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Counting the Days to my Mommy Makeover!

I hope your surgery went well. Give us an update as soon as you can. I'd love to know your experience and thoughts.

Did your PS ever tell you why he's putting your implants over the muscle instead of under. I've been told that your chances of getting capsular contracture and the implants bottoming out are a lot higher when it's over the muscle. I think you should get this answered.

How did your surgery go? I hope all is well. We'll be waiting for your update!

3 WEEKS & 1 DAY: Hello everyone. Another week has gone by. I saw my PS today. He removed the steri-strips on my breasts and tummy incisions today. Left breast looks & feel good. Right breast has an irritated portion in the bottom incision that looks raw and have been having a small old blood drainage for a few days. It was more sensitive a few days ago, but a little better today. I thought it was open, but he said it wasn't. I checked when I got home and it looked as if it was badly excoriated. It's a little red but has softened compared to how it was 2 days ago. It's also getting so itchy more often around the same area. As far as the tummy tuck incisions, well some tiny areas have begun to scar and it's nice and pink. I do have a horizontal opening on the left end of the incision that's about 1/2 inch long. I don't think that specific spot was sutured at all. I already saw it a few days ago when the steri-strip loosened and that spot is sensitive to touch a little. It bleeds a little, but what else can you expect. Then right in the middle part is another very tiny vertical opening. It's about the same length but not as deep as the left one. It has a little bit of blood coming out of it too and it really looks like a slightly deep scratch. Then on the right end is another tiny round opening. It's almost the same size as the drainage opening when it was pulled out, only a little smaller. I don't think that spot was sutured either. It does have an itsy bitsy old blood looking drainage, but that's about it. It's not even sensitive to touch. Because I am a scared of infection freak, I applied a Polysporin ointment that I got from my PS office. Starting tomorrow, I'm going to spray it with my Neosporin that I have at home. He said that those are very normal and happens all the time and that they will just close up in time. He said it was anything that I did that caused them. So I'm not happy with those little openings, but as long as I don't have signs of infection, I'm thankful. The other parts of the tummy tuck incision are closed well though. It felt lighter after the strips came off. It felt like my skin could breath better. I also air dried it for about 30 mins after I got home from my appointment. I am able to stand a little more straighter than last week and he said that I can try to stand more straight. I'm just scared that a portion might open, but I think that's just me. I asked about walking on the treadmill, just walking, but he said not yet. The velcro for the breast will be just for another week too. I also told him that I don't quite feel ready to go back to work and he said that I'm not that ready yet either, so he extended my disability leave from work for another week. Things should be much better then, I'm hoping. I'm really getting tired of this whole recovery thing, you guys. This is one reason I won't do it again. Well, I don't think I'll need to anyway. Why would we want to do a tummy tuck twice, right? Despite a good experience in surgery and recovery, I don't think I'd want to deal with the inconvenience it comes with. I hate all this limitations and fresh, though healing, incisions. I hate that I can't do the stuff I used to do or be in the same pace as before. I'm just not that patient, as most of you can probably tell just by reading this. So til next time. I still can't upload pics. Sorry.

I pretty much watch the kids play and run around. Especially when they are running around because there's been a few times that my son pushed me. I nearly lost balance and fall. I try to do something in the kitchen, but there's really not much I can do. If I could fold the laundry, since my husband loads them, then I would. But sometimes, my son goes up on the coach and so I end up just leaving since I can't watch him from behind. I tried reading, but they are both around me more when I have something in my hands. I sit and watch with them when my son can keep still, but that's not always the case. As far as driving, I guess I can drive now, but I don't really want to since I have that option. My husband drives me still. I can manage I'm sure.