lovesmaui

Waited 22 Yrs..it's Time! TT, BL, Lipo/flanks - WA

Be careful. I ended up with some kind of yeast-type infection after they took the drains out of my breasts. Very itchy and had some little tiny blisters. I ended up having to get some anti-fungal cream at the store. That cleared it up but it took almost 2 weeks.

I am still wearing my binder at night because it helps me move more easily. I have been wearing a think tanktop and then putting the binder of it because anything rubbing around on my tummy is so irritating.

My boob drains dried up by day 4 so I called the Doc that day and said the entry points were red and inflamed. He had me come in that day and removed them...what a relief. My TT drain stayed in until my 1 week appt. I was glad to have that out.

He wanted my steristrips off by Day 10. I peeled them off no problem...everything was healing nicely by that time and I was numb anyway so it didn't hurt.

My doc prescribed some kind of med for the muscle cramping but I never did have to take it.

I asked my Doc when I could do things and he said that I could NOT drive until 2 weeks. He said I should try to do situps until week 6. I had a full ab repair and he repaired 2 hernia as well. Regarding everything else, he said to listen to my body. Everyone is different. I am at day 24 today and I tried to lift a box of laundry detergent at Costco today...not a good idea...way to heavy. I get in/out of the car slowly, also in/out of bed. I can't slide or twist at the waist so I have to pick my butt up and turn and then sit down. My abs don't hurt unless I strain them, picking something up, sneezing, etc.
I hope you are feeling better everyday!
Take care.

I understand about posting pictures. That's why I only put WA in my profile. I have found that the pictures other have posted were so helpful to me that I feel that I should post mine as well. I need to download them and get them posted. I feel bad about that. Just been too lazy to do that.

Glad you are feeling good!

My vertical incisions look a kind of weird and a bit bumpy too but my Dr had already warned me about that ahead of time and he assures me that somehow that as they heal, they smooth out on their own. I do know that I had a mole removed on my arm once and when they stitched the incision back up it was lumpy and I was concerned that it was going to stay that way and it didn't. It smoothed out pretty quickly and now I can't even see where they removed the mole. So, I am pretty confident that my Dr is telling me the truth and I need to trust the healing process. He's the expert and does this for a living. If they don't smooth all the way out for some reason he can fix it, if necessary.

I found a great one at Walmart. Hooks in the front but thin like a normal sport bra...no thick padding, just soft cotton...and it doesn't look to 'old lady like'.