Mom of 3, Age 32 - Had a Tummy Tuck on March 25th, 2010

I am a mom of three boys ages 9-5-3. I had a tummy tuck last Wednesday. I had a breast lift back in August and I was super happy with the results and the pain was nothing so I decided to have a tummy tuck and my thighs done.

The pain was alot more that I anticipated. After having three natural births with no pain killers I always thought I had a high pain tollerance. Obviously I was wrong. I am still sleeping in my lazyboy and walking with a "hunchback". Every morning I wake up and hope that I can do a little more and I get dissapointed.

My mother in law pulled out my pain pump on Friday and I didn't feel anything when it was coming out and the pain level hasn't changed much since. I still have the drain tube and as of now it hasn't bothered me at all. The worst of it is my hipps on the bones at the end of my incision. I can't wait to be able to walk normal and do things my boys want to go play outside and I can't go, I feel useless. I am having second thoughts about having the procedure but there is no turning back now. I just have to get though this and hope the end result is all worth it.

My plastic surgeon and his staff were super awsome. I slept at his office over night and was taken really good care of. His nurse calls me everyday and he has called me himself on two occasions. They both assure me that my feelings are normal so whomever is thinking of having this procedure be prepared. Apparenly the pain pills can make you feel down and out.

I am going to try and have a shower today, I just don't want to have to look at the draining tube coming out of my stomach (I'm worried it might make me pass out). I'll keep you posted....

Okay so it's Tuesday March 31st, 2010, 6 days post op.  I am feeling a little better, I attended my plastic surgeon's office and had the draining tube removed, I didn't feel anything.  When I'm touched over the belly it's the weirdest feeling because I don't feel anything.   After having my tubes removed I had a "lymphatic drain massage" I wasn't quite sure what that was so I was a bit nervous.  But it was amazing I have three of them that were included in the price of my surgery and basically it's a massage arround the area where I had lypo to help with the healing and it was great!!  Exacally what I needed, I'm considering getting a few more after.  I'm still a little nervous about the end result because I still have a hard time looking at the incision, it's really gross.  My plastic surgeon assures me that it looks great and things are healing well and the end result will be amazing but at this point I'm a little discouraged.  I still don't walk straight upright and the nights are the worst.  I started sleeping in my own bed two nights ago but I have to put pillows under my legs.  I get stiff at night so the pain when I try to move wakes me up from my sleep and I have a hard time finding a comfortable position to sleep.  I can't wait to be able to sleep normally again!!  I am going to attempt to go back to work tomorrow, I have a desk job and my employers are very forgiving so even if I put in a few hours and want to go home that is an option for me.   As soon as I am brave enough I will attempt to take pictures and post them up...

Hello everyone!!  So I'm exacally two weeks in.  I feel alot better!!  I had an apt with my plastic surgeon today to get the stitches out.  It was totally painless, my stomach is starting to look really great.  The pain is totally gone, I can walk straight, I'm even wearing my heals again.  I wore my jeans today, with the corsett, so I can assume I have dropped down a seize. I've posted a new pic.  I'll keep adding them.....