NJerseymomof3

Can't Wait to Get my Old Body Back in Less Than One Month! - East Brunswick, NJ

I am sleeping in a recliner now for the past couple of days but the recliner is upstairs in my house and I did not attempt to go upstairs until Saturday. When I first got home for the first few nights I slept on the couch propped up on pillows and rolled some blankets under my knees.

Yesterday was pretty tough and today is so much better. I am down to one pain pill and some Tylenol in between. I will try to get some pictures up tomorrow. I really have not seen my stomach because of the compression garment. However, I changed my gauze pads on my breasts and I could not be happier with my breast results. My doctor is awesome. I can't believe how good they look. I am getting up on my own fine but I am of course hunched over. The breast lift /implant exchange does not hurt at all. I suspect this is because I already had implants. I still have compression stockings on and can't wait to take those off. The tummy tuck pain is definitely worse than a c-section. It is amazing how much better I feel today compared to yesterday. I don't really feel helpless anymore. Pain meds make me sleepy so I am resting a lot. Also, I am able to walk around the house so hopefully the swelling won't get out of control. Tomorrow I think I will try to shower but I will do so sitting down as I learned from this site that when you take the garment off you feel like passing out. I am so excited to see the whole result but I am no ready today.

So tonight is my last night and I am so excited with a little nervous butterflies. I am sure it is nothing compared to how I will feel in the a.m. when the Dr is marking me up. Thanks for the wishes of luck. It's so weird to think that tomorrow I will have a brand new stomach and boobs! After reading a lot of reviews I decided I will not be weighing myself. I think I have accepted that I will be filled with yucky fluid and swelling and these issues will take time. As much as I want instant gratification, I know this won't happen overnight.
Time flies and hopefully the worst of this will do the same. I have noted that a lot of women on this site say that the pain is not as bad as they thought and I hope I will feel the same way. I really thought 2 c-sections were pretty easy so even if this is a but worse I think I'll be ok. Either way- I know it will be worth it.