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Tummy Tuck With Liposuction / Finally Did It 7 Years Later
UPDATED FROM Tanpol5
7 years post
I now have 2 Seromas! Being drained every 3 days
Tanpol5April 10, 2021
WORTH IT
So I have a seroma (bulge) in the upper abdomen and one above the incision line. :(
I was drained today and I have to use foam compression under the binder. My upper seroma is staying pretty flat now but the lower swells as soon as I remove compression.
So we will keep draining until it’s not working, then he may have to inject something to make the area filling with fluid collapse. Ugh
I am super sick of the binder but the foam really makes it all suck.
My belly button is leaking a lot and does not smell great, my doctor just says keep it clean and use gauze.
My husband (thank god) has been really great about helping with the binder and massaging the lipo on my hips and back.
I admit I’m starting to get a bit weepy and short tempered which I hear is normal.
This is a long journey and the last 17 days feel like months.
I am eating too many Oreos. I’m afraid I’ll gain weight and have my fat cells expand in some weird place like my back or arms!
My doctor has been on top of everything so I’m grateful for that. He told me to call him or email him at any hour if I have a problem.
So I look pregnant..and I have to be pushed up and out of the car like when I was pregnant. Not quite what I was expecting.
I am so so swollen I forget how happy I was on day 4 when I first saw results.
Back to sleeping in a recliner
I was drained today and I have to use foam compression under the binder. My upper seroma is staying pretty flat now but the lower swells as soon as I remove compression.
So we will keep draining until it’s not working, then he may have to inject something to make the area filling with fluid collapse. Ugh
I am super sick of the binder but the foam really makes it all suck.
My belly button is leaking a lot and does not smell great, my doctor just says keep it clean and use gauze.
My husband (thank god) has been really great about helping with the binder and massaging the lipo on my hips and back.
I admit I’m starting to get a bit weepy and short tempered which I hear is normal.
This is a long journey and the last 17 days feel like months.
I am eating too many Oreos. I’m afraid I’ll gain weight and have my fat cells expand in some weird place like my back or arms!
My doctor has been on top of everything so I’m grateful for that. He told me to call him or email him at any hour if I have a problem.
So I look pregnant..and I have to be pushed up and out of the car like when I was pregnant. Not quite what I was expecting.
I am so so swollen I forget how happy I was on day 4 when I first saw results.
Back to sleeping in a recliner
UPDATED FROM Tanpol5
7 years post
Bulge / Swollen in Upper Abdomen
Tanpol5April 3, 2021
Woke up on day 8 And had a swollen upper abdomen. Kind of like a large egg shaped bulge. Time for tears.. right?
I also had pain in my right upper muscle region. I am afraid I popped a stitch.
The doctor drained it and it went flat again but swelled by next morning. Also swollen.. pubic mound. Ugh
Doctor drained both areas but this time not do much came out of upper abdomen which has me worried .
He told me keep binder tight and we will keep an eye on it.
Also day 10 - flank lipo is a bit lumpy and uneven.
I also had pain in my right upper muscle region. I am afraid I popped a stitch.
The doctor drained it and it went flat again but swelled by next morning. Also swollen.. pubic mound. Ugh
Doctor drained both areas but this time not do much came out of upper abdomen which has me worried .
He told me keep binder tight and we will keep an eye on it.
Also day 10 - flank lipo is a bit lumpy and uneven.
Replies (1)
itsjustme101
April 4, 2021
I hear it can take 3 months to really see the best of your results...sorry day 8 has been so rough! I’m scheduled to go in next month for a tt and am nervous but also excited! I hope your healing starts to go better!
UPDATED FROM Tanpol5
7 years post
6 days post op -Get off the fence and do this for yourself.
Tanpol5March 29, 2021
Day 1 -3 were brutal. 4-6 definitely improving.
Things I did not expect:
I have a reclining bed. Forget it. You need to be in a more structured place. I ended up sleeping in a recliner for day 1--3. Rent borrow or buy one.
The pain meds not helping too much.
Again day 1-3 every movement felt like your being sawed in half.
The drains didn't bother me that much. I had bigger concerns.
I didn’t expect to look so good so fast. It was like a miracle to see a waist and my new lean cute pubic mound. My dr obviously did lipo there for which I am eternally grateful.
I did not expect to so quickly lose 30 years of insecurity where nobody could see my stomach. Ever. I’m lifting my shirt to show everybody.
I did not expect to get full so fast now.
I had 6 inches of muscle separation and a softball size hernia. I could out-eat pretty much anyone.
I only lost 4 pounds so far. I look so different I feel like I lost 20.
One drain out today. Going to try to work tomorrow remotely.
I need to buy smaller cuter underwear..lol
Things I did not expect:
I have a reclining bed. Forget it. You need to be in a more structured place. I ended up sleeping in a recliner for day 1--3. Rent borrow or buy one.
The pain meds not helping too much.
Again day 1-3 every movement felt like your being sawed in half.
The drains didn't bother me that much. I had bigger concerns.
I didn’t expect to look so good so fast. It was like a miracle to see a waist and my new lean cute pubic mound. My dr obviously did lipo there for which I am eternally grateful.
I did not expect to so quickly lose 30 years of insecurity where nobody could see my stomach. Ever. I’m lifting my shirt to show everybody.
I did not expect to get full so fast now.
I had 6 inches of muscle separation and a softball size hernia. I could out-eat pretty much anyone.
I only lost 4 pounds so far. I look so different I feel like I lost 20.
One drain out today. Going to try to work tomorrow remotely.
I need to buy smaller cuter underwear..lol
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