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I been keeping a journal of my procedure n decided...
I been keeping a journal of my procedure n decided to post it up finally so here's a copy and paste of my recovery.
Surgery day...(7/22/2013)
Surgery was at 7:30am
I remember trying to wake up around 3pm but it wasn't clear. Everything was blurry n I just felt really drugged up. I remember I kept complaining about pain so they kept giving me pain meds through the IV. I don't remember what time I was discharged. Came home went up stairs n slept. Woke up every 2 hours to pee n the whole time I was just dizzy couldn't keep my eyes open.
Day 1 of recovery
I continued to get up every 2 hours to pee. Still felt really drugged up slept most of the time. Later that night (Tuesday) I decided to take less Percocet I did half one time the other times I did a quarter. I also took codeine. Felt less drugged up but still dizzy and tired.
Day 2 of recovery
Was able to move around a lil more but my back tensed up really quick n when I stayed up too long I felt like throwing up.
Day 3 of recovery
Woke up got out and in bed myself. Feel really dizzy especially when I'm using my phone. Been really gassy the past 2 days. Haven't taken any meds yet. Trying to see if I still need it. So I did continue to take the meds. I went to see Dr Hisaka. Everything looks ok. When I looked at my tummy I wasn't happy. Too swollen n plus I was leaning forward to look at it. But hubby says when I was standing it looked good n flat. Got valium to relax my muscles. Fell asleep like a baby last night. I think at this point I'm only taking the meds because I'm scared of having major pain. Cause with just a tiny ache I take a quarter of the Percocet.
I'm not taking the codeine anymore. Hubby helped me wash my hair today..finally cause it was NASTY! But my back was paying for it! Doesn't feel as clean but hey..for a guy he did good!
Day 4 of recovery
Woke up once to pee at 2 am. Woke up again around 6 but fell back asleep til about 8:30. Now I'm up. No pain except for the muscle aches. Can't stand too long. Still can't stand straight up yet. Boobs r looking good. Still very swollen and sore. Still kinda dizzy. Still have my drains on. Its been past 24 hours n only about 25% of the ball is filled. Not gonna empty them until its at least 75% full. Just tired to poop and I'm having the hardest time ever. felt it coming but it would just not come out so I started bleeding. took the valium took a quarter percocet and a dulcolax and now I'm feeling so high n drowsy.
just got me some prune juice. now I'm having the hardest time trying to poop drank my prune juice I feel it coming but I'm so scared to push my b*** hurts I can't even pee. so day 4 has been the worst day ever only because I was extremely constipated. I was finally able to get some out so I was finally able to pee so I feel a little bit comfortable now but I'ma wait a while and try again to release the rest. so far no pain so I haven't taken any pain medicine ever since earlier today. thank God!!!! alright so its 10:10 I'm back in bed I think I finally got the last piece of that constipated s*** out. I was able to pee a bit more but now I'm going to try to stay away from all those meds that were making me constipated. My boys have been the best help ever. thank you Lord for them.
Day 5 of recovery
Feeling a lot more mobile today. haven't had to take any meds yet. Pooping still hurts a lot because of yesterday. looks like I'm still constipated and this hemroid is not helping. so its 1:41 right now and looks like my constipation is getting a lot better and its not hurting as bad anymore. so far still no meds so looks like I'm doing pretty good. praise the Lord for a safe and minimal pain recovery. just can't wait to shower and get all cleaned up but scared of the day these drains get pulled out because I know its going to hurt. Overall day...was good! No meds! Yay!
Day 6 of recovery (july 28, 2013)
No more meds so I'm doing great. so now I guess one thing is to keep myself from getting constipated and dealing with my back pain because I can't stand straight so it gets tensed. still painful to poop. I'm planning to take my first shower today so we'll see how that goes. so today I finally told more people about my surgery and also gonna take my very first shower. its funny cause I've never been so excited to take a shower. I took a Tylenol before I showered because I was so scared. I'm extremely swollen but looks like everything's going okay.
Day 7 of recovery
yay I hit the one week mark. Thanks to my sister in law for taking me to get my drains out! I feel so much better! just choked on some water and coughed and that hurt like a b****!
Day 8 of recovery
Finally slept throughout the night. maybe it's cuz I'm back in my own bed. so much more comfortable. still very swollen and sore. yesterday the doctor said I can start standing up straight but I'm still a little afraid so I'm still bending just a tiny bit. I'm really hoping that my boobs are still really swollen because they look big and I don't really like it. Ate too much salt today! Noodles n klangfin. Having sharp pain in certain areas. I'm even more sore on sides where the lipo was done. I think I'ma take a Tylenol. Went to bed real early. Fell asleep around 9 maybe.
