44 Years Old, 3 C-sections, Having BL with Implants and Full TT with Muscle Repair

I'm feeling good. Unbelievably so. I am sore to do things and every once in a while it burns like fire. Such as reaching up to open a blind or get something off a shelf. If I turn a certain way in bed. Those type of things. I do get tired. I don't have the stamina. Expected though. As I said, the hunching is the biggest problem now. Because I'm not standing perfectly straight, it affects my back. My lower back gets tire and achey

I guess all par for the course. In time you'll be standing straight. Thanks for sharing your journey so far. It helps me mentally try to prepare for mine ;-) I guess I gotta look out for opening blinds and reaching for something. Are you sleeping in a bed or recliner?

I slept in a recliner and it was a God send those first few nights. I started sleeping in my bed again this past Saturday. So I spent a week in the recliner

I'm so concerned bc I'm such a belly and side sleeper. I think the recliner will force me to stay on my back and maybe it'll be easier to get up on my own after a few days from the recliner? How about a walker? Did you use one? Toilet seat riser?

Yes! I am a side/stomach sleeper. I can't say Ive had blissful sleep yet. When I came home from the hospital I crawled into bed and literally was like "omg, how am I going to do this" I couldn't lay on my back. Not my side. Certainly not my stomach. That is when my boys brought the recliner up from the basement. It was a great because I could sit and sleep comfortably. I still was awake every few hours but at least I got some sleep. And yes, I was able to get up on my own in maybe 3 days. Before that I either had help or had to grit my teeth through the pain to do it myself. I did not use a walker or riser. Once I was up, I was good. If you are unsteady a walker might help. I didn't need a toilet riser either. Luckily I was squat queen before surgery. So I kept my body straight and used my legs to lower and lift myself. I could even pick something off the floor. I just didn't bend. I squatted. The recliner kind of pushes you back. So you have to bring yourself forward and then your feet down. That is what killed me. But getting up and down from a reg chair or toilet. No problem.

I guess I should say the blind I'm referring to is the one over the kitchen sink. So I was trying to reach up and over. Not a great idea at first. Or to try and reach the bowl on the top self. Nope. I let someone else help you.

I was SO nervous but it was a very positive experience and I'm excited to see the results. Some day. ooh, you have a month from today!

No arm lift. That is how my implants were inserted. The incision is quite small. But since my skin freaked out with having steri strips on, the area appears much larger. The rash and irritated area is quite large.