Tummy Tuck - 1 Week Post Op - Feeling Good! - Walnut Creek, CA
Day 19 Post Op. Today is my third day back at...
Day 19 Post Op. Today is my third day back at work, and I feel more swollen. Is it because I am vertical most of the day? My flanks feel hard and a bit bumpy. My compression garment is leaving more indentations (due to swelling).
Word of advice: Keep taking stool softeners. I finished my antibiotics, stopped the pain pills, and stopped the stool softeners - big mistake. Ouchie.
I am starting to see some shape. I always had a boy figure, and now I see a smaller waist. I am down 5 lbs since the surgery (doc said he removed 4.5 lbs of skin) and given the swelling, I am pretty happy.
I agitated the lower suture area, therefore I need to goop it with Neosporin and keep gauze on it. I hope it heals okay without scar tissue.
Otherwise, HAPPY about my tt.
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Post Op Day 10 - I feel like a Ken doll... My...
I can stand almost upright, but my hynie is tucked under, only making my back hurt... so I lay back down. Bruising is almost gone... though the ones on my backside cheekies were really bad to begin with... much progress.
Energy level and spirits are high.
Advice from all - does your belly button initially look off center? And will it go back into place?
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My doctor has never used drains !
My belly button was a little off center to start so the new one is also off center. Hardly noticeable though. I think yours looks fine...might be from the swelling.
I am one week post op on my tummy tuck. I...
I am one week post op on my tummy tuck.
I feel great. My PS did not do drainage tubes and opted for 'quilt stitching'. Anyone out there who had the same technique? I'd love to hear your story (pros/cons).
I was upright within 2-3 days. Not eating so much as I did not have my first bm until day 4.
Thanksgiving was day 6, and I can tell in the pictures that my 'belly mound' is gone. I look slimmer, despite minimal weight loss.
I am the mother to two boys, 14 and 5, and this is the first thing I have done for myself in a long time. I was tired of being asked if I was pregnant. My belly was distended, and despite a work out regimine, it never really went away.
I am happy with the results -- even if it seems premature.
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You look wonderful! What a difference and so soon. You are the first person I have read about that did not have drains. That is something new to me.
Looks like you are standing up pretty straight too. Did you have also have muscle repair?
http://journals.lww.com/plasreconsurg/Abstract/2007/03000/Does_Quilting_Suture_Prevent_Seroma_in.41.aspx
In my post op appt day 4, he noticed I was upright, and gave me a stern warning to relax and stay off my feet. On average I am up about an hour a day. He does not want me to ruin anything 'down there'... i.e., stitches.
Although I am upright, my tail is tucked under like a 65 year old man.
I had muscle repair and lipo on the flanks.
Time will tell how the healing process will progress, and I am going into this with modest expectations... but thrilled with what I see so far!
WOW you are looking great! You will notice more shape take place month after month. It just gets better with time.
Hang in there.