Day 9 of recovery
Took a Tylenol at 5pm after my shower. Feeling tiny sharp pain like a tiny needle.
Day 10 of recovery
Been watching a lot of t.v. lately trying to avoid anything that will slow my recovery down. Today I noticed that my hubby doesn't want to help me as much anymore. His attitude is like I owe him something.
Day 11 of recovery
More t.v. watching.
Day 12 of recovery
Nice long rest...didn't wake up til 9:55am but then again I didn't sleep til after midnight.
Day 13 of recovery
Nothing new...still resting, still sore n swollen.
Day 14 of recovery
Yay! 2 weeks. Feeling better. Boobs r still sore. Tummy didn't feel as tight this morning so I hope the tightness has loosen up. Started driving again today. Feels weird but feels great to drive again. I think my boobs r too big. I don't like it. I hope it's the swelling.
Day 15 of recovery
Swelling is getting a lot better! I'm feeling a lot better today. Not as sore. Looking forward to my results. First day back on the stationary bike. Going very slow and carefully. 20 mins. 91.2 cals
Day 16 of recovery
Feeling better still sore but not as bad. Swelling is down in the morning but by the end of the day I'm swollen again.
Day 17 of recovery
Went to get the rest of my stitches out. Felt like getting pinched. Dr says I'm healing really fast n good. Still sore n swollen....
Day 18 of recovery
I seriously hate the swelling by the end of the day! It gets all stiff n makes it hard to sit n breath.
Day 19 of recovery
No changes...still swollen n a lil sore. Most of the soreness is in my boobs.
Day 20 of recovery
So for the past two nights I been sleeping lower and straighter but still elevated. No butt pain n just a tiny ache on my back. I really need to start working out again! But I gotta take it slow cause I don't want to get seroma!
Day 21 of recovery 3 weeks
Yay! I hit my 3 week mark. Glad to be healing nicely. I noticed that my boobs still drop a lil which don't bother me too much. What bothers me most is the shape. My left side, the side of the areola and on the bottom looks flat. I'm hoping that it was due to my sports bra so I switched to the one I got from the hospital which is not as tight so hopefully that will make a difference.
Day 22 of recovery
Did 20 mins of the stationary bike n burned 115 cals.
Day 23 of recovery
Alot less swelling this morning...wondering how tonight will look. I hope it'll be a lot better than other nights. I'm slowly and carefully adding squats to my exercise.
Surgery day...(7/22/2013)
Surgery was at 7:30am
I remember trying to wake up around 3pm but it wasn't clear. Everything was blurry n I just felt really drugged up. I remember I kept complaining about pain so they kept giving me pain meds through the IV. I don't remember what time I was discharged. Came home went up stairs n slept. Woke up every 2 hours to pee n the whole time I was just dizzy couldn't keep my eyes open.
Day 1 of recovery
I continued to get up every 2 hours to pee. Still felt really drugged up slept most of the time. Later that night (Tuesday) I decided to take less Percocet I did half one time the other times I did a quarter. I also took codeine. Felt less drugged up but still dizzy and tired.
Day 2 of recovery
Was able to move around a lil more but my back tensed up really quick n when I stayed up too long I felt like throwing up.
Day 3 of recovery
Woke up got out and in bed myself. Feel really dizzy especially when I'm using my phone. Been really gassy the past 2 days. Haven't taken any meds yet. Trying to see if I still need it. So I did continue to take the meds. I went to see Dr Hisaka. Everything looks ok. When I looked at my tummy I wasn't happy. Too swollen n plus I was leaning forward to look at it. But hubby says when I was standing it looked good n flat. Got valium to relax my muscles. Fell asleep like a baby last night. I think at this point I'm only taking the meds because I'm scared of having major pain. Cause with just a tiny ache I take a quarter of the Percocet.
I'm not taking the codeine anymore. Hubby helped me wash my hair today..finally cause it was NASTY! But my back was paying for it! Doesn't feel as clean but hey..for a guy he did good!
Day 4 of recovery
Woke up once to pee at 2 am. Woke up again around 6 but fell back asleep til about 8:30. Now I'm up. No pain except for the muscle aches. Can't stand too long. Still can't stand straight up yet. Boobs r looking good. Still very swollen and sore. Still kinda dizzy. Still have my drains on. Its been past 24 hours n only about 25% of the ball is filled. Not gonna empty them until its at least 75% full. Just tired to poop and I'm having the hardest time ever. felt it coming but it would just not come out so I started bleeding. took the valium took a quarter percocet and a dulcolax and now I'm feeling so high n drowsy.
just got me some prune juice. now I'm having the hardest time trying to poop drank my prune juice I feel it coming but I'm so scared to push my b*** hurts I can't even pee. so day 4 has been the worst day ever only because I was extremely constipated. I was finally able to get some out so I was finally able to pee so I feel a little bit comfortable now but I'ma wait a while and try again to release the rest. so far no pain so I haven't taken any pain medicine ever since earlier today. thank God!!!! alright so its 10:10 I'm back in bed I think I finally got the last piece of that constipated s*** out. I was able to pee a bit more but now I'm going to try to stay away from all those meds that were making me constipated. My boys have been the best help ever. thank you Lord for them.
