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36 Year Old Mom to 4 Boys is Ready to Stop Hiding Her Belly

UPDATED FROM TattedMomTeaches
5 days post

5 days post op

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TattedMomTeaches
I'm happy so far. Not much pain and all seems to be healing nicely. I am doing absolutely nothing. I don't feel pain but I am very sore. The drain sites are very sensitive and I avoid pulling or touching those areas. 5 days post op and I think it looks pretty good.

TattedMomTeaches's provider

Michael I. Baruch, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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October 19, 2016
You look great!! Thanks for sharing these pictures. Are you noticing swelling around the incision area and below at all? I am post op day 7 and have a lot of swollen still :(
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October 19, 2016
Yes... I am very swollen and tender... I am still moving around very slowly and the drains ate driving me crazy. Once those are out I think I will be much better
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October 19, 2016
Thank u!!!
October 19, 2016
I seriously want to pull this last drain out myself lol. I really hate them. I am moving around pretty good but very slowly. I feel like a balloon that is ready to pop with all the swelling :(

I tried on some clothes to figure out what to wear to work and nothing fits :( I can get them up and on but look terrible with the binder lol
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October 20, 2016
I still have both drains. I hate them so much. I think I would feel so much better once they're out. I feel really swollen today and made the HUGE mistake of yelling at my kids. I won't be doing that again
October 20, 2016
Yea, yelling, laughing, coughing etc are big no's for me lol.
UPDATED FROM TattedMomTeaches
1 day post

before and after post up day 1 sidebyside

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TattedMomTeaches
Just a side by side cuz I couldn't see the difference but wow... Seeing the pix side by side and I'm happy so far

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October 15, 2016
you look great we have about the same amount of stretch marks did just about all get taken away
October 20, 2016
You look great!
UPDATED FROM TattedMomTeaches
1 day post

First post op pics- 1 day post op

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TattedMomTeaches
So had surgery yesterday. I was in surgery for 4 hours. The anesthesia caused me horrible nausea so I wasn't able to leave right away. I went into surgery at 2... Came out at 6..... Woke up at 6:30. Wasn't in too much pain but very uncomfortable. I finally got home at 1 am.
Today I am very drowsy cuz of the percs but not too bad. The drains suck and I hate them... Lol. They tug a bit when I move but again not too bad. I can't wait to get them out. They totally freak me out. I didn't get those little bulbs everyone has. I have these 2 things that look like small saucers.
The binder is rubbing against my incision so I put a tank top on underneath the binder. It def feels better with the shirt on underneath.
I def like how flat the top looks and realize the bottom is big because it is still swollen so I'm hoping to be able to see a bit better in a few days.

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October 15, 2016
Looks great so far! I had my TT on the 12th so am still at the beginning stages as well.

The CG is very uncomfortable for me also. I didn't think of putting a tank top under it, hmm I may have to do that when we change the dressings out. I am VERY swollen all over below my belly button. I am hoping that goes down so I can see the results but time will tell.

I think my worse pain right now is the back pain.
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October 15, 2016
Luckily I don't have back pain but I think its cuz I've been in a recliner and not moving a lot but I know moving is good so I'm gonna take go at it. I still don't have an appetite.