41 Years Old, 2 Kids, Cyst Removal from Left Cheek with Facial Fat Graft and BBL

Yesterday was my 3 week mark and I feel SO much better! I had my post op last week and was told that I could start wearing Spanx (which are so comfortable). I actually still wear the faja during the day, since I like the tight feel but sleep soundly in the less constricting garment. I am at about 90%. Still some swelling...especially in my groin and knees, but way better than I was a week ago. I am back to all my normal activities with the exception of workouts (only doing light cardio). I feel like I'm healing well and the access points are not very noticeable (the scars on my stomach are from a laparoscopic hysterectomy and subsequent hernia repair.

I meant to update more regularly but sometimes life gets in the way! So I will do my best to cover what has happened.
On my 3rd day of recovery, I had to go to my office. Ugh, this was a very unpleasant experience. I was tired and sore and I think all the walking around was too much. The next day I felt like I had been hit with a car. I was also not sleeping for more than an hour or 2 at a time, so I don't think that helped. At night I would take a couple of Tylenol and half a Valium but still sleep eluded me. (I didn't take the pain mess because there has been addiction in my family...but would recommend taking them to others). Every day I made myself get up and walk around. Starting at 10 minutes every hour and increasing by 5 minutes every day. At 8 days out I was still very swollen and having much pain in my groin area. At this point I decided to buy a smaller faja and start getting massages. I have now had 2 massages (I stay for 2 1/2 hours) and can tell a huge difference in how I feel and a reduction in the swelling. Also, the tighter faja feels so good on. I'm switching back and forth, since I only have the 2 but definitely prefer my new one. Last night was the first time that I slept without any medication and only woke up to change positions and use the restroom (BTW...I am passing gass and making 4-5 bm's a day). At this point I'm still VERY swollen but otherwise feel at about 90-95 % back to normal. Wednesday makes my 2 week surgery anniversary and I have my follow up the next day. The hardest part of daily life at this point is not being able to sit down (I take my booty buddy everywhere...to drive, to eat, church, etc. lol!). I will say that at this point, I am extremely pleased with the results that I am seeing.

So today I finally got to have a shower! Yay, it felt so good. I'm still just taking Tylenol and feeling sore. The most difficult thing is staying off my bottom! Yesterday I fell asleep and woke up on my back. My right butt cheek was almost totally flat. I had my friend massage it and tried not to cry. Luckily it filled back out! Otherwise I feel really good. Since I'm not taking the pain med, I made a bm last night and this morning (have read of this taking over a week). I'm trying to walk around, to help reduce my swelling. And the swelling! Eek...I look pregnant. I