Mom of 3 Ready for Some Improvements Before I Hit 40 - Allen, TX

Hard to believe my surgery was two weeks ago today! Over this past weekend, I was finally able to move from sleeping on the recliner to sleeping in my bed. I do have to use a ton of pillows and am still not comfortable sleeping on my side. Then yesterday was the first time I picked up my 2 (almost 3) year old. She keeps saying "I miss you" so I know she has felt that mama has not been the same the last couple of weeks. I still take 1 - 10 mg of hydrocodon at bedtime, but otherwise am just doing advil during the day. While I still don't feel like I have 100% of my energy back, I can at least make it till 9 PM! This is a big improvement over last week. Tomorrow I will actually go into the office to work, so will be "dressing" up for the first time since before surgery.

Yesterday went to have a check up. Got the stitches removed - not many, just on belly button, one on each arm, and 2 on the back. Didn't hurt at all. Doctor continued to say its fine to use a spanx type Cg. I would normally go back in 3 months for another check up but since I'm already schedule to have arm lift and lower eye fat removed on Jan 13 I will actually go back in December for a preop to that procedure. Of course, maybe by some miracle of God's, my arms will shrink enough after the lipo swelling that I will satisfied enough. A girl can hope! Overall I'm feeling ok. Still not able to get comfy in bed so continuing to sleep on the recliner. Went to my daughters softball game last night and it was nice to really get back to normal activities! I did take a couple of pics yesterday.

One week ago today I had my TT along with lipo of flanks, outer thighs and arms. I do continue to feel a little better each day. And today was my first time driving in a full week! And yesterday I actually put on clothes vs just wearing my bathrobe.

I have a love/hate relationship with my CG. Mostly its comfortable, except for my waist where the CG stops. My skin is just feeling itchy and irritated. Yesterday night after my first day back at work (at home), I felt very swollen, so I switched back to my medical grad CG vs. my personal "spanx" version. I'm pretty bruised up from the lipo and that is really what hurts more so than the TT. Tomorrow I get stitches on the belly button removed and the few stitches from the lipo. I don't have drains as my doctor does no drain approach. I can't even imagine having to deal with those. I'll try to take some pictures today or tomorrow.