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My Mommy Makeover Experience - Southlake, TX
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This is almost six weeks post opt. It will be six...
Brittrey86November 21, 2010
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This is almost six weeks post opt. It will be six weeks on Tuesday 11-23-10
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We are week two of my recovery!!! Things have...
Brittrey86October 26, 2010
We are week two of my recovery!!! Things have improved very much in this week and I am loving my results very much.
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October 31, 2010
I went back to work a little at the two week mark. You really just have to take it easy when you go back knda start back real slow maybe just do half days. You will just get tired a whole lot faster then before.
November 1, 2010
thanks I will have to hold my arms up and see how they do, if they hurt I'll take more time off, thank god I work from home, it makes it easy.
November 13, 2010
WOW ..... you look so awesome!!! How are things now?? Are you seeing even better results?
November 13, 2010
Thank you so much JenBob. I love my results. They are even better now. I am will have to get some more pictures up now that most of the swelling has gone down.
November 16, 2010
WOW! Your 10/26/10 pictures are great. You have a terrific figure. You should be thrilled it looks like your PS did a great job. Sounds like you are doing well and I am glad to hear how well you are doing back at work. I am mostly at a desk so I should be ok so you give me hope. Do you have any advice that you think is important to pass on? I keep thinking I will forget to do something or that I have missed a key recommendation from someone.
November 18, 2010
The only thing that i would say to every single person that is about to go into surgery is listen to your dr. It is real easy to do all the rules and everything the first couple weeks. Then after that you start feeling like yourself and want to go back doing the things you did before. The bindings and things that they have you wear after are very annoying. The only reason I say this is because I am five weeks out of surgrey now. My rules where that i were my tummy support and my breast bindings for 6 wks and that I couldnt lift over 15 lbs for 6 wks. I thought i was close enough to that time so I went a head and took my stuff off and I picked up my three year old daughter and put her on my right hip and now it is all swollen and I can bearly step on my right foot without an extreme amout of pain. everything is going to be ok but now my recovery is goign to be longer and i have go through a whole lot more pain then need be. So listen to everything he says.
November 19, 2010
Hi Brittrey, I've enjoyed reading your story. You have a lot of advise and I plan on re-reading when I get close to my surgery. I am nervous about the pain, the drugs, and just moving about. I am concerned about being stuck in bed for too long. How many days were you actually in bed (like all day)?After you finally could move around and weren't in bed so much, how restricted was your movement? When did you drive for the first time? I will be having my mother down to help my husband with the kids and myself. However, I hate being helpless and I hate not contributing to the family's needs. Yet part of me kind of wants to be able to just rest. I am a full time mommy, full time employeed, I volunteer myself all the time... I just need a rest. Did you find that the meds help you actually sleep (sleep through the pain as well)? Sorry to bombard you with tons of questions. You look awesome. I actually think we are similar in body shape,and breast size (well your pre-op pictures I mean).
November 19, 2010
Hi Orlando, thank you so much for your sweet words. I think you and I are very similar, my biggest fear was not being able to take care of my kidos. My mother and my husband had to do pretty much everything for the first week and half. In that time I pretty much slept the whole time the first week and half. But I think that was pretty much the meds. There is no way I could do that with out, I am way to much of a control freak. I would ask your dr what kind of pain meds he is going to put you on after the surgery. That way you can research the meds and know more about how you will be after. My dr gave me pretty good pain meds so my pain wasn't ever very bad. It is very very important to rest in the beginning! And you will be able to sleep at first it is going to be hard to stay awake.
November 19, 2010
I think my body type is alot like your too. How tall are you and what was your pre-op weight? Are you going to put recent pics up...I am just asking b/c I am getting ready to do this next week and really want to try and prepare myself for the stages of development.
November 20, 2010
I am 5'7 and my pre op weight was 180. I think I am goign to try to get some more pics up tonight.
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Putting post opt pic one week after surgrey
Brittrey86October 22, 2010
Putting post opt pic one week after surgrey
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October 23, 2010
hi how was the surgery? hope your doing well. Got to ask how was your pain? I'm going for a mommy make over too in a few weeks and scared of the pain that is going to come, what pain killers did you have? I'm very active I go to the gym all the time so I'm hoping the pain will be ok.another question how long does the tape stay on your incision before you can take it off,or can you put your own medical tape on later? well take care of yourself and talk to you soon.
October 23, 2010
Trena I totaly understand your worries about the pain here is how i would break it down. The first two days you are going to hurt pretty bad, on that same hand however you are sleeping pretty much all day also. You will get out of bed every few hours to walk around your room, go to the restroom and things like that. After that if you will take your meds like the Dr.s tell you to it is very very manageable pain. They put me on oxycotton every 12 hours and hydrocodine for break thru pain. When you get out of surgrey you will have draining tubes for your tummy, and depending on your dr will be how many and how long they stay in. I have 3 and they are still in ( I am hoping I will get them out on wed). Right now I am going once a week to be checked. When I am there is when they take the tape off and check out everything and then they will put new tape on. So I have not had to worry about the tape.
October 23, 2010
hi your looking really good from your pictures. Thanks for the info thats good to know what to except.I'm going to tell my doc for better pain meds cause he said he gives T3's so thats not going to cut it. I go this Thursday for my pre oppointment then I know when the big day is. thanks again talk to you soon
October 23, 2010
Are you staying in the hospital after surgery? Because if that is the only thing you are getting for pain there is no way it is going to be enough. I really hope he gives you something else.
October 23, 2010
As far a I know I'm in and out the same day, so better drugs hey I thought so too. I will know more thursday for sure when I see my doctor.
October 24, 2010
I am so glad your surgery went well. I hope I have the same results. You look terrific. I was wondering what was your cup size before surgery and how many cc's did you go with for your implants. It is hard to tell from pictures but you look like your cup size is similar to mine. I am also happy to hear your recovery is going well. I keep hoping I took off enough time from work
October 25, 2010
Baby blue thank you so much for your sweet comments. I absolutely love my results. My dr went above and beyond. My breast size before was a very deflated c cup with a 38 back spand. I have a 625 cc low profile implant that was over filled to give a little more fullness. I am an hairstylist and am always on my feet and using my arms and I took off three weeks because I wanted to be sure that I would feel well enough to go back. But now that I am on day 12 of healing I think o could of defiantly gone back to work at 2 weeks if I worked at an office or somewhere I sat most of the day but the I am going to need all three weeks to be able to stand and do all the things you need to do when you cut hair. So I guess it depends on what kind of work you do. How long did you take off?
October 29, 2010
hi Brittrey86 how is the recovery going? your pictures look good for only a few week post op. I got a question I'm a hairdresser too and hows your arm lifting after your surgery so far? I work out of my house so I can take somewhat any time off I need I'm getting a breast reduction and tummy in 4 weeks. Do you think 3 weeks for back to work a few cuts a day?
October 25, 2010
Baby blue, on your time off it will also very much depend on what you do with your time off. The first week I truely did nothing but sleep my husband would wake me up to take my pills and eat.
October 27, 2010
I am set as far as recovery, my Mom will be taking care of me. She is fabulous and so supportive. I am very lucky. It should not be a problem for me to sleep. Most of my work is pretty much at a desk and the two weeks off runs into Christmas break so it sounds like I should be fine.
October 25, 2010
Thanks so much for posting your story and photos here. You look great!
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