Weight Loss Journey......Final Chapter

2 WEEKS UPDATE!!!

Hey Ladies,
I wanted to wait until both my drains were out to give an update but he only took away one so here we go. Let's see. Im completely off my narcotics and pain medication except for times when I more active, like today, I took one after coming home from my daughter's band concert. I had aching and tightness in my ab muscles. My 1st PO appt, he told me that I was moving around WAY to much because my fluid output was high. He told me to take it easy, stay in bed, and get up if needed. So that's what I did. I noticed that when I do move around and walk, my ab muscles tighten up sooooo bad and I end up hutched over again. Very weird and annoying feeling I must say. My incision is healing perfectly thus far. End of incisions still looking funky from the lipo but he swears it will smooth out as time passes. Again, I also think I will have dog ears on both sides but he ensured me that it was way to early to tell. I started my scar and belly button marble treatment tonight compliments of my PS office. Its a product called "New Gel". I'll let you know how its working. This swelling thing is really crazy especially when I move around. I bloat up really bad especially during my menstrual cycle and I also have an ovarian cyst that is controlled with birth control. I have not taken my pills all month, and when I don't, my bloating and cramping is very INTENSE. Over the weekend up until today, I have been dealing with it. I was in sooo much pain. Its crazy because I swoll up so bad, it felt like my incision was gonna burst open. I really had to take it easy and stay in bed. My body retain water around that time also so it felt and looked like I was gaining my stomach back. Very depressing but today its going down slowly because Im not ovulating anymore, which means the cyst will shrink causing the bloating & cramping to end. Um lets see what else, oh yes I did shower the beginning of my 2 week. I couldnt help it. My scar is starting to itch! Im using Vitamin E oil, cocoa butter, shea butter, and Neosporin w/ pain relief. All of my tops are too small. I went from a Large to a Medium. My hips are the same and the swelling is gone in them. My flanks where the Lipo was done at is very swollen and looks funky. But Im noticing that each day, my skin is started to stick to my hip bone more and more, so I know that eventually this will happen with my flank area. Just trying to be patient. The bruising is almost gone from the lipo. Its weird because I can actually touch my hip bone! Um what else, I just cant wait till I get back in the gym to work on my lower half and flank area some more. I still eat healthy and started taking my multi Vitamins and Vitamin C every morning with orange juice. After being on meds for that week, its easy to remember to take my vitamins now. Other than that, Im still taking it easy even though Im moving around more, Im laying on my sides now, and waiting for the other drain to come out. See ya next week. Hopefully my sides will flatten out by then...(yeah right) lol BYE!

Quick Update....
Tomorrow I will be 1 week PO but since its such a laid back Sunday, I'll go ahead & give the update now. Still an emotional roller coaster for me with the swelling & pain. I get so bored, I do everything that the Dr & you gals told me NOT to do during the recovery process...like try on a pair of jeans & jump on the scale DURING my worse moment of swelling. Then become depressed because I cant go to the gym & do something about it. Why? I dont know...PS said to practice walking straight around the house this weekend. What did I do? Tried to walk my puppy around the neighborhood. Big no-no...He pretty much walked me then untied both my shoelaces purposely, knowing that I couldnt bend down to re-tie them. I only made it down the street before my hubby had to come rescue me. I havent been back outside every since then LOL. Im really impressed with how well my scar is healing. Still dark & very tender but very flat & closed....all but the ends. Im worried about the ends of my incisions. Still bumpy & swollen. I know I will have dog ears so Im already expecting more surgery in the future..bummer but whatever. Tummy still does weird things like turns numb & tight like its gonna explode & pop open...what the heck is that?! I panick when that happens & screams for my icepack and a pillow lol Other than that, still resting & healing..waiting, waiting, waiting. Happy Healing to everyone & congrats to all who just underwent TT surgery :-)

Hey Ladies... Just a quick update. Today the pain & swelling most definitely kicked in full gear. For the pain, nothing the meds couldnt handle. Just hate that they make me so sleepy, which is still the best sleep ever. I just wanna chit chat a lil while longer but before you know it, Im sleep again. Anywho, if it wasnt for this site, I would be freaking out right now. My hips, sides, thighs, and occassionally my tummy swell up and hurts like Im gonna explode. Massages with some Vitamin E oil then ice packs while taking a quick break from the cg helps alot. Swelling in tummy area went down quickly but these hips and thigh swelling seems to be going nowhere no time soon. I look deformed with this lil waist and thick hips and thighs...but I know its just the swelling and will go down eventually. My cute lil belly button finally formed a dark scar around and in it. That means its healing and will lighten up again with time. I think I might get dogs ears on both sides from the way that its looking. I dont know yet, but its pretty swollen. Either way, Im still happy because my PS did a freaking amazing job and offers revision on dog ears if needed. Overall, Im happy. Just taking care of myself...resting ,eating healthy, following PS orders, and taking meds around the clock. Cant wait till the recovery process is over so that I can hit the gym again and finish the process. Good luck to all ladies with upcomming surgeries and congrats to the ones who just went in :)