34, 4 kids. Tummy Tuck, Lipo (flanks)Breast lift

Hello everybody! I am a mother of 4 and have been wanting a tummy tuck for years! I finally decided to consult wit Dr. Bogdan in Southlake, Tx. I have a friend who went to him and had amazing results. My consultation was April 23rd. I went ahead and scheduled surgery for May 10th.

Day of surgery; I woke up early even though I didn’t have to be at the surgery center until 11:15. I was feeling a little nervous and tried to shake it when I thought about it. Once I got to the surgery center I was ready. They took me back and Doctor B ame in and did all my markings then started my IV. The anesthesiologist came in and administered “something to relax me” and that hit pretty quickly. My sister law, who is the one taking care of me, said I was out pretty quickly. Then before you know it, I’m in recovery. I was in surgery for about 5 hours. I woke up with zero pain. Of course I have to walk with my hands on my knees and am unable to use my arms to help myself get up which is really hard to do but other than that, I feel great. We then came back to hotel room and ordered something light to eat.

I have had no pain until later this evening I had a little soreness.. I feel like I did 1000 crunches.. I’ve been able to move around but of course trying not to do too much.

I was able to get off prescription pain meds after the 3rd day. The fourth day I remember being sore but more so because of the lipo. My
Incision and breasts have not bothered me once. I did take the muscle relaxer by the end of the day because I was out and about by the time I was one week post op. I just couldn’t take being home lol
I can can definitely say that the bloating and swelling are the most annoying parts of this whole thing. Now I feel like I’m not as swollen by the end of the day. I am however still using my binder at night. Any questions just ask. I am so happy I did this for myself