NEWSOK! Interview: 'Mob Wives' Star Renee Graziano Talks $30K "Body Lift"
July 15 2011, Published 1:15 p.m. ET
On June 27, Mob Wives diva Renee Graziano underwent a massive surgical overhaul — a $30,000 “full body lift,” including a tummy tuck and a buttocks lift — because, as Renee put it, she has always wanted more “junk in my trunk.” What she got was a near-death experience: Coming out of anesthesia after the five-hour procedure, Renee moved the wrong way and burst open her stitches, unleashing a geyser of blood — and requiring emergency surgery at a Staten Island hospital. In an OK! exclusive in this week's issue, Renee spoke — frankly, as always — from her hospital bed about the ordeal.
How did you tear the stitches in your back?
Basically, they cut me all the way around the middle, and after the surgery, I don’t know if I sat up, rolled over or whatever, but I tore the stitches open. They realized, after maybe 15 minutes, that I was in a pool of blood.
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Did it hurt?
Honestly, I don’t remember because I was still under anesthesia. But I had to undergo a blood transfusion; I received three pints. Then I went back under for 40 more minutes of surgery. This has not been pleasurable — not that I expected it to be a walk in the park, but I didn’t expect the complications, and I don’t think the doctor expected the complications. But I always say, “You never know what to expect with Renee!”
How are you feeling now?
I’m having a lot of pain now, to be honest. I did as much walking as I could this morning. I was great, and then after a few hours, the doctor had to change my bandages. I’m leaking or whatever.
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Did you have any second thoughts before the surgery?
The guy I’m now dating, we’ll call him Mystery Man, when I discussed it with him, he was like, “Don’t do it; you don’t need it.” But I don’t listen to anyone.
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Do you regret the surgery?
It looks like a horror story, but I don’t want it to. S*** happens. I don’t want people to be afraid. I mean, would I do it again? Yeah, I would, you know what I mean? Everything is a learning
experience.
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Does the close call make you think about mortality?
I’m on the mend now! I’m not dying anytime soon. I’ve got about another five seasons for you!
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