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Tummy Tuck in August - San Antonio, TX
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I am 34 y/o have 2 children ages 15 and 3. I weigh...
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I am 34 y/o have 2 children ages 15 and 3. I weigh 130 lb am 5'6. I exercise regularly. I have a belly that is riddled with stretch marks and is VERY stretchy. I finally scheduled a consultation with a PS in San Antonio TX. I also will have a breast lift. I am super excited, nervous, guilty, you name it!
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July 14, 2011
Thank you so much. Trying to upload my pre-pics from my phone but having a hard time doing it. I have been somewhat emotional about this, from what I read this is normal....Don't get me wrong I am excited too!
July 14, 2011
Hi - we are surgery buddies - my TT and BA date is August 5th too :) best of luck
UPDATED FROM Ariel99
13 days pre
Ok, 13 more days till my surgery! Wow time flies....
Ok, 13 more days till my surgery! Wow time flies. O
h yeah and I gained 5 lbs : (. Great. I asked nurse if I needed bowel prep n she said no...but I am wondering if it wouldn't hurt to take
some mag citrate? Any thoughts on bowel prep?
h yeah and I gained 5 lbs : (. Great. I asked nurse if I needed bowel prep n she said no...but I am wondering if it wouldn't hurt to take
some mag citrate? Any thoughts on bowel prep?
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July 24, 2011
I did the exact same thing. I took my mag 2 days before just so there was no risk of me pooping myself during surgery. Reason I did it is bcuz the less you have in your bowels preop the less to work with post op and chances of becoming backed up are less after surgery. I'm a nurse too and you really don't need to cuz you're not having a procedure that pertains to the bowels but if you think you would feel more comfortable after surgery by cleansing yourself before...that's your choice.
July 24, 2011
Thinking back to my pre op I should have done the bowel prep 2-3 days before surgery. I would do it knowing what I know now.
July 25, 2011
I am going to go ahead and do it, want to minimize post op constipation if possible. thanks!
July 26, 2011
I noticed that you will be using Dr Young & had to write something!!
I've been researching surgeons in San Antonio, as I'm considering a TT after seeing what 4 little ones has done to my tummy!
One consistent thing that continues to surface are the negative reviews about Dr. Young. But it goes even further than negative reviews...
He lost a young woman during a liposuction procedure earlier this year! It was deemed 'medical malpractice' and in all honesty, it was an incredibly careless move on his part. He also has several lawsuits filed against him from various individuals.
Here's a link to the story that WOAI News 4 did on him as well as a link to the Texas Medical Board's website, so anyone can search his background.
I really hope this helps anyone that was/is planning on using Dr. Young!
Best wishes to all!
UPDATED FROM Ariel99
9 days post
I am now 9 days post op. For the first 3 days i...
I am now 9 days post op. For the first 3 days i took my pain meds atc. I was moving since day one, things were pretty uncomfortable but in no way unbearable pain. My incision site didn't even really bother me so much, i will add i did not have a pain pump,and from what I am experiencing I am not sure it would hae helped me much as my pain was to the MR not the incision site. The pump is aimed for pain at incision site from what I gather. I did experience pain in recovery room but i was given a significant amount of morphine and also phenegran. I didn't experience any nausea Thank God. I also didn't have any nausea with my pain pills (hydrocodone) as I took them along with nausea pills. Eventually I tried taking pain pills without nausea pills and I was totally fine. The swelling would be my biggest complaint for the first 4 days. I had my first bm on day 3 and then daily after that. Mind you I ate fruit as my main food staple,especially watermelon. I hydrated hydrated hydrated.
I slept mainly in my recliner and now sleeping propped up in my regular bed. I do wake up aching from the back. Oh yeah back pain is a problem at the begining as well, take your muscle relaxers! I had flexeril. Hope this helps someone.
Bathing with assistance for first 1-2 showers then solo. I clipped my drains to one of thos around the neck key ring things (not sure what they are called), that worked out well.
I slept mainly in my recliner and now sleeping propped up in my regular bed. I do wake up aching from the back. Oh yeah back pain is a problem at the begining as well, take your muscle relaxers! I had flexeril. Hope this helps someone.
Bathing with assistance for first 1-2 showers then solo. I clipped my drains to one of thos around the neck key ring things (not sure what they are called), that worked out well.
Hurray you will soon have your new body!
The guilt, nerves and anxiety will all pass soon. Make sure you take the before and after pictures so that you can have fun admiring.
Keep us up to date and let us know how you are doing.