Day 5 of recovery
Feeling a lot more mobile today. haven't had to take any meds yet. Pooping still hurts a lot because of yesterday. looks like I'm still constipated and this hemroid is not helping. so its 1:41 right now and looks like my constipation is getting a lot better and its not hurting as bad anymore. so far still no meds so looks like I'm doing pretty good. praise the Lord for a safe and minimal pain recovery. just can't wait to shower and get all cleaned up but scared of the day these drains get pulled out because I know its going to hurt. Overall day...was good! No meds! Yay!
Day 6 of recovery (july 28, 2013)
No more meds so I'm doing great. so now I guess one thing is to keep myself from getting constipated and dealing with my back pain because I can't stand straight so it gets tensed. still painful to poop. I'm planning to take my first shower today so we'll see how that goes. so today I finally told more people about my surgery and also gonna take my very first shower. its funny cause I've never been so excited to take a shower. I took a Tylenol before I showered because I was so scared. I'm extremely swollen but looks like everything's going okay.
Day 7 of recovery
yay I hit the one week mark. Thanks to my sister in law for taking me to get my drains out! I feel so much better! just choked on some water and coughed and that hurt like a b****!
Day 8 of recovery
Finally slept throughout the night. maybe it's cuz I'm back in my own bed. so much more comfortable. still very swollen and sore. yesterday the doctor said I can start standing up straight but I'm still a little afraid so I'm still bending just a tiny bit. I'm really hoping that my boobs are still really swollen because they look big and I don't really like it. Ate too much salt today! Noodles n klangfin. Having sharp pain in certain areas. I'm even more sore on sides where the lipo was done. I think I'ma take a Tylenol. Went to bed real early. Fell asleep around 9 maybe.
Day 9 of recovery
Took a Tylenol at 5pm after my shower. Feeling tiny sharp pain like a tiny needle.
Day 10 of recovery
Been watching a lot of t.v. lately trying to avoid anything that will slow my recovery down. Today I noticed that my hubby doesn't want to help me as much anymore. His attitude is like I owe him something.
Day 11 of recovery
More t.v. watching.
Day 12 of recovery
Nice long rest...didn't wake up til 9:55am but then again I didn't sleep til after midnight.
Day 13 of recovery
Nothing new...still resting, still sore n swollen.
Day 14 of recovery
Yay! 2 weeks. Feeling better. Boobs r still sore. Tummy didn't feel as tight this morning so I hope the tightness has loosen up. Started driving again today. Feels weird but feels great to drive again. I think my boobs r too big. I don't like it. I hope it's the swelling.
Day 15 of recovery
Swelling is getting a lot better! I'm feeling a lot better today. Not as sore. Looking forward to my results. First day back on the stationary bike. Going very slow and carefully. 20 mins. 91.2 cals
Day 16 of recovery
Feeling better still sore but not as bad. Swelling is down in the morning but by the end of the day I'm swollen again.
Day 17 of recovery
Went to get the rest of my stitches out. Felt like getting pinched. Dr says I'm healing really fast n good. Still sore n swollen....
Day 18 of recovery
I seriously hate the swelling by the end of the day! It gets all stiff n makes it hard to sit n breath.
Day 19 of recovery
No changes...still swollen n a lil sore. Most of the soreness is in my boobs.
Day 20 of recovery
So for the past two nights I been sleeping lower and straighter but still elevated. No butt pain n just a tiny ache on my back. I really need to start working out again! But I gotta take it slow cause I don't want to get seroma!
Day 21 of recovery 3 weeks
Yay! I hit my 3 week mark. Glad to be healing nicely. I noticed that my boobs still drop a lil which don't bother me too much. What bothers me most is the shape. My left side, the side of the areola and on the bottom looks flat. I'm hoping that it was due to my sports bra so I switched to the one I got from the hospital which is not as tight so hopefully that will make a difference.
Day 22 of recovery
Did 20 mins of the stationary bike n burned 115 cals.
Day 23 of recovery
Alot less swelling this morning...wondering how tonight will look. I hope it'll be a lot better than other nights. I'm slowly and carefully adding squats to my exercise.
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