Recovering from Surgery Day! - Hampton, VA

Day 11:

It's been a few days since I've been on here and given an update, so here's what's been going on with me. I have been recovering very well! My belly button is looking a little funky from this little blood bubble, and I'm not sure if it's just a big scab, so I'm not touching it until I see my PS on Wednesday. I have still yet to see my incision mark since it is still covered with tape, so hopefully the PS will take both the tape and my remaining drain out on Wednesday! I'm not standing all the way straight yet, but I'm getting there! I am still terribly swollen in my legs from the lipo, but that's to be expected. I am also still very bruised in my back/butt area, which is strange since I had lipo on my sides, but alright. I'm that odd green/yellow/red/purple color all over, so I'm still a little tender. I feel great overall, and I'm only in the beginning of recovery still. I'm excited to see what each new week brings me! Hope everyone is healing well!

Day 7:

Today has not been a very good day for swelling. I am now experiencing the swell hell everyone has been talking about, and it is very uncomfortable. I thought that since I had been doing so well, that I would venture out into the world and go to lunch with some friends and co-workers. It went pretty well, so I thought that a trip to the store really quick would be no big deal. I was very wrong. We got into the store, and I realized that my legs had swollen up to the point where they looked like elephant legs! And on top of that, my back started hurting like crazy, and my stomach started swelling as well. We were in the middle of grabbing some items, so my hubby went and got a wheelchair for me so we could finish up quickly and get out of there. Needless to say, I am now medicated and in bed taking it easy. Hopefully this swelling will go down tonight while I'm relaxing. Everyone remember to take baby steps! Healing thoughts to everyone.

Day 5 + 6:

Well, yesterday was just one of those lazy days. I took it easy and kind of just lounged around the house. I didn't want to move around too much because my back was feeling very sore. This morning, I went to my first post op appointment. It went really well! He ended up taking 3 lbs of skin off of my stomach and about 4 lbs of fat from my sides, tummy, and thighs! The skin looked crazy to me. I am almost able to stand straight, and it hasn't even been a week yet, so I'm excited. The doctor says my healing is going extremely well, and that my results are going to exceed both his and my own expectations once the swelling goes down and the skin has settled from my liposuction. I had one of my drains removed today as well, and I didn't feel anything. I was expecting for it to hurt or be at least uncomfortable because of the stories I have read on here, but I honestly didn't feel a thing. I had taken a percocet two hours prior, so that might have had something to do with it. I haven't been taking any pain medications minus the one prior to my appointment for about two days now. Not even tylenol. I am so surprised at how easy recovery has been in comparison to what I was expecting and how other ladies have experienced on here. I have been truly blessed throughout this entire process. Thank you everyone for your continued support! Happy healing!