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Modified Abdominoplasty with Hernia Repair - Texas
UPDATED FROM Pasadena3814
23 days post
I am 3.5 weeks post op and I guess I am officially...
Pasadena3814October 20, 2011
WORTH IT$8,000
I am 3.5 weeks post op and I guess I am officially in the swell hell phase. My lower abdomen and pubis are so swollen and uncomfortable. The swelling is straining the internal stitches of my internal mesh girdle and movement is excruciating...it feels like my muscles are being shredded! I did discover Arnica gel and it has been a godsend! How I ever lived without I will never know, I am just so happy that I have found out about it and have stashed tubes of it around my house. I also started using Mederma scar gel tonight. I am still using Bio Oil since I love using it all over, I just wanted something more on my incision to help smooth it out, etc. I had tried using the silicone strips but they wouldn't stay in place with my Spanx so I gave up on those for now. I go back to Dr Horndeski tomorrow for a follow-up...other than issues with swelling, I feel great and still think it was worth everything I have gone through!
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UPDATED FROM Pasadena3814
22 days post
Three weeks and one day post-op, I think I overdid...
Pasadena3814October 19, 2011
Three weeks and one day post-op, I think I overdid myself earlier this week. I went out of town for work, traveled about 4 hours by car and within hours I started experiencing excrutiating pain. I was planning on staying overnight but the pain was so bad that I drove back home just so I could take enough pain medicine to make it go away! I was in so much pain that I was sick to my stomach and my husband had to lift me up to get into bed. The pain has gotten somewhat better although I am feeling a bit more of it tonight than I did last night...I guess it is my body telling me that I need to slow down and give it more time to recover.
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UPDATED FROM Pasadena3814
15 days post
Two weeks and 1 day post op and feeling great. ...
Pasadena3814October 12, 2011
Two weeks and 1 day post op and feeling great. Went back to work yesterday and while I am not back to traveling for work yet, I am working extensive hours with no issue. I did make the mistake of trying to sleep on my side the night before last and gave up due to the pain from the stitches holding the internal mesh girdle in place. Even when I rolled onto my back the pain was still so bad that I wound up taking a pain pill to get comfortable enough to go to sleep...I won't try that again for another week or two!
Will post some updated pictures by this weekend.
Will post some updated pictures by this weekend.
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October 13, 2011
2 weeks and 1 day post-op and feeling great! I have gone back to work and while I am not back to traveling, I am working extensive hours. I did make the mistake of trying to sleep on my side the night before last and never could get comfortable. The stitching from the internal mesh girdle was excrutiatingly uncomfortable, so much that when I rolled back onto my back my side was still throbbing. I wound up taking a pain pill just to get comfortable enough to sleep...didn't make the same mistake last night, I went back to sleeping on my back with my wedges under my upper body and lower legs. Will take and post some pictures by this weekend.
October 14, 2011
Hi Pasadena, I can relate to your BB situation, as I ended up with dog ears on either side of my incision and also have to wait 6 months for revision surgery to remove them. Like you, I don't mind, as I know this will be a simple office procedure and everything will look great in the end! I was 4 weeks this past Monday and can truly attest that this is a slow process!! I only just started sleeping on my sides again this week, and still sometimes find it a bit uncomfortable. I had a little emotional set back last week, just felt like it was taking so long to feel normal again -- still don't feel entirely normal, but seeing some light at the end of this tunnel! Swelling has finally gone down enough to wear my old clothes and some of them are even a little looser -- yippee! I hope you are continuing to feel better each day. : )
October 20, 2011
Thanks Philly, it is good to know that what I am feeling is normal. I have had a tiny set-back this week that I think came from overdoing it and pushing myself too hard. I am feeling more pain the past couple days than I have since my first week post-op and it is all located along my right side, it feels like the internal girdle is pulling at the stitches and they are really tearing into the muscles along my side...this is enough to make me want to fast to lose more weight to make it comfortable! I have only lost about 2 pounds post-op and am still swollen in my lower abdomen and pubis but I know all of this will get better.
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