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4 Year Old Son, and I Lost 70 Lbs - Edina, MN
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So my tummy tuck will be on july 21st. This is my...
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So my tummy tuck will be on july 21st. This is my first surgery ever so i am utterly terrified!
So a little about myself, I am 190 lbs, 5 foot 7. I am 27 years old. And alot of my weight is carried on my tummy. I have done all the cardio i can possibly handle and I just cant lose any more weight. My tummy is big. It's saggy. It takes all my confidence away. I am so sick of wearing corsets under my clothes and slimming bands. It's annoying! And at the end of the day i itch from the tightness.
I have my childcare planned. My everyday help planned. Gym membership on hold. School (college) on hold its all taken care of.
What im so scared of is the pain. The healing. The outcome.
Am I starting too fat? Will it look dumb, will I regret doing it now? Will I get fat in my healing time sitting on my ass? Lol
All i am prescribed is hydrocodone, for A DAY! I am beyond terrified.
Did you walk right after?
Did you go pee on your own or does that get real personal?
Any input please!
So a little about myself, I am 190 lbs, 5 foot 7. I am 27 years old. And alot of my weight is carried on my tummy. I have done all the cardio i can possibly handle and I just cant lose any more weight. My tummy is big. It's saggy. It takes all my confidence away. I am so sick of wearing corsets under my clothes and slimming bands. It's annoying! And at the end of the day i itch from the tightness.
I have my childcare planned. My everyday help planned. Gym membership on hold. School (college) on hold its all taken care of.
What im so scared of is the pain. The healing. The outcome.
Am I starting too fat? Will it look dumb, will I regret doing it now? Will I get fat in my healing time sitting on my ass? Lol
All i am prescribed is hydrocodone, for A DAY! I am beyond terrified.
Did you walk right after?
Did you go pee on your own or does that get real personal?
Any input please!
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July 9, 2016
I'd like to know where also...
I'm 5 weeks out from a so ilia tummy tuck with Dr Harrington in St Loius Park, MN.
I was 234 on the day of surgery and I'm 5'9". I was 320 about 10 years ago and needed my skin flap out of the way to feel motivated to keep going.
I had 7.5 pounds of skin removed, and am down to 219 now.
As for pain...the first two days I took the max I could of my pain meds and was only uncomfortable when I needed to move. By day 5 I was off the meds but a few. Ingots I took the. To fall asleep on my back just because I couldn't get comfy.
Don't worry about the pain...it goes quickly and your dr will prescribe more if you want/need it.
I was able to use the bathroom alone right away, however I stayed in a recovery suite for two nights next to the hospital so they left the catheter in the first night. By morning I wanted it out and I did fine walking to the bathroom and taking care of my own self.
You will not look dumb, you will be so happy to be rid of your stomach that you will continue taking better care of yourself. You probably won't be hungry for a while, so don't worry about gaining weight while you recover.
Hope this helps some!!
Good luck, you will do fine!!
Honestly the hardest part is the swelling I have now. Which I expected. But now that I feel pretty normal, I so wanna shop and nothing really fits yet.
I'm 5 weeks out from a so ilia tummy tuck with Dr Harrington in St Loius Park, MN.
I was 234 on the day of surgery and I'm 5'9". I was 320 about 10 years ago and needed my skin flap out of the way to feel motivated to keep going.
I had 7.5 pounds of skin removed, and am down to 219 now.
As for pain...the first two days I took the max I could of my pain meds and was only uncomfortable when I needed to move. By day 5 I was off the meds but a few. Ingots I took the. To fall asleep on my back just because I couldn't get comfy.
Don't worry about the pain...it goes quickly and your dr will prescribe more if you want/need it.
I was able to use the bathroom alone right away, however I stayed in a recovery suite for two nights next to the hospital so they left the catheter in the first night. By morning I wanted it out and I did fine walking to the bathroom and taking care of my own self.
You will not look dumb, you will be so happy to be rid of your stomach that you will continue taking better care of yourself. You probably won't be hungry for a while, so don't worry about gaining weight while you recover.
Hope this helps some!!
Good luck, you will do fine!!
Honestly the hardest part is the swelling I have now. Which I expected. But now that I feel pretty normal, I so wanna shop and nothing really fits yet.
July 10, 2016
I am typing from my phone. It likes to make some crap up word wise and auto replace my words. So I get it no worries!
July 10, 2016
That k you for your reply. It really gave me some reassurance and thats really cool you are in MN as well. I'm having it done in edina at David o smith's office. My major concern is he gave me a prescription for hydrocodone ..for...ONE DAY! I feel like slapping him up for that matter haha. Makes me the most scared. I am staying in a recovery room for a night and am able to go home the next day. Did you have lipo as well? If so, does that hurt alot after? I haven't heard much on the lipo part or the muscle repair. Most of what I hear is just about the tuck and incision. I cant wait to go shop when I can!
