Very Nervous, Scheduled TT 3/7/11 - Nevada

My surgery was rescheduled a second time - long story - so I finally had my surgery on 3/26/11. My surgery was originally scheduled to be about 3 hours long and it ended up taking 5 1/2 hours. The implant that had deflated had caused problems and he had to re-sew a new pocket for the new implant and that is what ended up taking extra time. I woke up from surgery fine (in some pain) but awake and not groggy at all. The first few days felt like I had been run over by a truck. After the first few days it wasn't so bad. My surgery was on a Saturday and I had my drains removed on Friday (on friday morning I was only draing 3cc and 5cc). I must be sensitive because it did hurt to remove the drains, but once those were out I felt great. The last pain pill I took was on Friday morning before taking out the drains, after that I switched to tylenol. By Saturday I went grocery shopping (with hubby) and Sunday I went to church - I was still a little hunched over but not very much I don't think anyone noticed. Yesterday, (Monday) was day 10 and I took care of my kids alone and drove to run a few small errands and I am basically standing up straight. I am taking it easy and not lifting anything heavy, but really I feel pretty normal. I will post some pictures later today. Hopefully, I'm not rambling too much, just trying to recap the past 11 days. Oh yes, and I have a few questions for those of you that are a little further down this road. I have never used spanx, if you have, what type do you recommend? Also, at what point did you start using scar creams and what works best? Thanks

Tomorrow is the big day! I have to be at the surgery center at noon. I have been bouncing back and forth - I think well the anesthesia is safe and I will have an excellent recovery process and then I start to get really anxious and think what if something (bad) happens to me or what if I can't handle the pain, etc. I know it is a little silly, I mean, I have been put under general anesthesia before for having wisdom teeth removed and my first breast augmentation 5 years ago, I'm not sure why I am so anxious this time around. I spoke to the office manager and she said when she did it a few years ago, she had a few rough days and then it was a breeze. I am just praying that everything will go smoothly for me. I will update when I can (hopefully, with pics too!)

Tomorrow is the big day! I have to be at the surgery center at noon. I have been bouncing back and forth - I think well the anesthesia is safe and I will have an excellent recovery process and then I start to get really anxious and think what if something (bad) happens to me or what if I can't handle the pain, etc. I know it is a little silly, I mean, I have been put under general anesthesia before for having wisdom teeth removed and my first breast augmentation 5 years ago, I'm not sure why I am so anxious this time around. I spoke to the office manager and she said when she did it a few years ago, she had a few rough days and then it was a breeze. I am just praying that everything will go smoothly for me. I will update when I can (hopefully, with pics too!)