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After losing 100+ pounds...
I am 11 days post op and still draining too much so my drain stays put. I can't wait for it to come out. I am ablem to sleep on my side pretty well which is my preferred position. Still have to avoid sneezing, coughing or laughing.
Yesterday I went to a meeting and came right home afterward as it exhausted me. I have to remember that it is important not to rush recovery. A lot was removed from me and my body needs to adjust. I also had my umbilical hernia repaired and a scar revises. A nice side effect has been that I. am losing weight even though I am not trying. I will pick a new weight goal once I can cook for myself again and once I can stand up straight and get a good look at myself naked and clothed. I'm guessing 10-15 pounds should do it.
Yesterday I went to a meeting and came right home afterward as it exhausted me. I have to remember that it is important not to rush recovery. A lot was removed from me and my body needs to adjust. I also had my umbilical hernia repaired and a scar revises. A nice side effect has been that I. am losing weight even though I am not trying. I will pick a new weight goal once I can cook for myself again and once I can stand up straight and get a good look at myself naked and clothed. I'm guessing 10-15 pounds should do it.
After losing 100+pounds through diet and exercise,...
After losing 100+pounds through diet and exercise, understandably I was left with excess skin and some fat on my stomach. When my personal trainer said we couldn't work off what was left, I headed out to find a plastic surgeon. Saw 3 docs and settled on the one I used. He was/is fabulous!! I had a long vertical existing scar on my stomach from a previous surgery decades ago and over time it widened and gotten ugly. He said he would revise that scar too, and repair my umbilical hernia. By revising the scar he could also pull the sides tighter and that would be a WIN for flattening my stomach as well.
Scheduled the surgery for late Nov then moved it up...I could not wait!! Was never nervous, anxious or anything. I was ready. Morning of surgery I showed up at the doctor's office for him to draw his surgical "road map" on me. Standing there completely naked and having him study all my "parts" for surgery was a tad uncomfortable but he had done my breast life a few months earlier and there wasn't anything I had that morning he hadn't seen before. I asked if he had a good nights sleep and told him to take this time today during surgery. :-)Apparently things shift when you cut off a lot of skin like that and he had to relocate things like hairlines and improve my mons, etc. I hadn't even consider that stuff. After being drawn on we went to the surgical center. He and I chatted with me on the operating room table until the anesthetic kicked in. Surgery was estimated to be 3-4 hours but it ended up being 6 plus recovery, and I have one drain. I am one week one day post surgery and still cannot stand up straight but I'm definitely better AND I have this wonderfully flat stomach!!!!!
Here is how I prepared for surgery:
1) Went on 3 surgical consultations. I loved my doc from the first appt (which was for the breast life and tummy tuck surgeries). He took hours with me and talked to me just like we'd been friends for years - no airs, no pretention, drew me pictures and explained everything in a way I totally understood. Loved him from the start. One doctor didn't even see me for the consult, he sent in a nurse and even she didn't look at me undressed. I knew right then and there he would never be my doctor no matter what. Third guy was well rated (not as good as my doc though), and spent a lot of time with me. I probably would have gone with him if I hadn't met Dr. H. He was the last doctor I consulted with.
2) I hired a CNA to take care of me the first few days. This was a very wise decision. Asking family to help all the time gets old for everyone quickly. That being said my daughter insisted she be the one to pick me up from surgery and tend to me that first day. Then the CNA took over.
3) I set up a "recovery center" in the bonus room. I would spend my time in the recliner/rocker (which is soooo comfortable), so i placed lots of pillows and blankets in it so it was ready to go.
4) Laid out several days of nightgowns/PJs/house dresses to wear and two outfits for doctor visits.
5) Placed an end table next to the chair with comfort items like books/tv remote/ phone and IPAD chargers, etc. kept my RX there and drain items.
