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3 weeks POSTOP
UPDATED FROM Christine7940
26 days post
Tomorrow is four weeks. It seems like the three...
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Tomorrow is four weeks. It seems like the three week point was a major turning point for me. I have felt really great pretty much every day since then. Saturday I took my 5 daughters shopping for Easter dresses. We spent several hours in the mall, going to different stores. That was really too much and I was EXHAUSTED and swollen that night.
I have continued to lose weight -- total lost is 22 lb. I am down to 156. I was 174 the day of my consultation in January. I'm pretty sure my BB is going to be just fine, as soon as the skin gets some slack and it's not pulled so open any more. My scar is going to be amazing and thin, although it's a bit high (but that also may lower with some slack.
My ONLY remaining complaint is that my thighs really don't have much change when I'm standing upright (except the change that could be from losing 22 lb). When I bend slightly forward, I can see that my thighs are smaller, but when I stand up, there's some posterior fat that kind of squishes forward, so when I'm standing up straight, my thighs touch just as much as before. I'm going to talk to him about it at my 6 week postop.
I have quit wearing my compression garment at night (PS said I could quit at four weeks, so it was a few days early, but I just couldn't take it any more).
How is everyone else doing?
I have continued to lose weight -- total lost is 22 lb. I am down to 156. I was 174 the day of my consultation in January. I'm pretty sure my BB is going to be just fine, as soon as the skin gets some slack and it's not pulled so open any more. My scar is going to be amazing and thin, although it's a bit high (but that also may lower with some slack.
My ONLY remaining complaint is that my thighs really don't have much change when I'm standing upright (except the change that could be from losing 22 lb). When I bend slightly forward, I can see that my thighs are smaller, but when I stand up, there's some posterior fat that kind of squishes forward, so when I'm standing up straight, my thighs touch just as much as before. I'm going to talk to him about it at my 6 week postop.
I have quit wearing my compression garment at night (PS said I could quit at four weeks, so it was a few days early, but I just couldn't take it any more).
How is everyone else doing?
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UPDATED FROM Christine7940
21 days post
Yesterday was 3 weeks. I had an AWESOME day and...
Yesterday was 3 weeks. I had an AWESOME day and felt great all day long. No pain. I ordered a new dress from Old Navy because they were on sale for CHEAP. I was able to order a medium! All my old medium clothes are starting to fit well again. I'm really pleased. DH and I did the horizontal mambo for the first time last night. It was ok I really felt bad for him waiting so long, even though I;m really not interested yet. My BB is healing, steri strips are getting looser and looser and the swelling is down a bit every day. All in all, this is probably the best thing I have ever done for myself!
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March 28, 2012
IM glad u are feeling good. It must have been nice to order that dress. Shopping IM hoping will be a lot different. For me too.
March 28, 2012
Glad to hear things are going well for you. Yes, hubby and were going to do the mambo this week... but I got my menstrual.. :-) Oh well, I guess he will have to wait.
Do you like your steri strips? When you say looser and looser... are they falling off?
Do you like your steri strips? When you say looser and looser... are they falling off?
April 15, 2012
I guess everyone is difference. I would say it's ok between the 3 and 4 week mark.
March 28, 2012
I've read that the steri strips are like external stitches and to leave them on as long as possible and it will help the incision to heal thinner and nicer. They are starting to really come loose at the edges and there are to tiny places where they have come off the incision. It looks great underneath as far as I can tell.
UPDATED FROM Christine7940
19 days post
Is there any way to change the order of my photos...
Is there any way to change the order of my photos without deleting and starting over?
Yesterday I was pumping gas for my huge 15 passenger van. As I was climbing back up into the drivers seat, my ankle twisted and I caught myself with the steering wheel. I felt something pull inside and ever since then, there is a very distinct SPOT that is painful to the touch, sharp pain, and throbbing. PS office said it's ok, but to watch for increasing pain, bleeding, swelling, etc. I had a lot more generalized swelling yesterday, but probably from having three big days in a row where I probably did too much. Trying to lay low today.
I'm getting so FRUSTRATED with doing nothing. Not lifting the toddler, not picking up, etc. I feel like my whole family is getting resentful of me.
Yesterday I was pumping gas for my huge 15 passenger van. As I was climbing back up into the drivers seat, my ankle twisted and I caught myself with the steering wheel. I felt something pull inside and ever since then, there is a very distinct SPOT that is painful to the touch, sharp pain, and throbbing. PS office said it's ok, but to watch for increasing pain, bleeding, swelling, etc. I had a lot more generalized swelling yesterday, but probably from having three big days in a row where I probably did too much. Trying to lay low today.
I'm getting so FRUSTRATED with doing nothing. Not lifting the toddler, not picking up, etc. I feel like my whole family is getting resentful of me.
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March 26, 2012
I sure wish I could say something to make all you wonderful ladies feel good.
March 26, 2012
You probably wont feel like yourself for awhile meaning. Small everyday tasks will seem like nothing but could result in which you described. After my 3rd csection. I was not able to do everything with the same stamina until he was about 4to5 months old. I could move go around but after a few days of that i would asee set back..
March 26, 2012
Christine the way you put your photos sure put things in prospective. Good job, good idea :) I know doing that with my pictures will be a nice reminder of where I been and how far I have come.
March 27, 2012
Don't feel bad about not be able to do everything. Recovery takes time and you need to give your body that time to heal. I am sure this time next week you will feel a lot different. So what if the dishes are in the sink, the rug is full of dust balls and the bathrooms are dirty..... just let it go or have family members pitch in an help clean up. Delegation is a ton of fun! Hope things get better.
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