UK Tummy Tucker - Surgery - Poland

12 weeks post op!
Well, what a rollercoaster of a ride. I am slowly healing, my middle section went from scabby and black to a weeping awful sticky yellow mess. It was smelly and stringy and for a while I was very concerned. I went to see a tissue viabilty nurse who prescribed various types of dressings and after trying several I noticed that the wound responded best to the dressings soaked in a medical grade of honey. I have seen a big difference over the last 2 weeks and am confident that the area will be healed and dressing free before Christmas. I still have sore ab's, - my ribcage area is still quite tender and I still swell in the evenings but it is all around the area under the middle section. I have still not managed a whole nights sleep, I wake with a very stiff back, i still can't get back to sleeping on my front,- but on the whole, even with the distress of the necrotic area it has still been worth it. JUST!!

Post op day 21. Hoorah!! I seem to have turned a corner today,- my ab's are not screaming and I actually slept on my side last night. It took ages to pluck up the courage to try and even longer to manouvre into position and relax but I did it and even though it wasn't for long it was an achievement all the same. I had a good weekend, I did a little sweeping up and tidying in the garden, I shopped and had a lovely sunday pub lunch, (chicken salad and a few herby roast potatoes!!) - today I have had a manicure and a pedicure and managed to help H Henry with his homework without giving up half way through... My scar looks awful but is slowly healing. It has a black crusty middle sectin but it is not infected and doesn't hurt. This must be the necrosis bit that I was warned about. I still look very thick through the middle and am still lacking any definition. I hope in time the swelling goes away for good, it really is as bad as everyone says! My BB has lost it's scab and is looking pink and healthier. I have found that co-codamol work much better for me and they last a lot longer than paracetamol. It has been a very odd, mixed up 3 weeks but I am almost back to being me again!

10 day post op. Good afternoon ladies! I'm continuing to improve, today I have been to the hairdressers & taken Horrid Henry to the dentist,- both trips required me to drive so I gave it a go and I can say it all went well with no problems. Getting in and out is still slow and careful but the actual driving part was fine. I am able to walk a little taller and sit a little longer, I am only taking paracetamol and ibuprofen first thing and last thing. Sleeping is still a little awkward and still I am on my back with a couple of pillows under my knees as the pull and tightness is still very strong.I still tend to have a little nap in the afternoon and have surprised myself in how much I can sleep! It is my upper ab's area that is the most uncomfortable, it is very tight and restricting. But no pain as such. I do however have a whiffy sticky odd looking belly button and the mid point on my incision looks less than healthy. Adam did warn me that it was likely to open up and then heal as a thicker scar which he would fix free of charge after 6 months. He said it would become 'necrotic', - I didn't really grasp what he meant at the time but my other half said that it was a poor oxygen supplied area and there hadn't been a great deal of skin to re-attach, maybe something to do with my previous c-section scar? and although it may look terrible it was nothing to worry about. Hmmmm, I think I will email Adam and see if I can get him to explain again. I am loathe to investigate too deeply at this point and will just continue to change the dressings daily and keep everything clean.