Susanjane - Warrnambool, AU

i had the procedure on thursday last and today is monday. i came home from hospital at lunchtime with my right side drain still attached, lots of pain in the back from sleeping on it, used high strength pain killers and wheat packs. couldn't cope without these. a little better each day but miserable a lot of the time. tears this morning. my husband has come around and is being very good now after not wanting me to have it. you really need to want this operation badly to take it on i feel. a bit like having children, you feel you will never do it to yourself again, also my views on euthanasia have been reconfirmed. if it stayed like this indefinitely, pull my plug!!
will post again tomorrow.

hi, i have been home for 7 days and am able to move around a lot more in terms of moving my legs and arms to help me to move in the bed. i find the best things are to all someone strong to take both my hands and gently pull back until i am sitting up to help me sit and then get out of bed. no other way reallly which is a big part of this which no one seems to give advice for. the nurses are not allowed to so this for health and safety reasons so you are left to your own very limited resources. I am keeping up the pain meds (very important) my umbilicus is still draining since the drain tubes were removed so the skin around that area is becoming irritated from the tape being pulled off whenever i change the dressing (hourly). this is my biggest worry at the moment. i don't want the fragile skin to break down. am off to see my surgeon this a.m. to check this. apparently the compromised blood supply to the area is the cause of the difficulty in healing. i am resting more and letting others do things for me. movies to take my mind of things.

hi there again,
well i am a lot more cheerful this week. my tummy feels weird through the numb parts and shooting nerve endings (not painful just weird) my hips and thighs are still very swollen (i think that is why they are mostly numb also) especially the left one. much easier to move around and get in and out of bed. i have a four week check up scheduled and aim to be able to ride my new horse by xmas day. (six week mark). i will be carefully recommencing my job teaching piano this coming week. my stomach looks flat but the lipo will need less swelling to really see the difference there (another xmas present) but the doctor says it will take 3 months (end of january) to see the full results. hang in there everyone and spoil yourself for these months!!! you need to.