Let me just say that getting to goal weight wise and really working my core before surgery has made this easier to tolerate, but its still incapacitating. But then I had the Fleur de Lis pattern which is not one but two incisions. My doctor and his staff have been nothing short of wonderful and I am not easy to please. I love my doctor and he never makes me feel like I am imposing or that I am one of many to him. I had a breast lift a couple of months ago (by him) and next year I'll consider doing my arms and/or thighs.
In closing, for those of you struggling with a decision to do this. i would say talk to your closest friends, family and doctor about your concerns, but in the end do what YOU want to do. No one else is in your skin. For me, I had no question i was getting it done, and all my family was supportive (though that could be because they knew it wouldn't matter to me since I had made my mind up.)
This site was very helpful to me and my contribution here is my way of saying thanks to everyone else brave enough to share their details.
I will try and post a picture later today.
Scheduled the surgery for late Nov then moved it up...I could not wait!! Was never nervous, anxious or anything. I was ready. Morning of surgery I showed up at the doctor's office for him to draw his surgical "road map" on me. Standing there completely naked and having him study all my "parts" for surgery was a tad uncomfortable but he had done my breast life a few months earlier and there wasn't anything I had that morning he hadn't seen before. I asked if he had a good nights sleep and told him to take this time today during surgery. :-)Apparently things shift when you cut off a lot of skin like that and he had to relocate things like hairlines and improve my mons, etc. I hadn't even consider that stuff. After being drawn on we went to the surgical center. He and I chatted with me on the operating room table until the anesthetic kicked in. Surgery was estimated to be 3-4 hours but it ended up being 6 plus recovery, and I have one drain. I am one week one day post surgery and still cannot stand up straight but I'm definitely better AND I have this wonderfully flat stomach!!!!!
Here is how I prepared for surgery:
1) Went on 3 surgical consultations. I loved my doc from the first appt (which was for the breast life and tummy tuck surgeries). He took hours with me and talked to me just like we'd been friends for years - no airs, no pretention, drew me pictures and explained everything in a way I totally understood. Loved him from the start. One doctor didn't even see me for the consult, he sent in a nurse and even she didn't look at me undressed. I knew right then and there he would never be my doctor no matter what. Third guy was well rated (not as good as my doc though), and spent a lot of time with me. I probably would have gone with him if I hadn't met Dr. H. He was the last doctor I consulted with.
2) I hired a CNA to take care of me the first few days. This was a very wise decision. Asking family to help all the time gets old for everyone quickly. That being said my daughter insisted she be the one to pick me up from surgery and tend to me that first day. Then the CNA took over.
3) I set up a "recovery center" in the bonus room. I would spend my time in the recliner/rocker (which is soooo comfortable), so i placed lots of pillows and blankets in it so it was ready to go.
4) Laid out several days of nightgowns/PJs/house dresses to wear and two outfits for doctor visits.
5) Placed an end table next to the chair with comfort items like books/tv remote/ phone and IPAD chargers, etc. kept my RX there and drain items.
Let me just say that getting to goal weight wise and really working my core before surgery has made this easier to tolerate, but its still incapacitating. But then I had the Fleur de Lis pattern which is not one but two incisions. My doctor and his staff have been nothing short of wonderful and I am not easy to please. I love my doctor and he never makes me feel like I am imposing or that I am one of many to him. I had a breast lift a couple of months ago (by him) and next year I'll consider doing my arms and/or thighs.
In closing, for those of you struggling with a decision to do this. i would say talk to your closest friends, family and doctor about your concerns, but in the end do what YOU want to do. No one else is in your skin. For me, I had no question i was getting it done, and all my family was supportive (though that could be because they knew it wouldn't matter to me since I had made my mind up.)
This site was very helpful to me and my contribution here is my way of saying thanks to everyone else brave enough to share their details.
I will try and post a picture later today.
Provider Review
My doctor and his office would get 6 stars if i could give them. I'm not easy to please and I think he was wonderful. His skill, communication and honest interest in my case was apparent and I've since learned from people I know in the medical community he is considered the best.