Done with Kids, and Now Its Tummy Tuck Time!

Today is day...uh...11 after surgery and I feel the best I have felt. And thats because I finally got my drains out today. Having the drains out really make the world of difference. I have less pain with out the pain, and I am less uncomfortable. I'm still swollen, but that does not bother me. I'm also standing straighter, but I am still hunched over quite a bit. I am not taking my pain pills too much anymore. The worst part is my abs tightening for a few min. It's more painful then tightening, its more of a cramp. They cramp up and stay cramped for a about 5 min. I'm walking a little more, and my appitite is much better. I'm not as stiff either. My scar is still taped up, but when he changes the tape today, I noticed that I ahave a VERY thin sscar. And its closing nicely.And is so low. I didn't think I could have a scar so low. OH YEAH! I also tooka shower! My first shower in 11 days. Yes! 11 DAYS! It felt so good to wash. I couldn't shave my legs.....but that's what husbands are for! J/K. But honestly I love my new stomache, even though I know this is not the finale result. I'll post some pictures tomorrow.

I had an appointmente today. I had my dressings changed, and the the staple i had taken out. The staple coming out pinched for about a second. I also had the sutures around my new belly button taken out. This did not hurt at all. All I felt was tugging. One out of three drains does not have anything in it at all for the past 30 hours or so. My last two are still filling up. But they are slowing down drastically, I am hoping by that by my next appointment that all my drains will be out. I have not been swolen at all, and thats with not having a compresion garment for the first four days. I have been wearing my binder all day today, and it is the most uncomfortable thing EVER! Especially because I still have the worst gas pains of my life. I'm not kidding, the only pain that is worse then the gas paini have right now is labor pain. I have been taking ducolax, gas ex, tums, and citricel. But the only thing that works is walking, and magnesium citrate. I only drank hald a bottle and about 40 min, later I had a BM and it was not bad at all. I'm also getting tingles all over my tummy. Its the same feeling that you get when your foot falls asleep. Most of my tummy is still numb though. But it does not bother me. Also, my new belly button looks so much like a real belly button! Its actually cuter then my old one lol! I'm not sure if you would consider my T/T an extended or not. My scar goes past my hips, but only but 1/2 an inch or so.  But like I said earlier the worst pain is the gas pain, And I don't think that I'm swollen, If I am, I can't tell. I'm sorry if my messege bounces from one subject to the other and it mispelled, but I'm still taking the meds pretty regulary. My scar is not bad at all. I had this feeling that I was going to look like frankenstien but its healing very nicely. My scar is very low, lower then expected and is healing fast. It's still taped up but once its not I will post more pictures. All in all everyday gets a little better. If you ahve any questions just let me know. I'll post more picures as time goes on.

Its been three days since my surgery, and these three days flew by so fast! It flew by because with all the drugs I'm on I can't remember the last two days lol! Okay, before I start telling you how mu tummy tuck went I just want to let you know I am still on some meds, so if this doesnt make sense I apologize. When I got to the hospitlalthe put an IV in me, and then I took a preganncy test. The doc, nurse, and anesthsiologist came in and explained to me hte hwole procedure. The last thins I remember is the Anesthisologist saying "I'm giving you something to take the edge off" and thats all I remember. I'mnot sure how long my sugery lasted, but  think it might have been 4 hours or more.I woke up and that took me a long time!  was so sleepy, and my throat was so  sore from having the tubedown there. I was also extemely thirsty. But i was to out of it to drink, let alone eat. I went home the same day as my surgery. I saw the doc the very next day. That's when I got to see my tumy for the first time. and OMG i looks so good! The scar I have is not from hip to hip. It's a little longer then that. Wich I don't mind because I had some serious love handles lol! I have three drains in. Two of my drains fill up quick, and one of htem not so much. I also think that he had to make a new belly button for me but I'm not 100% sure. I'll find out tomorrow when I see my doc. The worst part about this surgery is that it hurts the most when you sit down, and stand up. But walking does not hurt we a all. I also bought a cane from wal mart to help me walk. I only uses to help me ou of the chair, and if I'm walking outside. OH YEAH! The very very worst part of my surgery came last night. I had the worst stomache pains of my life! I had the worse gas pains of my life! It was so bad that twhen my gas moved i could see my tummy move also. It looked like when your baby kicks you when you are pregant. I took some tums, that did not work. So I took  a nice long walk, and i felt so much better after that. It was embarrasin walking around and farting lol. But every day I feel better, and better. Just make sure you dont skip your pain meds. I set my alarm on my cel phone to let me know when i take my pill. The worst was that I forgot to set the alarm and I woke up at 3 am in so much pain, But with everyday I feel better. Just don't over walk, you'll feel it the next day. And make sure you have family over to help you. My husbands family (3 of them) came down to help out. They are such life savers. I could not fo this with out them. Oh, and for some reason I have bruises on the sid of my but and thighs, and bruising under my boobs. Weird. If you have any questions just let me know and I'll answer them. I almost forgot. You are going to get ful so easily after a tummy tuck. so I suggest that you eat filling things like pasta oatmeal things tlike that. But make sure you eat becuase those pills wll mes up your tummy so bad.