A New Look for Me

Today is my one month anniversary. I'm feeling good at 23 lbs lighter! This procedure is was well worth it. I still have painful swelling throughout the day but I know it's all part of the process.

So tomorrow will be my 4 week anniversary. I have to say, it has been a very LONG 4 weeks. From pain, to swelling, & thinking I was addicted to the pain meds. Yeap, that's right...I thought I was addicted to the pain meds. Turns out I was taking too much tylenol. Long story short, I got a cold and there was tylenol in the cold meds and the pain meds.

Anywho, I need to take some updated pics to show the awesome progress I've made. SOOO very happy with how my clothes fit me, even though I'm still swollen. I can only imagine how slim I'll look once the swelling is gone completely.

Back when I was in so much pain and discomfort from the swelling I regretted having this procedure done. Today? I wished I'd done it sooner.

My doc apt was this past Friday. My PS said everything looked well. He said I could go one night without the CG in order to wash it but I needed to put it back on in the morning. So I did just that. But I slept in spanx to try to keep everything in place. I put my CG back on later the next morning.

Around noon that Saturday I noticed a swelling on my right side. I took a nap and woke up around 2-2:30 and notices the swelling increased. I took off the CG and what I thought was swelling looked more like the "water bed effect"...seroma! Paranoia was setting in so I called the doctor. He told me to come in first thing on Monday.

In the meantime, I drifted off to sleep and thought the seroma was getting worse. I just knew I was the blueberry girl in Charlie & the Chocolate Factory and I'd float away like balloon in a matter of hours. So I cried and cried and cried some more. My husband tried his best to talk some sense into me but I KNOW my body and I KNOW something is definitely WRONG!!!!

Sunday morning came and I was still ground. Hmmm, guess I won't float away BUT something is still wrong. Fast forward to Monday's doc apt. My PS looked at my stomach and said "This is just swelling. You have a large amount of swelling but that's all it is". He was so relieved...I was relieved as well, but embarrassed more than anything else!

Needless to say, I am 2 .5 weeks post-op and my swelling is out of control!!!