My Tummytuck Journey - Malaysia

Dec 17 2015. Me sofie  n papa pushed off frm home  at 645am. Used d new mex exit  n reached bvmc at 730am. Ive prepared several  dishes at home n put them in d fridge w labels. Told my maid wat to do n mk sure quads r alright. Came in at d receptionist n chked in n paid the balance  surgery  charges. Im not feeling anything just bland. Hoping all goes  well. They gv me a temporary bed while waiting for my actual room to b cleaned. Signed a declaration  form  n then chkd my weight height..put anaes cream on both hands where  theywill put d drip. Filled up another form for meal choice. They had menu of arab chinese western n local food. I chose porridge for first day.
Was wheeled  in the ot n calned by d doc w a sweet face .  on d ot table..she took my right hand n injected  d ga.  Then i had oxigen mask  over my face n soon bcame sleepy .  Doc toldme to salwat n mengucap. After surgery..i was pushed on my bed into my room   . Vaguely heard d doc saying how d surgery   was successful n how much weight of flesh tt she cut  off. Was still drowsy frm d ga. I do tt mmbr feeling  sweaty as they probably  warmed  me up after surgery. I cudnt  eat anything  post op but just drank. Hubby n sofie  were by my side .  The room was cozy  w  a sofa n flat tv. I vomited 3 x but only water probably  due to my empty tummy frm fasting b4 d surgery n also d morphine  painkiller .  I think  i pressed d morphine 3 x immediate  post op n stopped doing  so  . Didn't  like how it made me nauseous.
Then after  d 3rd vomit  , the nurse injected a med to prevent  vomit n antibiotics into my drip  . Felt better after tt n cud mng to only tk my nestum 3 in 1.  Nite came n papa n sofie visited again. When they went home..i Slept on n off . The nurse  emptied my drainage  liquid n urine . 
Second  day morning i had appetite n drank my nestum n ate d porridge they gv me. Papa came at 10am w sofie .  Watched some telly. Dr aileen came to chk n saw all was fine. She told me to walk as much as possible  n move my feet n toes. I did mng to walk in d morn  2nd day  when d nurse sponged me in d toilet .  Felt nice to feel clean n brush my teeth. Then had a second walk  at 3pm n a bit further  n longer  outside  my room. Chatted  w d nurse who helped. The drip was taken off  since i cud drink regularly  n urine  looked ok. Just d drainage  tubes n urine tube left.
Mak abah came in d late  afternoon..talked abt d hsptl  n rhb building .  They  brought banana  n biscuits  . Mom helped me pray  asar. Then went home  near 7pm n then i had another practice walk w d nurse . This time bit longer. Then shortly  after hubby n sofie  came. We had nasi arab n when they left. Nurse  gv me my painkillers  n anti inflammation  pills. N also sleeping pill . I did sleep  well till 3am n stayedup till5am. Sometimes my lower bk itches cos its still in d compression  girdle. The ends of the 2 drainage tubes r somtimes sore but bearable . 
3rd day ..At 530am i requested my nestum 3in1 n then asked d nurse to help me get up n wash my face n brush my teeth. Then did some walking  n came bk to bed. It was exhausting n i had to walk slowly. Hope to heal soon.
At 9am..i had the urine catheter  out n had a sponge bath. It  felt good without d Catheter  as i can walk more freely. Just the drainage  on both sides left. I can pee by myself  too. But still need d nurse  to help me get into n out of bed.
After  walking fir sometime around my room..i mnged to put myself  into n out of bed. Alhamdulillah .  Kids r coming to visit n i odered food for them.
I orderd 3 nasi  ayam  n 2 nasi grg. Kids all came n after being told to b silent by papa . .they behaved  themselves  in d hsptl
Occasionally  loud but more  on well behaved .  They asked  lots of qs to me n it feels  great to see them all. Food came n  They  enjoyed it while watching tv in  my hsptl  room whv was spacious
The sofa was a sofa  bed. After they left.
I mngd to walk every hour  n peed too. Now im resting  on my bed w a glass  of orge juice. Had roast chic for dinner n walked a bit more.
4th day. Mngd to pray subuh. Walked n rested. The drains showed less liquid this  morning. Still bit sore in the tummy muscle area  .
Nurse came in d morning gv me bfast n sponged  bath me.   n told me tt doc will come by lunch  to do my dressing n tk out d drains yeyy. Tt means i dont hv to wear d drains at home. Im doing  my walking n standing. Im feeling ok. Alhamdulillah . Discharged  on 20dec Sunday . 
Fitth day at home..surprisingly  the pain comes like period pain or labour contractions  tht come  n go. I ges d nerves r connecting  now n im feeling the sensations .  Hv mild headache  too. Sleeping downstairs  on d sofa has not been so comfortable .  also bcos the painkillers was perscribed to 3 tablets per day instead of 6 like at d hsptl. So i decided to just tk 2 tablets  3x a day n the pain was bearable.
My tummy still looks swollen n doc said it tks a mth for d swelling to go down.
My first followup chkup was 4 days after  discharge (24 dec2015) . The doc chged my dressing..my plasters. Second  chkup will b  6days after on 30dec2015. My pain is almost  gone n its 11 days  postop. Bit bulging  still  at d opsite. But im still doing things slowly. I can lie down flat wth  2 pillows behind  me.
Tmrw is 31dec2015..exactly  2wks postop. Im feeling fine but still tkg it slow . I can sometimes  feel sudden sharp jabs in d tummy tuck  area..mainly  in d middle .  But i will persevere . Loving  the time  at home. Happy new year 2016.