USA (Nov 16)— It's been a year and a half since Las Vegan Michele Trobaugh went under doctor Jan Adams' knife to receive breast implants and a tummy tuck. She now doubts her body or her life will ever be the same.

Alyson McCarthy, Reporter

Nov 16, 2007 10:16 PM EST

Since rapper Kanye West's mother died just one day after undergoing plastic surgery, more of Dr. Jan Adams' patients are coming forward -- claiming they've been the victims of botched surgeries.

Eyewitness News spoke exclusively to one Las Vegas woman who says her experience with the California plastic surgeon has left her badly scarred -- both physically and emotionally.

It's been a year and a half since Las Vegan Michele Trobaugh went under doctor Jan Adams' knife to receive breast implants and a tummy tuck. She now doubts her body or her life will ever be the same.

After the high-risk pregnancy and delivery of her second son Kyle, Michele wanted to repair some of the damage to her body -- especially her breasts and stomach. She says she chose doctor Jan Adams for a reason.

"I saw him on the Discovery Health Channel, and I thought this guy must really know what he's doing."

But just days after Michele received breast implants and a tummy tuck, she knew something was wrong.

"You're saying to your doctor, 'Something's not right here, there's too much drainage and a lump under my arm and I can't put my arm down, and I'm having a hard time breathing.' But he's saying you have to give this time to heal," she said.

But nearly one year after her surgery, the problems she saw initially didn't disappear.

"He absolutely butchered me," she said.

Michele underwent a second surgery to eliminate pockets of fluid on both sides of her waist, suffered several infections and is still dealing with the physical repercussions of her cosmetic surgery.

"I get shooting pains in my breast, a hard lump on my side and I'm concerned that the implant will come out -- it's bulging already."

None of her complications are covered by insurance, nor is any reconstructive surgery to repair the damage. And hearing of the death of hip-hop artist Kanye West's mother has re-opened her own emotional wounds once again.

"I was in tears the minute I heard it, because I knew it was only a matter of time. After what I went through, it was only a matter of time before somebody actually died."

Michele has been asked to share her story with "Inside Edition" next week, along with several other former patients of Dr. Jan Adams.

She has been offered money from other media outlets -- but Michele says she has refused to accept any payment for her story, even though she cannot afford to hire an attorney to file a medical malpractice lawsuit.

"I don't want to profit from this. I don't want to pad my personal bank account. I want to get the damage repaired, so I can put this behind me."

An employee at the Euclid Outpatient Clinic in Fountain Valley, California, tells Eyewitness News that doctor Jan Adams is no longer affiliated with the facility and would not provide any forwarding contact information.

The Discovery Health Channel has also pulled his show -- "Plastic Surgery Before and After" -- from its line-up since the death of Donda West.

Through his spokesperson, doctor Jan Adams has said he has done nothing wrong but expressed his condolences to the West family.