Hello, nice to read your posts no matter which way they go. I am further out than you but-i had the swelling and the poochy tummy so last month at 5 months after my TT, i had a scar revision and more lipo done on that area. I don't think you have anything to lipo out, so maybe it is swelling. All i can say is i was disapointed in my results until after the revision and I can't believe the difference. I did have to pay a little bit more for the extra lipo and revision but it was 10000% worth it. I hope you get the results you are looking for too. The one thing about the revision is that they totally cut out the old scar and whala you get a new one that yes has to heal, stitches out etc. but after 4 weeks and no poochy tummy it's worth it. Good luck stay in touch.
I too had the fear of dying but really that doesn't happen anymore they watch you very closely and you will be fine. Keep up on your meds because you don't want to get behind on your pain pills. The pain is real, but manageable. You will find out what works for you. I slept with a pillow behind my knees because when you stretch out in bed it's uncomfy for the first few weeks atleast. Then i switched to my side and put a pillow in between my knees. I always rolled over on my side to get out of bed. If you tell yourself this is not going to be easy cuz it is not, but know every single day you will feel better and keep very positive because time will go by fast and you will LOVE your new body. I went to work 4 days after my tummy tuck, but for short days. My recovery was very tough, others have had it easier but you know what I made it, and you will too. GOod luck and ask more questions if you want.
I know how you feel. I just wanted my tummy to look like it was suppose to look, flat. that's the whole reason for the tummy tuck right. SO when i didn't get that flat tummy and still had that "shelf" he wanted to make it right. I do agree the stress is ALOT to handle, but i guarantee it will be worth it, actually today is 1 week, i only took pain pills for 3 days, and only at night. The pain is pretty much gone, just a little from having a new incision and what goes along with that, the stitches are pulling and are a bother, but i get them out in 10 days so I can handle that. Good luck in your decision. I know its a tough one, you can think on it for awhile tho. maybe after the summer.
Hi, this happened to me probably about the same time period, about 6 weeks. My body did not like the disolving stitches so that was part of it, the yellow junk was the fat my body was not breaking it down like most peoples does. So the only place it had to go out was through an opening in my incision. My doctor put a small drain tube in for only about 5-6 days and then when the inner incision started to close up the tube fell out, i didn't have a drain tube with a bulb on the end, i just used gauze to cover the tube. After he cleaned out the opening and pretty much opened up a few more inches and cleaned that out, i didn't drain much. Ididn't wear my garment for a few weeks after that just to make sure. I went back to work the next day, just wore sweats to hide the gauze bump. Good luck, actually it was a good thing because then my incision started to finally heal and i felt like i had maybe taken a turnfor the best.
They actually just numbed all along my incision with a local. That took about 30 minutes or so, then my doc just cut from hip to hip and did lipo on the tummy area and my sides because they were alittle uneven from the lipo before. That actually took about 90 minutes, most the time was stitching me up. I was awake, they did not sedate me, i couldn't have anything because i was driving myself. My doc is about 4 hours away so I stayed the night in a motel and had an appointment the next morning where they changed the dressing etc. I did get some pain pills for that day and night, and also did take the pain pills after I got home because i didn't want to drive 4 hours on pain pills. The driving was actually not bad it was just along way and i got really tired because i didn't sleep well the night before because of being uncomfy from the surgery. I am 5 days today and i feel good, it's so nice to just see a bunch of stiches without blood, and other junk, because after my TT the incision is wider, pain pumps, drain tubes, i just didn't heal well, plus the scar was pretty wide and purple. So the pain is not too much, I worked the next day and the day after and then had easter dinner with guests up so I was on my feet about 7 hours so that was a little uncomfy. I just started wearing my compression garment today only 2 hours on and 15 minutes off. I had to leave my stitches in 2 more weeks so that will be awesome. I will give you a big tip-all you feel is the tugging and pulling on your skin during this process, i am pretty squeemish, so I brought headphones to drown out any of the talking they were doing and asking for needles or whatever, it was a distraction and I don't think i would have made it without them. So if you do have it done, headphones with either music or relaxation or meditation is a must, just my opinion. Ask more questions i will be glad to answer them. I am thinking that this will be great in a few months when the swelling goes down. Happy thoughts!
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