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My return to work went much better than expected -...
My return to work went much better than expected - but far from easy. I was pretty swollen by the end of the day and it got harder and harder to stand upright - but overall, things went pretty well. I had my "emotional" day on Tuesday. After reading about so many people having that one really emotional day, I knew mine was coming, and Tuesday was that day. I tried sleeping in my bed for the first time Monday ngiht and just didn't sleep at all so was a mess at work. Almost cried in the bathroom and then was pretty upset when I got home that night. Luckily - was able to sleep better than night and felt like a new person the next day. My point to anyone reading is that there may be a couple tough days but they are few and far between. I have been loving being able to choose from clothes that I could NOT even attempt to wear for the past 4+ years.
Still having to have my small seroma drained once a week - but overall, feeling closer and closer to normal each day.
Hope everyone's recovery is going well!! I miss everyone since I didn't even have a chance to check in with my crazy work week. :)
Still having to have my small seroma drained once a week - but overall, feeling closer and closer to normal each day.
Hope everyone's recovery is going well!! I miss everyone since I didn't even have a chance to check in with my crazy work week. :)
I am having anxiety tonight because I have to head...
I am having anxiety tonight because I have to head back to work tomorrow. Despite not being able to do much, this extra time home with my kids and husband has been so much fun. They have all been so wonderful through all of this!! It's going to be hard to get back to the stress of work. My recovery has gone pretty well for the most part and I am feeling very optimistic about the results. About a week ago, I developed a very small seroma and have had it aspirated twice. The second day I went back in - the doctor said that I should just let it be for a week or two since it was so small - but I can't help but be nervous that it will get infected or turn into scar tissue or something. I think I'll call tomorrow just for peace of mind. He said the more he aspirates - the more risk of infection and he's been great so far so I'll try to trust him.
I still have a lot of swelling - especially around the scar area. I read that many of you have really thin scars and I don't feel that way yet at all - but I was actually expecting it to be way worse so I am not worried about that part - plus it is pretty low. I like my belly botton from a distance but if you look close - it looks a little goofy - hoping that will improve with time as well. Since I definitely would have not believed I could possibly wear a bikini ever again (even with the surgery) I should not be complaining at all - because hopefully as you can see from the before picture - this is a HUGE improvement!! Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend. Happy Healing and wish me luck as I get back into reality. Any pointers from those who have returned are appreciated! :)
Oh - and posting updated pics now.
I still have a lot of swelling - especially around the scar area. I read that many of you have really thin scars and I don't feel that way yet at all - but I was actually expecting it to be way worse so I am not worried about that part - plus it is pretty low. I like my belly botton from a distance but if you look close - it looks a little goofy - hoping that will improve with time as well. Since I definitely would have not believed I could possibly wear a bikini ever again (even with the surgery) I should not be complaining at all - because hopefully as you can see from the before picture - this is a HUGE improvement!! Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend. Happy Healing and wish me luck as I get back into reality. Any pointers from those who have returned are appreciated! :)
Oh - and posting updated pics now.
Today was 11 dpo and I am feeling pretty good. I...
Today was 11 dpo and I am feeling pretty good. I had to go to my PS today for a very quick and easy aspiration of a small seroma. I am hopeful he got it all and it won't keep coming back, but will have to wait and see. I was up and around a lot more today and felt it tonight, but it was nice to get out a bit. Had lunch with my hubby and two of my daughters (the other one is having a sleepover with grandma). Then we actually went to the mall for a couple hours.
I was a little frustrated with work today because I was told to file a short term disability claim by HR when I said I'd be out for surgery and then it was denied today. I was always just planning to use vacation time for the recovery but HR said I needed to file a claim if I would be out for more than three days. Now I am feeling like they know more than I wanted them to and denied the claim anyway. I know I could have done this through a general surgeon and had my hernias and diastasis repaired and covered but that would not have done anything for my awful stretched skin and crazy looking belly button. I am so glad I had the full TT - just don't know why I should feel I have to defend that to HR or our FMLA group. Sorry - Just needed to vent a little. I am curious if anyone else experienced something similar. I was always planning to take off 1 full week and then do some work online the second week - which I have been doing. Now I for sure will need to head back on Monday and am hoping that will go well. I work in an office - but it's more the stress I am having anxiety about getting back to as well as the fact that I have LOVED the time I have had with my little ladies each day and am going to miss that.
At the end of the day - I am still feeling SOOOOO very happy that I had this done and I didn't spend a lot of time shopping today, but did buy a small shirt that I would definitely not have been able to buy a couple weeks ago. :) Happy Healing to all. I took a few more pics earlier today so will try to post tomorrow. Good Night!!
I was a little frustrated with work today because I was told to file a short term disability claim by HR when I said I'd be out for surgery and then it was denied today. I was always just planning to use vacation time for the recovery but HR said I needed to file a claim if I would be out for more than three days. Now I am feeling like they know more than I wanted them to and denied the claim anyway. I know I could have done this through a general surgeon and had my hernias and diastasis repaired and covered but that would not have done anything for my awful stretched skin and crazy looking belly button. I am so glad I had the full TT - just don't know why I should feel I have to defend that to HR or our FMLA group. Sorry - Just needed to vent a little. I am curious if anyone else experienced something similar. I was always planning to take off 1 full week and then do some work online the second week - which I have been doing. Now I for sure will need to head back on Monday and am hoping that will go well. I work in an office - but it's more the stress I am having anxiety about getting back to as well as the fact that I have LOVED the time I have had with my little ladies each day and am going to miss that.
At the end of the day - I am still feeling SOOOOO very happy that I had this done and I didn't spend a lot of time shopping today, but did buy a small shirt that I would definitely not have been able to buy a couple weeks ago. :) Happy Healing to all. I took a few more pics earlier today so will try to post tomorrow. Good Night!!