34 Yo Momma of 1- Tummy Tuck and Lipo of Flanks and Thighs

I’m a 34 yo mother of a 10 yo boy. I lost a significant amount of weight within a year of my son being born, approx 115lbs including baby and baby weight, which left me with loose skin. Shape wear has become my norm to smooth out sagging skin and fat. Over the past 5 years I have gained about 30-35lbs Which all seems to be packing on in my waist and thighs. I have always carried excess fat in my flanks and had a bit of a gut, even as a child.
I’ve been thinking about a tummy tuck for several years now and decided it was time. I’m also having lipo of the flanks and thighs. Surgery is booked for tomorrow, I’m excited but mostly scared! I wasn’t expecting this amount of anxiety pre-surgery. I have a family member coming to stay with me for a week while I recover, mostly to help out with my child, and have taken 2.5 weeks of work.

Had surgery yesterday morning. All in all it went as expected on my end. There is some pain and discomfort but I was able to walk around and be up for small periods (I’ve had a lot of anxiety about blood clots but not for any particular reason and am probably worrying about nothing).
I have a drain in, and that at time causes discomfort but is tolerable. Peeing has been easy, the sitting down on the toilet and getting up hasn’t been an issue for me at all. No pain there.
Yesterday I was having immense back pain, not from the surgery but I cannot sleep laying on my back as I have a very pronounced arch in my back and that position leaves me in agony. Unfortunately with the tummy tuck and drains the only sleeping option is on my back. Thank goodness I have a plastic surgery post-op nurse as a good friend. She can right over with pillows and made me a propped up bed and probably spent 45 mins adjusting and readjusting me until I was fairly comfortable.
The swelling in the wee hours of the morning was intense, the binders were so tight and was affecting my breathing, even my arms and wrists were swelling, thankfully I was due for meds around 6am. Things seemed to subside once I took those and I got a good 3.5 hours of much needed rest.
This morning I ate and drank a decent amount (everyone keeps telling me hydration is key). The swelling is pretty intense again and I cannot stand up straight as I read would be that case for several days. I’ve attached a pic of my bed set up that has been working well for me as well as some lipo pics from my surgery showing the holes the lipo leave and why you need to be binded so tight to adhere everything back together.

I got a lot more solid sleep last night, I’ve definitely got a system figured out and pain is being managed very well at this point. The major discomfort is the swelling in the binders and the occasional stinging/burning where the drain entries are (I believe), otherwise the drain has stopped bothering me. I was super worried about the drain pain the first day, I wasn’t sure how I was going to cope but that pain just seemed to even out. I just have one big drain but believe it forks and has multiple sites where it enters my skin (from feeling, I think there are either 2 or 3 entry sites). I also have a fair bit if swelling down my legs where I had the lipo. I have a shaper over my binder to keep my thighs compressed and compression stockings on to keep my lower legs from swelling up, so I’ve got some pretty fat knees right now where there is a lack of compression. I had an appointment at the clinic for drain care today, they measured how much fluid was in my drain and showed me how to measure it on my own the next day. If I am under 25mls a day for 2 days in a row they will take my drain out (as per Dr. Cooper’s orders) so I’m hoping they will come out on Monday. I have yet to see under the binder myself and expect I won’t until either Monday, if the drain gets removed, or Tuesday at my post op appointment with Dr. Cooper. I’ve added a couple pictures with the shaper over the binders