Looks Like I Have a Butt on my Stomach - Charleston, SC

I just read your profile.....we do have a lot in common. We are even the same age :-) what are all the different creams & stuff for? My doc only told me to get bromelaine & arnica supplements to take. He supplied my binder which i've been wearing since surgery. My next move is to just get some good spanx to use for a while. Oh!!! You said about swell hell..,, after having fish tacos. Well - they were salty, right? I read to avoid salt & anything carbonated (beer or soda) because it will cause swelling. But what a huge difference for you!! You look great. And I'm glad they said you can swim. We too, have a pool and my doc's nurse said no swimming for 6 to 8 weeks. Thats so not cool. I stare at it through the window dying to just jump, ok walk, in. My 3 year old keeps asking to go in because she wants her sister , my 1 year old, to swim. Hopefully they'll let me in sooner. But these drains really need to go. They are driving me nuts. Watch it'll be Saturday when they hit the right numbers & I'll be stuck having to wait with them in. Ugh. I should try sleeping again, its 3:30 now. Talk to you soon.

I had my drains out about a week before they let me swim. One of the creams is a farming and slimming lotion that is supposed to help you lose 1 to 2 inches in your waist over a 60 day. It was not cheap about 130 bucks And the bio corneum was another hundred and it is a silicone scar gel. I just started using both of them so I can't really say if they're working well Or not yet.

It's good to know I may have hope to swim sometime soon. Lol. Our pool is salt water so it should actually help the healing process - or at least I can use that in my argument why I should swim - hehehe. Can you send me a pic or the website for the firming & slimming lotion? I'm curious to check it out. My PS actually gave me an Rx for a silicone scar lotion. There's like 1 pharmacy , in Texas maybe, that compounds it. After insurance it was still $50. That's not too bad of a price but add it to paying for the surgery & everything else & well, I might just cringe if I add up everything. YIKES!!

The firming lotion is Prescribed Solutions Body of Knowledge. They have boosters you can add in to it. Mine was the firming booster. Amazon seems to have good prices online. Found a new bottle on ebay for $99 too!

http://biopelle.net/prescribedsolutions/body-of-knowledge/

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00AV14GTE?pc_redir=1401352012&robot_redir=1

Thanks! ps/ I'm getting scared now!

I'll try my best! I'm really hoping I'll be knocked out for a few days - lol! Thanks & good luck to you if I don't get back on before you go.

It's actually not as bad as I thought it wold be. I had a migraine going in to surgery & guess what? In the middle of pain meds for the TT, the migraine was back in full swing. Oh and my leg hurts like hell where they gave me a shot of an anti-nausea med & also a blood thinner. The muscles definitely took a beating as well. Besides the TT & muscle repair, they (I had 2 surgeons) also did my hernia. Because it was so close to my old one, they removed the old mesh & put in 1 big one. They did a lot of cross stitching in there. LOL. But really, it's not half as bad as what I thought - but it's still early :-)

Well, you did have a butt cut off of your belly, so 6 pounds is not bad, for a butt. I had a giant scrotum on mine. Guess they weigh less than butts, cause my surgeon said he took about a pound, and lipo took about 1/2 a pound. Everyone is unique. No such thing as average! :) Glad it is not too bad for you so far.