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I am a mother of two. 5ft 4 inches tall and weigh 120 pounds. - Mommy Makeover - Houston, TX

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Hello, I am a mother of two. 5ft 4 inches tall and...

Katx123
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Hello, I am a mother of two. 5ft 4 inches tall and weigh 120 pounds. My bwd is 11.7 and 12. I had breast aug, nipple reconstruction, tummy tuck, and the liposuction of abdomen and flanks that came with the tummy ttuck. My surgery went well and was yesterday, I am in pain whre the sutures are from the tt and my breast feel really sore like when my milk came in during prrgnancy. I had signed a paper letting my doc choose between 325cc or 350cc and I cant tell now but I think he went with 350cc. So far I love them. My husband thinks so too. Oh and I went for silicone mod plus profile.

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Robert L. Steely, MD, FACS

Robert L. Steely, MD, FACS

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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December 21, 2013
You look like you're doing GREAT for being 1 day post op! Congrats and thanks so much for starting your story on RealSelf. What has been the hardest part of recovery so far?
December 21, 2013
Hi angie. I just talked to dr. Steely about 1.5 hours ago. Im only 1 day post op and I like the look so far. The toughest part was getting myself into the showers. I thought I was going to faint because I got a little overwhelmed taking everything off. I started sweating but my mother in law is a master at meditation and showed me how to breathe. That seemed to help and I got in and out of the showers with ointment at the nipple, bellybutton, and drainage tube site.
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December 23, 2013
I'm glad you had your MIL there to calm you!
December 21, 2013
I had a consultation with Dr. Steely a few weeks ago. I love him. He was so easy to talk to. He even made me laugh. The girls were very welcoming. I felt very comfortable the entire time I was there. You look great for one day post op.
December 21, 2013
Thanks Sandra!
December 21, 2013
Any advice you may have I'd appreciate. And I hope you keep us posted on your recovery. I'd love to see how you are coming along. Best of luck. :-)
December 21, 2013
I think youll be satisfied sandra. I was happy with the whole experience. One advice I would give is to keep visiting the docs office if you are uncertain about the size for breat aug. I cant even remember how many times I visited. Ill keep posting pics.i know how much it helped me so ill keep posting updates and pics. I was trying to find a preopt pic but ill have to do that when I feel better. Still feel nausea and light headed when I get up.
December 21, 2013
Oh thank you. But yes do what you can as you can. I imagine your body is like what the heck! LOL I want my breast to be "normal" for my frame. So I do worry about what size to go with. Don't want to big but not big enough. Did he have you "try on" sizes? I heard some docs do that somehow. I can't imagine how it would work. Is that why you kept going back?
December 22, 2013
I was eexactly the same way. I was super indecisive about the size thats why I kept going back. I switched from 350 high profile to 325 or 350cc mod plus. Im glad I did because my ultimate goal was natural. And yes I tried on sizers in his office. I am also glad I went with silicone implants. But dr. Steely was patient enough ;) and listen to what I wanted. My husband also went with me during preopt. I suggest you also bring someone with you. The more opinions I received the better I felt about my choice. Others can probably tell you if it is proportionate to your body but listen to dr steely.
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1 day post op care

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I had been taking my pain meds every 3 or 4 hours but last night I went for about 6 and it was painful. As soon as I came home from the hospital, I ate congee (vietnamese rice soup). And im eating a lot of fruits and drinking gatorade.

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tummy tuck 1 day post op

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I just saw my stomach today and I love it so far. The incisions hurt and I am so afraid of messing them up by moving around. But I also know its important to walk around to prevent blood clots to my legs. I am attaching a photo.

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