within reason) to get plastic surgery to correct or even make my scar a little less noticeable. My family and people I dont even know have made fun of my scar for years, sad because its nothing I could help, I was born this way. But I have never felt comfortable in a bathing suit, I feel as though I have lost out on a lot of things in life because I dont feel pretty. I wont wear certain clothes, I feel as though I cant dress up which makes me not want to go out and meet anyone. If you can help or know anyone that might be able to please let me know I would appreciate any type of information that might help me! Thank you so much for taking the time to read.
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