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Po week 12 with pics! Strong Tummy Means a Strong Back, and a Mommy Who Can Keep Up with Her Kids! - Jacksonville, FL
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I'm 40 years old, 5-8', 160 pounds (under active...
MommyofEightDecember 19, 2012
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I'm 40 years old, 5-8', 160 pounds (under active thyroid doesn't help). I have 8 children, one c-section when the placenta separated, the rest were unmedicated , uncomplicated births. I am po day 2. I had TT with lipo to tummy, hips, inner thighs, and neck, and breast lift. I've done this to repair an abdominal split, and since I'd be knocked out and sliced and diced anyway, why not get my sexy on and take care of some other baby-ravaged areas too! :)
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I got the On-Q pain pump. It only lasted 1-2 days,...
MommyofEightDecember 20, 2012
I got the On-Q pain pump. It only lasted 1-2 days, but I'd say its definitely worth it! The toilet seat riser is also great, and I wish I'd gotten a walker. My ps doesn't want me to stand up straight yet, so walking hurts my back.
Last night I noticed my hands were swollen! Guess I'd better get going with the fluids, though I thought I'd been drinking enough :)
My lady bits are hugely swollen!!! Omg!!! I've cut my compression garment to enlarge the opening down there, because having a massively swollen tender area only partly compressed was unbearable!
I have only 1 JP drain. I assume that's a good sign since my ps told me at pre op I'd have 2. The drainage was wonderfully low, but has increased :( The post op nurse said its from me being active. Besides a true, feel cough (I don't recommend it!), getting out of the recliner is the most painful thing. So whenever I get up for the toilet, I do my lap around the upstairs. I feel like the slow motion runners with Chariots of Fire music playing, lol!
No bm yet. I'm taking 3-4 colace daily and also gas x. But I have IBS so I usually take a couple days.
Hubby's getting ready to pull the pain pump tube. Oh boy :/
Last night I noticed my hands were swollen! Guess I'd better get going with the fluids, though I thought I'd been drinking enough :)
My lady bits are hugely swollen!!! Omg!!! I've cut my compression garment to enlarge the opening down there, because having a massively swollen tender area only partly compressed was unbearable!
I have only 1 JP drain. I assume that's a good sign since my ps told me at pre op I'd have 2. The drainage was wonderfully low, but has increased :( The post op nurse said its from me being active. Besides a true, feel cough (I don't recommend it!), getting out of the recliner is the most painful thing. So whenever I get up for the toilet, I do my lap around the upstairs. I feel like the slow motion runners with Chariots of Fire music playing, lol!
No bm yet. I'm taking 3-4 colace daily and also gas x. But I have IBS so I usually take a couple days.
Hubby's getting ready to pull the pain pump tube. Oh boy :/
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December 20, 2012
Yeah my family laughs at me when I do my slow old lady lap around the house which makes me wanna laugh but ouch that hurts!
December 20, 2012
The Chariots of Fire line made me smile. It sounds like you're healing well and will have a super hot bod when all is said and done!
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PO day 4! I'm doing 2 laps around the upstairs...
MommyofEightDecember 21, 2012
PO day 4! I'm doing 2 laps around the upstairs each time I'm up. I don't plan to do the stairs til my 1 week appt Monday. I feel I could stand up straight, but the nurse said they don't recommend that til after the first week. :/ I had a nasty coughing spell last night! I couldn't get it to stop. Hubby brought me some cough medicine, and it settled down shortly thereafter. Definitely have cough med on hand! I do deep breathing throughout the day, and strongly clear my throat to avoid the need to cough. Ouch!!!
From what I can see, I'm happy with the girls. Hubby commented my areolas are smaller now. We were both happy with how they were, but I'm sure we'll get used to them now :) There's some swelling out the sides. I told hubby I now have 4 boobs, lol! The left breast isn't round like the right though. I'm hoping that's just swelling that'll resolve. My nipples are still perfectly sensitive - no numbness. Yay!!!
Whenever I get up or reposition, I feel a tearing sensation on my left hip, as if stitches are breaking. Anyone else experience this??
My abdomen around the navel feels so WEIRD! I feel it as pain, but it might not be. I think it's that "phantom limb" phenomenon and the nerves don't know where they've been reassigned. It feels like someone's touching my inside. And of course, the only wound care at this point is cleaning and applying bacitracin to the belly button. Yay :/ It looks dark and gross.
Belly incision looks great! Dr even did a little lipo to my mons, so I wouldn't end up with that bulge under the TT line like I've read about. Sooo happy!
All the lipo areas are sore, swollen, and bruised, but that's going down. My biggest discomforts are the TT pain and my lady bits are swollen beyond belief!!! I had that with my last pregnancy too. Just want to walk around holding myself, applying counter pressure. "Why yes, I'm sporting my own female ball sack". Uuuuugh!
Still no bm, though bowels have been active. So I'm going to take MOM today.
Oh the itching!!!! The skin under the GC itches like crazy!!!
My little boy, who will be 3 in a month, is so sweet. I've told him mommy has boo boos all over. And he can see the bruising. So he comes in and sits next to my recliner, and we'll watch a kids show and eat a cookie. Then he got up and gave me his stuffed frog to "make me feel better".
From what I can see, I'm happy with the girls. Hubby commented my areolas are smaller now. We were both happy with how they were, but I'm sure we'll get used to them now :) There's some swelling out the sides. I told hubby I now have 4 boobs, lol! The left breast isn't round like the right though. I'm hoping that's just swelling that'll resolve. My nipples are still perfectly sensitive - no numbness. Yay!!!
Whenever I get up or reposition, I feel a tearing sensation on my left hip, as if stitches are breaking. Anyone else experience this??
My abdomen around the navel feels so WEIRD! I feel it as pain, but it might not be. I think it's that "phantom limb" phenomenon and the nerves don't know where they've been reassigned. It feels like someone's touching my inside. And of course, the only wound care at this point is cleaning and applying bacitracin to the belly button. Yay :/ It looks dark and gross.
Belly incision looks great! Dr even did a little lipo to my mons, so I wouldn't end up with that bulge under the TT line like I've read about. Sooo happy!
All the lipo areas are sore, swollen, and bruised, but that's going down. My biggest discomforts are the TT pain and my lady bits are swollen beyond belief!!! I had that with my last pregnancy too. Just want to walk around holding myself, applying counter pressure. "Why yes, I'm sporting my own female ball sack". Uuuuugh!
Still no bm, though bowels have been active. So I'm going to take MOM today.
Oh the itching!!!! The skin under the GC itches like crazy!!!
My little boy, who will be 3 in a month, is so sweet. I've told him mommy has boo boos all over. And he can see the bruising. So he comes in and sits next to my recliner, and we'll watch a kids show and eat a cookie. Then he got up and gave me his stuffed frog to "make me feel better".
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