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My Journey!!!
UPDATED FROM Ak777free
1 month post
6 weeks
WORTH IT$21,000
Everyday is getting easier. I struggle with swelling at night but even that is tolerable. Can turn over in bed easier and easier. I'm still wearing compression garments and binder. My thighs ache something fierce at night if I don't. My breasts are softening and dropping. Right one still a big higher and tighter but they are feeling more normal. And strangely they feel bigger now. I have had a few days with the blues but less and less each week. Excited to start working out and so ready for some disciplined eating and sweating at the gym. Lol. We bought my daughter a Crossfit gym right when I had my surgery. So chomping at the bit to get there and enjoy her hard work she has invested in there.
To all those healing!! Prayers and hugs!!
To all those healing!! Prayers and hugs!!
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UPDATED FROM Ak777free
1 month post
One month and a few days post op
Saw my Ps this week. All is well. Had to add a foam pad to my garments to help with the compression. I have a bit of extra fluid below belly button. Felt very encouraged that I was right on track for healing. I have been struggling emotionally because I still have pain at night enough to take pain meds and that was making me feel discouraged. But dr said with all the work done its normal. Honestly my thighs ache at night from swelling and under my sternum ugh!! So, I decided to be greatful that's the worst of it and enjoy the rest of the journey. No need to suffer in pain. Once a day plus aleve or Advil and I do great.
I started taking my vitamins (not sure when or why I stopped lol) and added some vitamin D and since the one month mark my emotions have began to stabilize. Thank goodness. I was riding a roller coaster. Felt like pms ALOT. But wasn't that. I found myself being critical and frustrated about life and myself. Have been living in a bit of fear with weight gain. Haven't been eating the greatest and then with the swelling and lack of real movement I feel gross! Yesterday I thought to myself, with all the blood, sweat and tears I have shed to get my body back from kids and obesity you would think I would NEVER put another bad thing in my mouth again. Lol and then I find myself eating chips or something. Ugh. Anyways, just being honest. I could eat anything I wanted in portions when I was working and keep the weight off but now I will need to snap it up and get back on the "disciplined" horse so I don't loose what I have worked so hard for.
I have enjoyed reading everyone's recovery stories!
Keep up the healing I'm cheering you all on!!
I'll post some current photos in a week or so. Not much has changed.
I started taking my vitamins (not sure when or why I stopped lol) and added some vitamin D and since the one month mark my emotions have began to stabilize. Thank goodness. I was riding a roller coaster. Felt like pms ALOT. But wasn't that. I found myself being critical and frustrated about life and myself. Have been living in a bit of fear with weight gain. Haven't been eating the greatest and then with the swelling and lack of real movement I feel gross! Yesterday I thought to myself, with all the blood, sweat and tears I have shed to get my body back from kids and obesity you would think I would NEVER put another bad thing in my mouth again. Lol and then I find myself eating chips or something. Ugh. Anyways, just being honest. I could eat anything I wanted in portions when I was working and keep the weight off but now I will need to snap it up and get back on the "disciplined" horse so I don't loose what I have worked so hard for.
I have enjoyed reading everyone's recovery stories!
Keep up the healing I'm cheering you all on!!
I'll post some current photos in a week or so. Not much has changed.
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I think that weight thing and feeling guilty and saying I'm not Gna eat unhealthy and then eating chips happens to me with the breast lift then u feel huge and horrible cus u can't move or exercise that's been happening to me a lot so I can relate my guess its normal
I think we all do that. I have struggled and struggled with my weight over the years. It's so easy to put it on and so difficult to take it off. Every time I lose a great amount of weight, I swear never again, but that never lasts long. After the surgery, I have been eating things and thinking that I should stop but I don't even though I am terrified of gaining. Also, I feel so fat when I am bloated like today. I can't wait to be back to normal.
I just want you to know you are NOT alone in the way you are feeling. I too also had some poor eating days. The thing is, one or two days isn't going to make or break you. Even a week or two. As you start feeling better, and start seeing the swelling go down, you will start loving the results and will WANT to continue with your eating. Don't beat yourself over it...YOU HAVE HAD MAJOR SURGERY!!! :)
Wow... You look GREAT! Wow :) what a transformation you did and you still have some way to go.. Woohoo you are going to look even better than you do now. It's a long road we all have full of good days, better days, and :( not so good days BUT keep your eyes on the future aka final results.
Beautiful photos!-thank you for sharing your journey---:0)
It look good...they did a good job :0)
UPDATED FROM Ak777free
23 days post
Day 22 pics
As you will notice in one photo of the left side I believe I have some serious swelling below bb but
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Wow...your results are fabulous. You look very good.
ThAnk you everyone! Feeling so grateful and have hit a stage of being a bit critical of things. Everything changes so quickly, especially my emotions. Lol. But then again not soon enough. My scar one minute I'm
So excited Bout the next I'm thinking Oh my gosh! Will that ever flatten out? Idk. Happy/ sad/ worried/ excited thanks for your encouragement everyone I needed it today! :)
I know, I'm having the highs and lows too. I guess we will be like this foe awhile.
My husband asked my twice so far why am I so emotional? I just give him that look. I have gone from happy to crying several times so far. With my scar, I do wish it was a bit lower. I'm trying to be optimistic and hope that when the swelling goes down, it will go lower. My ps did let me know that the scar is going to get puffy for a while in a week or two and don't be alarmed.
You would never know those before pics are from the same girl! Congratulations, you look fantastic!
Thank you! I needed an encouraging word. Today I am feeling achy and critical. Lol. My boobs feel lopsided and my tummy is puffy and I just want to cry! Your post reminded to look at before and after and made me smile. Today is better!! FAR better then prior. Hugs. Thank u
I had my appendix out laparoscopically in January. It's amazing how much swelling I had from 3, tiny, inch long incisions. Your body is healing from trauma and needs to swell. Cut yourself some slack, you're doing amazing!
Ya, patience isn't my best trait. Lol. Hard work and progress is my deal. And with healing its about being full of patience and grace. And enjoying the journey. Just at times miss being a real part of things. Summer time and I need to be bundled and compressed. In the end the result will be so worth it!! Thanks for your encouragement and reminder.
So good looks great one of the best mommy make overs I've seen!!!
Thank you!!!!
You look beautiful!!! I wish I could have an inner thigh lift. Maybe in a few years. You look like you scar well!
Thank you sprinter! Today was a bit of a down day on the thigh recovery part. Swelling makes things not seem real evident for awhile. So I had to do the before and afters. Lol and tomorrow I have my 4 wk post op.
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