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Awesome Tummy Tuck (W/diastasis Repair) Experience

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Day 9swell hell is easing a little but still...

niknkidsApril 30, 2010
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Day 9

swell hell is easing a little but still weeing a lot!

Dressing came off today and i saw my scar for the first time...very impressed!!!! stitches came out of my belly button which i couldn't feel as the area is still numb and the nurse cut the ends off my other sutures and they will continue to dissolve. I look slightly asymmetrical as i am still swollen but it is fantastic. the pubic line is a little higher but i guess that can be waxed if it bothers me. I now have micropore tape on the scar for the next few weeks, continue to wear the binder...i realised i was not wearing that tight enough either...oops! so for the hourglass shape...tighter we go!

I am nearly standing upright when i try and it is all going well, still sleeping upright on my back in bed with a pillow under my legs, continue to not lift and i can work out ways to do things with the babes that stop me lifting them.

Is such an awesome time but also a sad time that my husband is not sharing the new me, oh well...his loss!

Posted the pics for u today to see my surgeons art work!

niknkids's provider

Laith Barnouti, FRACS

Laith Barnouti, FRACS

Specialist Plastic Surgeon

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redapples
April 30, 2010
We must have had our surgeries close to the same day. Mine was April 21. Your bruising looks just like mine. You are looking great, and hopefully soon you will get through the whole day without swelling up. I'm afraid I have a slight infection in the navel, and have been given another round of antibiotics. But things will get better. Please take care of yourself. I know it is great to have family to help out. You are going to look awesome.
niknkids
May 1, 2010
u look awesome...april 21st was one of the best days of my life...i got a little piece of myself back! hope u recover quickly [RS bleep] take care and rest lots x
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brittany88
May 1, 2010
Wow!! Your PS did an amazing job! You look so amazing! I'm so happy for you. :) Keep healing!
niknkids
May 7, 2010
he is pretty good...i am impressed! I had a few red areas yesterday that i thought i should get him to see so i went in and turns out my body was "spitting" out the internal dissolving stitches, so he cut them out and a piece of skin under local that was making my scar look untidy so hopefully it will be ok now. I still seem to be a little uneven but he said he would have to wait til 6wks and if i need more lipo to even it out i can arrange it...not that i am against more fat coming out of my boby but i would prefer it to just even itself out! hope u r loving ur belly, you look great [RS bleep]
princess27lcb
May 3, 2010
I had a full TT on April 16th and I am in so much pain right now. I start off the day standing up straight but by the end of the day I can hardly walk. Can anybody tell me what this is all about. How long before I will be able to walk normally without the back pain?
niknkids
May 7, 2010
do u still have the binder on all the time? I find it hard to stand without mine for long- normally just enough to shower then i am really sore. I am 2 weeks and 2 days past and i am near straight but when i start off from sitting i am bent.. then gradually stretch it out. I had a horrible back, so i think i have really tried hard to straighten it...and keep up with ur pain killers and do gentle walking i found that although it is painful it helped me recover so quick. I will never forget the nurse the morning after my op telling me i did not need to be that bent over and to straighten up...yeah right...u get ur tummy muscles tightened and jump out of bed love!'Hope u r feeling better, just keep in mind u will look hot so it is all worth it!
NJgudda
May 7, 2010
Your tummy looks awesome... also noticed the birthmark that was previously above your bellybutton is now below your new bellybutton :) ... just some trivial info to muse you while u recover ! PS Thanks so much for your post... am due for tt with lipo soon.
niknkids
May 9, 2010
i know funny huh? everyone told me i should have got that removed but it is me and that is not why i wanted my tummy fixed so it stayed :-) at least u can see how much skin was pulled down :-) good luck with ur op, hope it goes as well as mine did x
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Day 7i can't believe that this time last week i...

niknkidsApril 27, 2010

day 7

i can't believe that this time last week i was on the operating table getting flubber removed!

Yesterday i HAD to go out in the morning and do something that i could not get out of and i got busy throughout the day doing more stuff and by the time it got to about 7 last night i was starting to feel strange. I puffed up like a balloon. I was so uncomfortable and tight that i just did not know where to put myself, i got on the scales and was 1.5kg (3.3lbs) heavier than what i was this morning, i was up weeing all night and tightening my binder several times as the fluid went down, apart from niggling pain i feel better today, just exhausted and sore in the back, but i am NEARLY upright at the start of the day, i just get more and more bent as the day goes on. So i just have to remind myself to rest! A foreign thing with kids and no husband around, thank god for mum!

I had enough of bending over a basin to wash hair and washing a limb at a time so i wrapped myself up in a garbage bag and tape so my dressing would stay dry and had the best shower so nice on the back! Have my appointment for removal of dressing in 2 days...can't wait to see...i have done everything to stop myself peeling off the dressing to take a sneaky peek. will get a pic and post it for u to see x

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brittany88
April 29, 2010
That is great that you are healing so fast! Showers are the best feeling in the world aren't they?! I puffed up like crazy too. I've heard a lot of people call it swell hell. It lasted a couple days for me. It is super uncomfy! I can't imagine having to wait 7 days to see the result. I thought I was going to go crazy waiting after 2 days! Can't wait to see your results. Keep getting better! :)
niknkids
April 29, 2010
how awesome do u look!!!!!! swell hell alright, i puff up and then pee all night! The dressings are driving me nutters and making me itch i can't wait to get them off so see everything...i feel healed i can even feel my stitches thru the skin going down to my belly button so there is not much fat there:-) yippee one more sleep to see it! thanks again 4 ur support x
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Day 5i feel better today..when i get up out of be...

niknkidsApril 26, 2010

Day 5

i feel better today..when i get up out of be i am crooked but i am able to get a bit straighter as the day goes on. Saves my back a little!

I am swollen and retaining fluid even in the feet, keeping the low salt and moving around is all helping there...just don't get on the scales for any other reason than to monitor the fluid, there is no way a piece of toast and egg can make u gain weight ;-)

still on antibiotics and reduced to advil throughout the day and panadeine forte at night. Dressings stay intact till friday and the binder and stockings stay on too..

Having my parents here has been a lifesaver, just to know my kids are looked after is the biggest help anyone could ever do, and i am enjoying watching spongebob squarepants movies wih my boy!

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chickenlady184
April 27, 2010
Wow, you sound like you are bouncing back really fast!! i had an extended TT with muscle repair and some hip lipo on April 7th and I am still complaining! :) I am recovering too slow for my patience. You however, must be in great shape and from the photos, it looks like you will look FABULOUS!! I am so happy for you!
niknkids
April 28, 2010
i seem to be lucky i think but not without complications but that is my own stupidity and thinking i can do more than i should! I just think i am a person who expects the worst and i end up pleasantly surprised when things go better than anticipated...but i am also open to the fact that i am early days and am like u and impatient...i wanna be jumping up and down and am all ready getting bored! But just think how hot we will look....it will all be so worth it [RS bleep]
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