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40 Year Old, 5 Kids (Mini Tummy Tuck - No Muscle Repair, No Lipo) Chesterfield, MO
UPDATED FROM proudmomof5
2 months post
7 weeks 5 days post op - Swell Hell still (pic)
$4,700
So this morning when I woke up I wasn't as swollen but definitely more swollen than I was 3 weeks - 6.5 weeks post op. I have been swollen since then and it's driving me crazy...
I thought we were supposed to get flatter not bigger grrrr!
I thought we were supposed to get flatter not bigger grrrr!
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UPDATED FROM proudmomof5
2 months post
7 weeks 2 days post op!! Swell hell!
Hello ladies I haven't posted in about 4 weeks it looks like. Sorry about that just been so darn busy!
Anyway just wanted to post and say that weeks 4 - 6 were awesome! I only experienced some minor swelling but the last few days I am in total swell hell. Anyone else experience this at 7 weeks post op? Is it normal? It drives me crazy!
I will try to post a side by side comparison of how I look in the morning compared to how my stomach looks in the evening. Doc said I didn't need to wear the compression garment anymore but I love using it when I get really swollen. It helps a little bit!!
Anyway just wanted to post and say that weeks 4 - 6 were awesome! I only experienced some minor swelling but the last few days I am in total swell hell. Anyone else experience this at 7 weeks post op? Is it normal? It drives me crazy!
I will try to post a side by side comparison of how I look in the morning compared to how my stomach looks in the evening. Doc said I didn't need to wear the compression garment anymore but I love using it when I get really swollen. It helps a little bit!!
Replies (5)
May 4, 2015
Hi I just read Teeflatr update and she is having the same swelling, she is 7 weeks too, so Maybe it's a 7 week thing be patient! Hope it goes away soon!
May 4, 2015
Oh my... I starting swelling like crazy at 7 weeks. I'm still swelling this week also. UGH! I feel your pain.
May 4, 2015
Oh great I'm about the same 7 weeks and still swelling. ..so guess all in normal :) yea.. I have had a few issues with infected seroma/ hematoma of some kind so Dr told me to continue light compression a couple more weeks. But I agree I feel better during the day in the compression especially working long days. Look forward to your pics.
May 5, 2015
How did you know you had seroma? This swelling got me concerned but I don't have pain anywhere and I thought I read that when you have seroma that you feel pain...
May 5, 2015
I still wear mine to bed at night for the swelling. It can't hurt anything :) It seems I swelled more when I quit wearing it all day every day You can feel yourself swell. It does get better
May 5, 2015
I wore mine alot today.. I think I am going to have to wear it more often than I thought I would at 7 weeks. What the heck is up with the 7 weeks. Just 1.5 weeks ago I was like dang I am super flat and now I am like dang I look 3 months pregnant!
May 5, 2015
It seems like it.. I have no idea what the deal is about swell hell at 7 weeks. I was always told that happened at 3 weeks.. damnit! LOL
UPDATED FROM proudmomof5
19 days post
2 weeks & 5 days post op! Started scar care / weird bubble blister looking thing... Lots of questions for you ladies too :)
Had a follow up with my PS today.. he says all looks good and says that I am still pretty swollen on my sides then said after the swelling goes down we can consider liposuction on the sides if I wanted to or I could just work it off with exercise.. not sure how I should take that because I wanting lipo from the beginning but he didn't want to because he thought I would look deflated :( not sure what's up with that! Anyway he said I can now pick up my kids but I can't start working out my core yet because I can risk widening the incision which would make for a less attractive scar long term... but can do any other workouts that doesn't inpact the core. He recommended Skin Medica Scar Recovery Gel so I started with that today. Anyone else use the strips rather than the gel? I heard alot of good things about the strips so not sure why he recommended the gel. Any thoughts?
I am SO FRICKEN HAPPY from the front and side view but from a couple other angles from the back side it still looks very weird where the sides stick out... anyone else have this and it turned okay after swelling was gone?
I also have this weird bubble/blister looking spot on my incision in the very front... he was thinking maybe a pubis hair is causing inflammation or possibly the incision is trying to "spit a stitch" so I asked what to look for and he said if it turns red to call the office. Anyone else have this on their incision before? If so, how did you care for it etc...?
I am SO FRICKEN HAPPY from the front and side view but from a couple other angles from the back side it still looks very weird where the sides stick out... anyone else have this and it turned okay after swelling was gone?
I also have this weird bubble/blister looking spot on my incision in the very front... he was thinking maybe a pubis hair is causing inflammation or possibly the incision is trying to "spit a stitch" so I asked what to look for and he said if it turns red to call the office. Anyone else have this on their incision before? If so, how did you care for it etc...?
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April 1, 2015
You look good girl, and since you hv a blister at your scar that s y he recommend the gel instead of scar strip.
April 1, 2015
I asked a ps that I work with about scar therapy he told me plain bacitracin ointment will work fine and massage the scar best thing you can do.. They wanted me to buy the skin medica stuff also but I paid almost 30,000 for this surgery for 250$ should of included it in the package in my opinion. I have the same problem in the back and going to have to have lipo done. I may be changing my review, I also have an area on my right breast looks like either a suter or blood trapped under the skin from being pinched with a pick up during surgery.. (being a OR nurse I know these things) no sure what he is going to do with that either, I guess I will find out on 6/2. If you have a spitting stitch I would cover with gauze bad with antibiotic ointment on it for a couple of days .
April 1, 2015
They offered the two bottles together (gel plus whatever the other one was) for the $250 but I only got the scar gel for $100 but yeah I wasn't too hip on spending that kind of money for it... I am going to have to wait it out too before I even add my review. I think I am going to wait the full 6 months before I add my review to see what happens with my sides etc.... I do ABSOLUTELY LOVE the front and side views though.
What does being pinched with a pickup mean?
When you say massage the scar, is that to reduce the hardening under the incision? He didn't say anything about massaging...
April 1, 2015
Yes massaging the scar is to reduce the build up of tissue under it so it softens and lightens it will be less tense. It is an instrument used during surgery to grab the skin while they are putting sutures in. Grabbed to close to outer layer of skin should of gotten the inner surface and didn't. (sometimes sucks to know to much about this. ) I still have bruising in my incision line which seems to be pretty high up. I can't believe you are starting scar therapy at 2 weeks.??? That is pretty early. Not usually till one month mark?? be careful what you apply if you think you have a splitting stich? That is a break in the skin at your suture line can lead to infection.
April 2, 2015
You know alot :)
I am 3 weeks tomorrow so not sure if thats too early? I am watching that part of the incision like a hawk for any redness, any opening etc...
Thanks for your feedback!
April 2, 2015
Well i was using gel strips on breast and tummy tuck scars and i had to stop using them bc they irritated my skin and made them red so i didnt try anything else aftet tht.
April 2, 2015
I was using scar away and they did the same thing to me. Then asked the PS I work with what was best to do. He said massage and bacitracin ointment.
April 2, 2015
It seems like this scar gel is working fine.. it is helping with the itching so that's good lol
April 2, 2015
I remembr having a bloody hole on my vertical scar and i called the dr but the spoke to the secretary, she had a tt some yrs bak, and she just told me to change the bandages and keep it clean n thts wht i did and it closed up and healed with no problem.
April 2, 2015
A lot of that side stuff is still swelling. To me it makes sense to do the lipo and TT together so they can pull it down tighter. I don't know. Every surgeon has his/her preferences. You look great :)
April 3, 2015
I was thinking that too.. about the lipo and TT needing to be done together. I guess I will just have to wait it out and see how it looks at about 2 - 3 months post op.
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