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Finally After 3 Pregnancies and 120 Lbs Weight Loss - Wilmington, NC--new pics-3 weeks post op
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5 months post
On the 15th of April I went in and had a scar...
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On the 15th of April I went in and had a scar revision, and they took a couple more inches of skin off, the scar is looking better, and he tried to position everything to try and hide my hip bones that stick out so bad..... looking good so far, still cant work out very much, even trying to do yoga hurts. Just from the muscle repair though. Only was on pain meds for 3 days after the revision, no biggie at all!
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UPDATED FROM proudusmcwife
23 days post
I'm now 3 weeks post op and am doing great. Had...
I'm now 3 weeks post op and am doing great. Had another post op appt. yesterday and doc said I'm still way ahead of schedule. He said I can do whatever I want as long as it doesn't hurt. Had sex twice yesterday and it was awesome! We had to be careful but this surgery has made me so much less self conscious!! Anyways, I still can't lift anything more than a few pounds without my tummy muscles hurting, and moving in bed can be a little painful, but all in all im doing great. He also said I didn't have to wear the binder anymore, he says at 3 weeks it doesnt hurt or help its just whatever feels best...... i dont have to wear anything, or i can do the binder, or spanx or whatever i want. He did say that he is gonna want to go back in this Spring and take some more skin/stretch marks and it'll lower my scar even more, and make me a bit tighter, which I'm happy about, because when I bend over it does hang a little bit, nothing like before though. I knew he'd probably want to do all this before so no schock or anything. I'm still swollen at/above my incision, but I also have pointy hipbones that stick out, so its hard in the pictures to see whats bone poking out and whats swelling........ I like that I'm finally really feeling more like myself, because this not being able to be active thing has really messed me up, I've gained a few pounds and that sucks. Now that I can do a little more though I should lose it quickly....that I've started packing this week for our move, slow and steady. Bit of a change from sitting on the couch groaning for pain meds, lol!! (Havent taken any since the second week.....i occasionally take a dose of tylenol in the morning/evening)
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January 23, 2013
Not to worry...that shelf over the incision with gradually disappear. You are only 3 weeks- I am 12 and still have it to some extent and that is were the swelling shows up but the end of the day. With me I notice it gradually disappearing now from my hipbones and moving towards the centre of the incision. I am still hopeful I will get "flatter". You look great
UPDATED FROM proudusmcwife
13 days post
Posted a few 1 week post op pics, and will post...
Posted a few 1 week post op pics, and will post some more tomorrow morning (2 week post op) I'm doing OK, hard to get comfortable sleeping, and being off pain meds has me struggling to sleep, maybe its all the binders, but i wake up in cold sweats. I'm probably going to need for them to go back in and tighten up a little more in 6 months or so.... I have a feeling I'm not as tight as I'm gonna want to be, totally standing up straight no problem right now, incision doesnt hurt at all, just a little where the drains were, but my muscles are still pretty sore. All in all not as bad as I thought it would be. Everything is healing very well, but I'm just so swollen riight above the incision its so weird looking. Belly button looks ok, except for on one side theres a little loose skin ,we will see where everything falls into place here in a couple months, trying to be patient, its hard to do that!!
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S
January 13, 2013
wow...what an inpiring story you have. congrats on your weight loss and TT. AND getting your drains removed. the swelling can be so deceiving...i was so discouraged by in on day 4 i didn't want to see myself... but i would encourage you to document through pics (even if just for your records) it is quite remarkable how quickly things can change. check my pics to see HUGE reduction in swelling from day 4 to tday 10. happy for you and happy healing!!
S
January 13, 2013
ha! we must have been posting at the same time bc your pics popped up. you look AMAZING for one week PO... and the fact that you are standing upright is a huge blessing! think you are going to rock that pre op bikini, no problemo!
P
January 14, 2013
Thanks! I think I was doing better lookwise last week than I am now. I was so overweight for such a long time, that this swolleness is really taking a toll on me. Really depressing me. Trying so hard to remind myself to be patient and not let it get to me!!!!!!!! Its hard though! Thanks for your encouragement! It means so much!
T
January 13, 2013
You really are super-swollen! Which is good, because that means the swelling will go down ;). Patience is hard! One thing I've read elsewhere on here, is some people who've lost lots of weight end up looser in the skin than they'd like post-op. Maybe your PS was trying to avoid that by not overtightening? Maybe they were aiming for a thinner scar? But no way to know for at least six months...which will go faster and faster as you hurt less and less and resume the rest of your life. You look great, so just keep taking care of yourself like you have! We'll keep rooting for you :D.
P
January 14, 2013
I'm so swollen and just feel so gross right now, I really hope it subsides super soon! I think my scar is gonna be pretty awesome, but when i bend over i still have a bit of skin hanging down especially around my belly button, and I am sooooo swollen especially right above my incision. I know time will tell though. Thanks for the encouragement, I've needed it! The first week wasn't so bad, but as the pain gets less worse and the swelling and everything remains it gets so depressing and I didn't think I would go through that phase......
T
January 14, 2013
You know, I don't remember reading whether you have a compression garment. I think it's too early to wear it now, but maybe ask your PS when it'd be okay to start wearing a CG. Because I find that they work well for the swelling, but it has to go all the way down to your crotch at least. So at least a full brief, but mid-thigh or knee-length would also work. When I wear my CG, it helps tremendously with the swelling. When I don't wear them, man, my skin gets so thick, it feels really weird. And my BB swells shut. I just think it might help with that localized swelling.
P
January 15, 2013
I was wearing a compression garment (went down to mid thigh) and a binder for 2 weeks, now I'm just suppose to wear the binder. But I think I'm gonna try looking for a different binder thats more comfortable and stays put better. Swelling seems to have gone down a bit this morning.... I think I may be having trouble figuring out how tight to put the binder on as well, I know its suppose to be tight but not too tight.... I find myself reajusting it 10 times a day. My next post op is next tuesday, so if the swelling is the same I'll ask what I can do differently. Also, I know a lot of people lay off sodium but I can't do that because of medical stuff, so I'm sure that has a lot to do with it as well!!! Just got back from getting my hair done, and I feel a million times better!
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