sarahg09

My Mommy Makeover Experience. Surgery Date : 3/29/10

Why Doesnt Anyone Complain of Standing Straight After Full TT?

UPDATE FOR ALL MY TUMMY TUCK FRIENDS: today i am exactly 4 weeks post op and i am all the way straight i mean military erect wowhhooo i went back to work today and cant be happier. it has been a long 4 week recovery but im almost back to normal. still have the pulling and tugging but it doesnt bother me much. my back feels so much better now that i can stand straight =)

everything will get better. Just last week i was thinking im never going to recover and be myself again but its amazing how just one week makes alot of difference. I went to the mall today. who would of thought? and next week im going back to work. im still not 100% straight yet and have a little hunching to work on but im getting there. i spent the whole morining massaging my right breast because its taking longer to drop so they look uneven and its annoying me lolll leftie is settling nicely but rightie is taking its time. take it easy and dont rush your recovery.. things will happen when its time :)) i was bent over for 3 weeks and i finally graduated from our couch and moved to my bed and i can sleep on my side now which is great.

glad to hear everything is going well for you. im almost 4 weeks post op and im feeling great. cant wait to go back to work :) im not yet 100% back to normal yet but i think im getting there. my recovery has been bit more difficult because i also had a breast lift and augmentation at once together with full TT. but everything is looking good so far. as far as the drains goes, i guess every surgeon is different. most surgeons here leave the drains in from 7 to 14 days and sometimes even longer. my friend had seroma 2 weeks after they removed her drains. she only had them in for 4 days. but i think risk of seroma can happen to anyone at any time. my surgeon advised me to keep the drains for 2 weeks and take antibiotics 4 times a day until the drain is removed and i can honestly tell you i was draining 40cc per day for 12 days and when i went in to have them removed like you said i was afraid it was going to hurt relaly bad due to the holes starting to close but i didnt even feel it it felt like a pulling a spagetti out loll no pain at all i was so happy. your resuls look amazing. and yes i didnt get pampered i was sent home 3 hours after surgery. did you have lipo too? is that bruise from lipo suction?

awsome results and your scar looks low and is healing nicely. Congrats hun

I think its too soon to remove the drains. the longer they stay in less swelling and discomfort you will have. I had 2 drains for 14 days and for 12 days i was draining and on the 13th day i could see i didnt have much more to drain which i was glad because at first i was not happy with the drains in me but after few days u get used to them and become almost like part of u loll Good luck hun keep us posted