Mother of 3...Getting my Body Back

***sigh*** finally the drain is out. But can I tell you how crazy it felt. Most of the pain I talked in my previous post was located in the lower right side of my back the location of the drain. When it's time to get the drain removed your nurse with come cut the stitches from around it (no pain there) she will then start pulling it out slowly ( omg...I can feel it moving on both sides of my back like a snake) all of a sudden she ask, " do you feel pain right here" I'm like no!!! She tells me it's stuck. ( Here is where the pain comes in) she says, "you're going to feel some pain...holy mother of Jesus...I feel this pop and this hot pain on my right side of my buttocks like someone lite a match to it. I was like like wait a minute. She was like yup. (So the pop was my inside starting to heal on the drain) she continues to pull very slowly...again...it gets stuck....pop...finally it's out. I'm a free woman I can now stand up straighter. This was definitely an experience....

Oh before I forget the last shower you will have will be the night before or the morning of your procedure. So tomorrow will be 1 week since my tummy tuck & lipo. I am feel great minus this pain in my back. The pain is coming from the drain that is still inside. I'm told once it's removed you will feel better. Seeing as the jury is still out I will keep you posted. I do find comfort in wearing my faja. It feels like a security blanket for my body. So for those of you wanting to know what you need here it is in a nutshell. Please adjust this list to your needs...
Lysol wipes, bed pads/liners, portal urinal, assurance washclothes, arnica gel, snacks for when you need that little something, water, hibiclens or dial antibacterial soap, vitamin D, folic acid, b-12,iron (start taking them now), calcium, deodorant, maybe 1 or 2 dresses you are really laying in your bed, lotion for your skin, compression socks, sanitary napkins (wait til you see how they repurpose them, these will be your best friend under that faja). What else, what else...oh did you notice I left out undewear you don't need them because you are in the faja all day. I'm probably forgetting something... Oh yeah how could I forget bring a safe. You can find it on Amazon. I keep my passport, money, and credit cards in there. Well worth the investment. I will post more pictures later on.

We all know massages to be relaxing, therapeutic, calming....well not this one. How can you enjoy anything with my back looking that this. When I say It hurt dog gone it, I wanted to cry. The woman who did it she is super super sweet ( I think she got a little freak in her..lol) she said to me mami you have a nice butt. I was like thank you it's home grown from birth...lol. The purpose of the message is to push all the fluid out into your drain and believe you me you see it moving. Oh but it hurts like a mother. Make sure you bring like 3-4 tubes of Arnica gel (you can find it at Wal-mart) she will use this on you.