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I'm a 46 year old mother of one son. He's 26. I...
I'm a 46 year old mother of one son. He's 26. I started gaining weight after having my son and eventually got up to 250 lbs. Over the past year I've lost 105 lbs on my own but I'm left with a lot of extra skin in a lot of places. The part that has always bothered me the most has been my stomach, especially now.
Since I did lose so much weight and have been left with so much extra skin my abdominoplasty will entail not only the standard incision from hip to hip but also a vertical incision from just below my breast bone down. I have been reading the posts here since I decided to have the surgery but have not seen anyone yet with this type of incision. I'm normally a pretty private person but I thought it might help someone else with my issues to see what I'll go through. And maybe someone out there has gone through the same thing and can give me some inspiration.
My surgery is scheduled for June 21st. My best friend is flying in from out of state to help out...she's a nurse so I'm going to have my own private nurse for a week. :) And of course my husband will be here for me as well. I'm excited to get rid of what I like to call my fanny pack of flesh but I'm also scared.
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Day 3 PO I've been so loopy it''s hard to keep...
1 day PO I got nauseous and puked a couple of time. It wasn't fun but not as bad as I thought it would be. I spent the first night after surgery in a surgical hospital so it was fine. The Dr. gave me a prescription for phenegren and that seems to do the trick with the sick feeling. Yesterday, day 2, is pretty much a blur now. I'm in the recliner in my family room and it's quite a walk to the bathroom but I figure that's a good thing. The more I move the better. My husband keeps asking me to come lay on the bed with him and cuddle but I can't imagine how much pain that would put me in. I am trying to take fewer pain pills because I dont like feeling loopy.
I'll try and post a couple of "before" pics and maybe tomorrow I can get some after pics taken.
Welcome to RealSelf. Today is your day and I am so excited for you!!
You have done an amazing job with the weight loss which is wonderful. You will feel like a new woman having all of the skin removed. Please keep us up to date on how everything goes today.
Hugs and happy thoughts coming your way.
Hang in there girlie:) It gets easier and so worth the temporary pain.