Getting Ready! - Calgary, AB

Hello all, doing extremely well with recovery. I love, love, love the results! Dr. P did a phenomenal job and I would definitely go to him if I want more work done! I saw him for my six week follow up and he was very happy to see how well the surgery worked. Carol showed me my before pic and I couldn't believe that was me. An incentive to eat healthy and keep exercising from now on, for sure. I now sleep without my binder which is very liberating and in a couple days I can start taking it off for a little while throughout the day. Even though I ended up with a blood clot from this (not dr. P's fault), I would do it again in a second. Funny thing, when I want to look down at my tummy, I have to push my ta ta's out of the way to see it. WHOO HOOOO!!
I hope everyone is recovering well and those that have the surgery ahead of them, you'll do great and you will love the change!

I saw the Dr. P and Carol yesterday and they both agree the drain should stay in a bit longer as there is too much fluid from the bleed I got from a sneeze last week. You can actually see the area where the bleed is as my skin is a bit discoloured from my tissue absorbing the blood. They put me on antibiotics to fight any possible infection from the drain.
My leg is improving, but way too slowly. I see my family doc tomorrow and if he suggests I be admitted to the hospital for a couple days to be put on an IV with stronger blood thinners, I will definitely jump at the chance.

Sorry, it's been over a week since I updated, but I have been going thru some difficulty. On the Thursday (20th) following the surgery I started feeling a little discomfort in my left leg which I ignored until I decided to head to emergency on Sunday morning to get my fears confirmed. Yup, another blood clot, but thankfully it is only superficial and cannot do any serious damage to the deep veins as they have been clotted for 23 years. As I was giving myself Heparin via injections up until two days following the surgery, I was hoping that the clot would break up on its own like it has before. Unfortunately, when I had my INR checked, the level was extremely low. My family doctor got involved immediately and put me back on injections, along with my Coumadin tablets. I went thru two days of extreme pain (like elastics were being snapped against my lower leg) and it took forever to put my foot on the floor and to walk. By Thursday night, I was weepy and I told my sister that when I see the doc tomorrow morning, I am going to insist he admit me into the hospital, hook me up to Heparin via IV, and even put a catheter in so I won't be moving around. I couldn't even put a compression stocking on as anything touching my skin was intolerable. Well, lo and behold, when I got up Friday morning, there was a HUGE improvement with my leg. I could easily lower it and walk without too much discomfort. I saw the doc that morning and he said it'll only be getting better from now on. My INR level was rechecked and it was back up where it was supposed to be. I also got my stocking on today and it's a lot more bearable.
Keep in mind, this is all while recovering from my TT. I went into see Carol on Monday the 23rd to get my drain pulled! but she wouldn't take it out as the fluid was very dark and there was too much of it. She asked if I sneezed or coughed lately. I did have a sneeze the day before which I couldn't stop so she thought it caused a new bleed. She wanted it left in for a bit longer to make sure it clears up. I really don't mind the drain as the surgery recovery has been quite easy. I managed to have two showers the last few days which felt so good, though I kept them short and sweet. I peeked under some of the tape that was covering the incision and the scar looks fantastic!
I managed to do a little cleaning today, along with some laundry. I hate having to rely on anyone to help me out as I don't want to be a burden. I would love to get out in the yard to pull a few weeds but I know that's not possible yet (sigh).
I will be going in to see Carol on July 1st as they are taking out the drain for sure as it shouldn't be in any longer.
Sorry for rambling, but that's how crappy my week has been. Tummy recovering nicely, but the leg had to give me grief. Gotta love it!
Have a great Canada Day weekend all!!