Day 5 - Bay Area, CA
Had brow lift, face lift and neck lipo and breast...
Had brow lift, face lift and neck lipo and breast augmentation.Wow.......I am still in shock. I will be 48 this year and was feeling droopy, very droopy. It made me feel tired just looking at my face, which I sometimes did not recognize.
I definitely had days where I felt better about my looks, but not that many. I have been thinking this over for a few years and finally did it. I still can't believe I did it, I really am in shock.
First day- I thought I looked scary but was in good spirits. Second and third day a little similar. Did not even look at my breasts until third day. My big swollen bruised head has been my priority. Day 4- Really, really afraid I am looking worse and wondering what the heck I have done and why.
Day 5- today I guess I am looking better. I have really been icing pretty much 16 hrs of the day. Still sleeping upright. I have the drain tube in my neck still, tomorrow I will have it removed and I think that will really help in the shape that used to be my head and neck. I am hoping the staples will also be removed. I removed the neck strap late afternoon yesterday. It was irritating my neck, I think I had it to tight and I was starting to get a new abrasion, do not want to risk an infection. Be sure not to wear it to tight. Have kept two ice coolers by my bed. I restock and rotate frozen peas and ice/cold packs. Have a lot of these ready. I would try and find a nice mask that you can freeze. Have taken all meds prescribed, multi-vitamin, vitamin C and drinking a lot of fluids. Did feel extremely nauseous firts two days and used prescribed suppositories. They worked wonders, however the only time I did feel ill was when i got up to use the restroom but I did feel really ill.
That is all for now. I will update tomorrow.
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I spent 3 days in hospital, i had a face mask thing, under the bandages, that was hooked up to a device which cooled it so my face was cooled for 20 hrs post surgery... i think this helped a lot as i now day 7 have very little swelling... i was told by my doc to be really careful with icing as it can damage the skin tissue ( maybe use a clean cloth around the bags of veg?)i have also been slathering Arnica cream on the bruises..
My ears are beginning to hurt though, am on last day of anti biotics.. boobs look good and flat tummy... yey!!!
Hope your swelling abates soon and you feel better, i also felt nauseous too, i think uts a combo of meds esp. the anti biotics. Taking then after food helps..
Caroline
Had the drain tube removed yesterday. I still was draining a very small amount of fluid when it was removed. I have some pretty big swelling at the sides of my neck below ears where tube was located. Really tender. I am going back in to have the staples removed. My brow is a lot lower on one side which I know will change, but my brows are lower than when I started the doctor said this will improve. I read a lot about people using the Arnica cream but I never looked up the cream myself. Wish I had. I do keep a clean cloth around the items I ice with and am still icing.
Re the brows.. its the swelling.. once it goes down it will be ok and remember that there are 2 sides to ur face and one might well react differently to the other, just like the boobs.. my right one is a wierd shape at the mo but looking bettre every day....
courage mon cher...
C x
You can do all the research you want which it seems you did like I did and took years before making the final decision. You will never know all the answers as each of us is different and we all can't know all the questions to ask. That's why I like this info link where we can discuss our thoughts and issues.
Remember like I said at the beginning patience on healing. I get better each day and am pleased and happy I did it.
No I do not work for a plastic surgeon or know anyone in that field personally.