Four years later and it's still the BEST money I've ever spent!!

Ok so a little history on me. I am a 34 year old mother of 2 (6 and 2), and I have a demanding career as a OR nurse. I am 5'11" and at my heaviest in 2006 weighed in at a whopping 339lbs! December 2006 I had a LapBand placed and lost 130 lbs in 2 years, and have kept it off for 2 1/2 more years. But after yo-yo wieghtloss, 2 kids, and finally a huge weightloss by body was...unattractive, to say the least.

I chose Dr. Scott Martin in Las Cruces, NM. I know many people who have used him and have all been so happy with their results. He is dry but very qualified and I instantly felt at ease with him and his office. My goal was not to look like a supermodel swimsuit model; I just wanted to be a better version of myself.

Day 1: (July 31, 2012) Surgery took about 5 hours. I had an extended abdominalplasty, b/l mastopexy, augmentation, and liposuction. I arrived at the surgery center at 7am and was in the car going home at about 2pm. I don't remember much of the recovery room, but I remember thinking that it didn't hurt nearly as bad as I thought it was going to. Dr. Martin does not place drains, so I'm grateful for that, and I was in my compression garment before I woke up. I had to drink and pee before they let me go and they made sure I was comfortable. I slept all the way home. He sent me home with SCD's that I wore whenever I was not up walking. Sleeping in the recliner was definietly the way to go and I was pretty comfortable there. Never would I say that I had "pain", just uncomfortable even at its worst.

Day 2: Still a decided lack of pain. I am pale and get winded easily but I am really not hurting like I thought I would. I can get in and out of the recliner by myself as well as on and off the toilet. I am swelling, so I feel so tight but that's the worst of it. I only took 3 pain pills all day! Yay!

Day 3: Took a shower today. Had to sit and rest afterwards and then got back into my compression garment because the swelling is fairly significant. But I can still see such a huge difference from before and I'm feeling excited about the whole thing. eating light meals, but never any nausea or vomiting. Went for my first post-op appt today and Dr. Martin said I was doing amazingly well and to keep up the good work, but not to over do it. My mother-in-law and I went to olive garden after the appt. only took 2 pain pills today!

Day4: I've started taking tylenol instead of pain pills. I just don't really need them anymore. I do still take a muscle relaxer at night but that's about it. I think I may sleep in the bed tomorrow night because I don't hunch over anymore and can stand up fairly straight. If it doesn't work I can go back to the recliner. I am so amazed at how well this whole thing has gone. I expected so much more pain and, well, just horror. But it's been really a fairly great experience! As soon as the swelling goes down it will be Perfect! I will post pictures soon