July 11, 2016
Yes, I had lipo also...actually that's the only thing that hurts now....usually when I sit a while and then move....both hips ache where she did lipo. Initially it wasn't painful there though.
Just ask about the pain RX...it seems wrong but it's possible he intends to give you a full scrip when he sees you the day after in the recovery room. I was given 80 Percocet which would last 2 weeks if needed constantly.
What's crazy is I remember feeling just like you, being super worried, and it really does go so fast!
Just ask about the pain RX...it seems wrong but it's possible he intends to give you a full scrip when he sees you the day after in the recovery room. I was given 80 Percocet which would last 2 weeks if needed constantly.
What's crazy is I remember feeling just like you, being super worried, and it really does go so fast!
UPDATED FROM kat67820
9 days pre
Preop physical this week!!
So this is the week, my Preop is Thursday!! Then exactly 7 days after is surgery!!! Oh maaan am I scared. I have looked at my naked self over and over and become rather depressed thinking im too fat for this and will be let down. I wish my arms were smaller to start as well as my back. Will I be uneven and weird looking?? gosh I hope not!! I also took a few better photos for everyone to see and myself. Before I lost 70 lbs I hated myself. I dont have body photos from then and now it sucks...you cant look back and see exactly how you've changed. exactly what you achieved. I will take as many ugly photos of me as possible just to see how far I have come. And I hope you guys dont make the same mistake I did. My depression has sank in quite hard about this surgery. I should be utterly excited. I am. But Im not. Wish I could look into the future at how this will turn out. I hope I dont have complications. I am very excited to wear skirts and dresses and most of all jeans. I refuse those things right now. Jeans actually freaking hurt my tummy. I have little hips and a little butt they need to be tight to stay on but then my stomach kills from the button after just 20 minutes. Im scared of the drains. I am not grossed out by anything. not blood, not guts, Im a piercer so ive poked many people and made many people bleed. I am a mother Ive seen it all...but these drains going into peoples bodies and the thought of that sticking out of mine. my gosssh I just cant handle it.
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July 20, 2016
Don't worry!! You will be happy to have the skin gone and you will do fine!
Think of the drains as your friend to keep you from getting a seroma. They don't hurt. I feared them at first but once I had them, I was glad to keep the fluid out of my body. My third one came out at 3 weeks and it was awesome to be free of it, but really didn't bother me while it was in. No pain except from the hole it went in, and didn't feel a thing when they came out. Don't worry about those!
Before you know it, you will be two months out trying to figure out how to get rid of the swelling. Haha!
Think of the drains as your friend to keep you from getting a seroma. They don't hurt. I feared them at first but once I had them, I was glad to keep the fluid out of my body. My third one came out at 3 weeks and it was awesome to be free of it, but really didn't bother me while it was in. No pain except from the hole it went in, and didn't feel a thing when they came out. Don't worry about those!
Before you know it, you will be two months out trying to figure out how to get rid of the swelling. Haha!
July 21, 2016
Do you have tips on what helped the swelling?
Today is the day! I am so scared. Woke up with a headache this morning from stress im sure. I am scheduled to go in at 1! Eek
Today is the day! I am so scared. Woke up with a headache this morning from stress im sure. I am scheduled to go in at 1! Eek
While I haven't had my surgery as yet (Scheduled for 17 August), I can relate to your fears and concerns.
I can't say this is my first surgery as I've had 2 C-Sections, but this is the first time I will be going under General Anesthetic. Needless to say, I am terrified of going under, the procedure itself (like when you watch videos on it and how they do it, it's really pretty intense). I also have concerns like is now the right time to do it, have I lost enough weight and cm's to get a good result, etc.
I have been researching TT's for about 3 years now, so I know I've done my homework, but with the time creeping closer I start to question myself.
I have a similar shape body to yours with a very similar belly, so I would love to see how your results turn out. Perhaps we could share our journey, concerns and questions.
I think it's only human nature to fear the unknown and I'm sure a few months down the line we will look back on all our uncertainty with great result and laugh at how we overthink things.
Also I apologize if any of this is misspelled or auto replacement on words happens im on my cell phone and cant really see everything I typed in this tiny box. :)
https://www.realself.com/forum/month-month-diary-post-tummy-tuck
I love to wear jeans but can't handle the way the lower part of my stomach bulges in them, dresses look even worse!!!
I'm really excited to get the flat abdomen results but so scared, nervous and excited all at the same time to go though the procedure.
Im sorry that link didnt work. it works for me so thats really weird. anywho, her diary is called Month-by-Month Diary post Tummy Tuck. her name is kimmers25. I hope you can find it!! Im not very good at navigating this site to be honest