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5 days post op...feeling good...still swollen, but optomistic

I was lucky because I had the tt and nothing else. No lipo, no muscle repair...just a bit of muscle tightening and the tightening of the skin. I am feeling really, really good. I am walking upright and drove for the first time today. Two nights ago I transitioned from the recliner to the bed with pillows. It isn't as comfortable, but it is necessary to begin to normalize. A lot of my swelling is down, although I'm still swollen right around the incision and its pretty good in the morning but by the end of the day I do feel swollen there. I thnk that is normal. I haven't had to take percoset since maybe day 3 PO. I feel like I really have been lucky. I go to the doc on Tuesday morning and he will take the drains out. I get about 10cc out of each drain each day, down from about 40cc at the beginning. Once I get them out I will be able to get out of this horrible compression garment and just wear a spanx. I can't shower by myself because of the CG, it's too complicated to get in and out of on my own!!! Counting down the minutes till Tues! Hope you are doing better