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Considering a TT, but Really Nervous - Birmingham, AL
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6 Days postop Drains came out today! Hallelujah!!!...
6526anonJuly 14, 2010
WORTH IT$10,000
6 Days postop Drains came out today! Hallelujah!!! What a difference that makes. The nicest nurse worked with me today, and it wasn't so bad.. .mostly just weird that there's so much tubing. Dr. was very pleased with my progress and said I seemed to be doing "better than most" which made me feel good! I like the binder. It sure does make coughing and laughing MUCH more manageable!! I feel very puffy/rolly today, but Dr. reminded me that it'll be several months. . .I am so eager to see the final results. I'm still really happy though - the smile definitely appears on my face when I sit on the toilet and SEE the TOPS of my THIGHS!!! Hooray!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SNAFU of the day: I went to my purse to take a pain pill (ate lunch, went shopping, rode 1.5 hrs. in car, sat at son's swimming lessons) and accidentally took one of my prescription appetite supressants. .. OOPS!! I'd stopped taking them a week before surgery, and I just pulled the wrong ones out of my bag and took them. CRAP!! The only real problem with that is that it's like 5pm, and I'll be awake ALL NIGHT!! I skipped the prescription pain med and took some tylenol. I seriously considered trying to gag them up, but decided that the pain wasn't worth it. . .so, here's to an all nighter. Dumb me.
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UPDATED FROM 6526anon
Adding photos. . . I'm more swollen today (day...
6526anonJuly 10, 2010
Adding photos. . . I'm more swollen today (day 2 post op) but am very pleased.
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July 13, 2010
Hi. I just wanted to let u know that you look great! I had a tummy tuck and breast reduction on July 8th too. However, I am still very swollen. My drains were taken out today and let me tell you that makes a huge difference. I feel so much better now that they're off. I will post pictures soon. Can't wait to hear how you are doing. Take Care
July 13, 2010
Thanks! I'm beginning to get out and about a little. So ready for these annoying drains to go! Can't wait to see pics!!
July 14, 2010
i'm in the process of scheduling my tt & lipo right now, and i really wanted to thank you for posting your story and pics. my body looks the same as yours, and i am SO ready for a change, but every time i think about picking up the phone and putting a date o the calender i almost pass out in fear.
anyways, you look really great and i am so happy you've had a not-so-horrible recovery. it gives me some hope that things would go as smoothly for me! thank you!
July 15, 2010
Good luck, Amy. . .I hope you will be so happy with your results. Keep me posted.
UPDATED FROM 6526anon
I did it! I had my TT plus liposuction to my back...
6526anonJuly 9, 2010
I did it! I had my TT plus liposuction to my back and hips yesterday - July 8, 2010. So far, it is WAY easier than my two c-sections. . . I can stand up straight already!! I am not in a binder and apparently I won't be until my drains come out. I am wearing support hose. So far, I agree with lots of other folks on here- the drains are annoying, but not terrible. It REALLY hurts to cough, but other than that, my pain is minimal. I've been very drowsy today. Did the 1.5 hour car ride home pretty well. Got out at a rest area to use the restroom, and that wasn't so bad. My lipo areas are extremely bruised - kind of like I've had a bad, bad fall. My husband (who is WONDERFUL!) will change my dressings later, so I'm planning to take some pics. I'll post soon. Hooray! When I saw my tummy during the dressing change today, I cried. I love it already!!!
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