Finally Writing a Review, 20 Days po - Draper, UT

Yesterday I traveled the 4 hours to see my PS as I had developed a seroma. I tried to have a Dr at my local Dr's office drain it and trust me do not waste your time. It was well worth the trip to see my PS. He had the seroma drained in less than 5 min. I have another apt in a week and a half and I am sure he will have to drain more fluid as I can already see it collecting again. It was not painful at all, in fact I couldn't even feel it as my stomach skin is still numb. I love my PS and his staff!

I am a 30 year old mother of 4. I have never really had a flat tummy. I gained quite a bit of weight with my pregnancies and added on to it after they were born. I have lost 50 lbs over the last 2 years, which has caused my tummy to be saggy. Also I had surgery when I was 2 and the scar which was much like a c-section scar made for a nice over hang spot for my extra skin. Not quite a year ago I had a breast augmentation and uplift. After nursing 2 kiddos and loosing weight I was left with shriveled up raisins for breasts. I loved the results but still had some extra skin. I found out shortly after my BA that I needed to have a hysterectomy and decided it would be the perfect time to have a tummy tuck as well. I contacted my PS who is about 4 hrs away from where I live. He recommended a OBGYN that he preferred to work with and I got it all setup. He also agreed to do a revision on my BA at the same time. So on Jan 24th I went in for a abdominal hysterectomy, TT, and BA revision. When everyone says the first 48 hours are the worst they are not kidding. I was happy that I got to have 2 nights in the hospital thanks to the hysterectomy.
Everything went well and by day 10 my drains were both under 25 ml of fluid per day. I had my wonderful nurse friend pull my drains for me so I would not have to travel back to my PS so many times. I was so excited to have my drains out so I could take a shower finally....by far the best shower ever.
I was on percocet 2 every 4 hours and I didn't miss a dose :) unfortunately with the narcotics also comes constipation. I took a stool softener with every dose of pain pills and had a bm 5 days after, then not again for 4 more days. The second one I would say was tramatic, like giving birth. However after that was out of my system it seemed to have taken away most of the pain I was having. My PS then released me to start taking ibuprofen and I was able to taper off the narcotic. I think ib is a miracle drug.
I had my first real outing 13 dpo and went to the grocery store, then drove for the first time to my grandmas house. I think I over did it getting my kiddos rounded up and all the walking around. I rested the next 2 days and then at 16 dpo I woke up with fluid build up along my incision line. Yes it is a seroma. I didn't take the hint that I needed to take it easy and went on a short road trip with my sisters and mom, walked around for an hour, ate mexican food and had a margarita, then came home and took my kids to a birthday party where I don't think I got to sit and rest for 3 hours..... the seroma got worse. So today I have an apt with my pcp to have my fluid drained :( I love my PS but not that he is 4 hours away.
This has been a real roller coaster ride, ups and downs, both emotionally and physically. But totally worth it and I can't wait to see the end results. I miss going to the gym and doing normal life things but as my friend says I am healing. So I guess for now I will just keep healing. Happy healing to all my fellow TTers