Needed for Years! - Cullman, AL

Went back to work after 6 weeks. The first week was hard because it's 10 hour days mainly on your feet, but I pushed thru it. I think people have an idea what I had done when I went back but I brushed it off as eating right, and at a decent hour and a routine.I also started harmone therapy while I was off so that helped I told them. I didn't lie, I just didn't tell everything. I still swell in my belly and my upper butt where I had lipo, also still numb. I am so very glad I had this done! I am so blessed to have a wonderful husband to be by my side to help me emotionally and physically. I am posting before and after pictures so you can see the dramatic change. I still haven't been to the gym yet. It's difficult with long work days, but I got to do it I know. I don't want any of this to get mushy or rolly. Lol.

When I went to the Dr. at 14 days, 1 drain was still draining 40-50cc's so I got to keep that one. It has slowed down to 30cc's so I hope he takes it out when I go back on Wednesday. I felt soooo much better when he took that 1 out. I have started putting scar cream on my incision, belly button has healed and still just a little sore where I had lipo. I didn't realize having lipo would still be sore for so long. I still have swelling later in the day. Also have muscle spasms in my lower abdomen. It doesn't hurt, it just gets tight all of the sudden and swells a little, then it when loosen up. Here is some up to date pics. Hope all is healing good and God bless. In the pics I have indentions on my skin from my compression wrap.

Yes, I've been walking straight before I realized it. Sometimes there will be real tightness in my upper abdomen, so then I have to bend a little. I'll rub it some & it will go away.
Had my 1 week check up with PS. Healing good. No problems there. In one of my drains the inside spout broke off, it was still draining correctly, but he replaced anyway to be on the safe side. That same tube had some real thick blood in the upper tube, the nurse kept stripping it, and moving it. Now it really is sore, and the stitch was on the outside, but now it is in the inside of the wound, ( ouch)! Sometimes now if I move a certain way it really pokes me. I tried to pull it out just a tad, but I'm a wimpy chicken. Well I'll just slow down, can't move around as good as I did before "it was fixed". Count my blessings, healing-great, staying cool-great, have food and shelter- great! Have my health-great, have a loving family-great!
I had also stopped taking pain med. and muscle relaxers by day 5 also, but now since the tube is irritating, I'm taking a pain pill in the evening.
I can sleep on my side, either side. On my left side I sleep upside down in the bed so all I have to do is sit, lean sideways and lift my legs. Last night I was able to lay on my back with a large pillow under my knees for an hour or so. I'm still swelling around my hips and lower back from the lipo, and it's still sore, so I have to move positions often. I had a reaction to a pretaped gauze pad. It formed 5 water blisters under the tape. So I threw that gauze away! So that is almost healed. There's just one lipo incision that drained for about 7 days, now it has stopped.
Yes I have had a few crying spells, but that comes with surgery, pain,& being out of your routine. I am trying to remember to COUNT MY BLESSINGS:) :) :)