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4 weeks officially!

I feel like I’m finally turning a corner where I feel like I’m moving more and not as sore. This week’s milestones-
1) returned to bed for sleeping (thank you for your service lift recliner!) AND sleeping on side which is my preferred position. Doing it by stacking pillows for my head, folding a blanket into a roll to support front and back and pillow between legs.
2) showering completely by myself and able to reach lower legs if I sit and cross them over one another.
3) moving better!! walking better and faster up and down stairs. Plan on taking my first outdoor stroll this weekend. ????

Diastasis Repair/TT/Lipo

First, thanks to all that have shared their experiences here! I followed this site for months and found my surgeon on this site.
I chose my surgeon based on a few things in addition to the normal things eg board certification - 1)proximity to my home ( I didn't want a long car ride to from surgery/follow ups), 2) reviews & pictures that I found on RealSelf and Facebook groups, 3) competent & responsive office staff, 4) surgeon's ability to explain his/her procedure and plan and to do it in a way I'd understand, and 5) just a genuine connection/gut feeling. Dr. Ramineni was my second consult out of 5 originally planned. I felt like I knew immediately, but I still did the other consultations which is good bc I learned more and could ask more questions.
Fast forward and it's done as of 1/6/2021 so I'm almost 4 wpo. I am so happy with the results, but my recovery has been SLOW. I still feel like I'm moving SOOOOO slow. My PS says that I can lightly jog now and I'm like I can barely walk! LOL
Some tips- 1) make sure to talk about scar placement. We didn't talk about it as much, but I'd seem pictures of his work. I meant to show him with a garment I brought in day of surgery, but I forgot. My scar is beautiful so far, but the ends are a little higher than I'd wanted. I wanted more of a curve down vs up.
2) get a recliner for post op and make a list of all the stuff you need and make sure your got it set up ahead of time
3) eat healthy before and definitely after. I kinda suck at this myself, but I really believe it helps with healing and minimizing swelling. I took Juven for the first couple weeks post surgery and I generally try to get 75g-100g of protein a day.
4) Find whatever ur remedy you want for swelling bc it WILL happen!! Drink LOTS of water!!

Provider Review

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
2440 M St. NW., Washington, District of Columbia
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