PO 3-weeks

So I was 3 weeks PO on Friday. I can definitely tell a difference from the first few days pics. I think I was definitely depressing myself taking daily pics because I wasn't seeing a huge difference but once I compare my POD1, POD7, POD14 & POD21 I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I am still having some swelling and soreness but I don't think I am too far off from pain and activity wise as some other ladies on here that are at 3 weeks or reading back on others at this stage of their recovery so I am comforted by that!

I go back to work tomorrow so I am looking forward to having something else to focus on besides my recent surgery but I have a feeling I am going to be VERY sore and tired by tomorrow night. Happy healing to you all and I'll check in soon.

So yesterday was my 15th anniversary and I spent most of it asleep. The night before I was able to get a total of 2 hrs sleep. The time we were together and BOTH conscious, we shared a pb&j and chips for dinner. (He cooked his specialty). I promised we can celebrate "for real" in a few weeks when I can actually walk faster than an 80 yr old with a walker and actually have a taste for something yummy to eat. Lately the only food that barely appeals to me is bland sandwiches and soup.

So today is day 7 since I had my TT & inner thigh lipo surgery and I can tell that my thighs are not nearly as sore as they had been over the last two days. I still have the upper abdomen soreness from the lipo too but surprisingly not as much. My lower back is still hurting but last night I changed up my pillow config so I was able to turn on my side a bit. Every so often I try to lay on my side but I can't stay there very long before something starts hurting.

I think if my scale was correct at 4:30 this morning, I'm also down 10 lbs of swelling fluid so that has to be good news, right? I swear this swelling is going to drive me insane. I keep changing CGs throuout a day to try to be more comfortable but my verdict-- there isn't a comfortable one! I try putting on the one they sent me home from the Hosp in that was too loose at night and then the one size down during the day. I tried my Spanx last night and the elastic on my rib cage is more annoying than any of the other CGs! I'm tempted to just have a "free-fall" day this weekend but the hubs and kids have plans of getting me out of the house to watch their dance class & sports games so I'll probably wait until next week.

I go for my 1st post op appt on Monday and I'm planning to drive myself since my Dr has an office 2 miles away. I actually took a little drive around my neighborhood yesterday just to see how bad it would be. Surprisingly I didn't seem to have any turning pains or problems with the seatbelt going over my incision area, etc so I'm pretty sure it'll be fine. I haven't told my hubs about my outing yet-- I can't jeopardize my pb&j source! Oh the things we do to pass the time while recovering...

PO day 5 and I think my bruising hit an all time high yesterday. Today, the muscle soreness seems to have caught up. The bruising seems to be fading compared to yesterday but I swear my thigh muscles and my butt seem particularly upset with me today. I am able to move better than the past few days but the soreness is like having just done some serious squats and leg work.
I got through the night without taking a pain pill but it sure was hard to get out of bed this am! I probably slept better but I was stiff as hell!

On a good note, since coming home from surgery, I've dropped 8.2 pounds-- obviously fluid from the swelling but am I being overly optimistic to hope for at least 15 more pounds to come off? ;)

Appetite still isn't much to speak of. Amazing what a few bouts of nausea can do for me. Sadly, I WANT to eat but nothing sounds particularly good. Yesterday, I was barely able to finish half an apple at dinnertime. Well, I should have enough fat stores remaining to keep me going in the meantime so I will power on!

Happy healing to all you post op-ers out there and good luck to you all getting ready to start their TT journey!