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Surgery June 28th. So Happy to Have my Flat Tummy Back!
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Hello Everyone! I just turned 46 im 5' 6" weight...
RealRee66June 18, 2012
WORTH IT$6,100
Hello Everyone! I just turned 46 im 5' 6" weight 150pds. and have had some big changes to my life over the past couple years. My nest is empty and I recently lost 40 pounds.
I have been considering having a tummy tuck for many many years 10 years actually.
I have asked doctors over the years and they would say loose some weight first then consider it. So here I am 40 pounds lighter and ready for my flat tummy back. Over the years due to 2 C sections and 2 surgeries to remove ovarian cysts my tummy looks awful.
I guess I'm having my mid life crisis! LOL
I have went for my conceltations and choose my doctor. My pre-op is Tuesday 6-19 and I have all these thoughts running threw my head. Even though I have had 4 surgeries in the past I still have worries.
Thanks to everyone's posts I'm feeling a little better and more knowledgable about what to expect.
Best wishes to everyone and fast recoveries.
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Ok I just realized I was putting my updates down...
RealRee66July 4, 2012
Ok I just realized I was putting my updates down below and not here. Silly me post-op day 6 and doing good so far got my tubes out yesterday and got fitted for a girdle but oh boy when the nurse tryed to help me put it on my lipo areas where still sore. So no dice. I did put it on later though and Lol felt like a wrapped up mummy. Today's a new day found myself outside this morning watering flowers being that I'm one of those that can't sit still very long. Get to take my first shower today and going to try and put my mummy suit on. Sorry about my candied words I'm usually a joking person but it's all in good fun. Good spirits are needed in times when you feel a little down and your routine is so off you feel lost. So I weighed myself and I lost two pounds the PS said I would not be able to eat as much as before and he is right. I usually eat a cup of cereal in the morning and I couldn't I felt it pressing on my rib cage before I finished so I quit eating. That's going to help out allot knowing that because I still wanted to lose 10 more pounds. Woohoo. Time to move getting stiff sitting here. Happy Healing to all and Hugs!
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July 4, 2012
Congrats..I had my surgery done June 27, I still have these darn tubes in..My flanks are itching like crazy too. I don't have any before pics, I was going to take some but never did, maybe my doctor will give me copies of his. I woke up from surgery with mu bodysuit on, it feels so binding but I guess that's the point. Happy recuperating !!
July 4, 2012
Hi FeeRob Congrats on your surgery! The only thing that really bothers me is my lipo areas still sore. I got to take my first shower this morning and tried to put the girdle on again but ohh nooo still hurts like crazy on my lipo so im just keeping my Binder on. Hopefully next couple days it will feel better and I will try again. Im sure the PS will share pics with you. They usually have them on a card and im sure they can email them to you too. That would make it easier to just download straight to your profile. Thanks and Happy recuperating to you too.
July 4, 2012
Hi Holygirl 74 yes the crying spell was weird for me too. All the medications do it to us probably. Its been awhile since my last surgery but when I think back I remember doing that too. It takes awhile for the anastasia to get out of my system. I'm still hunched over slightly too I asked my nurse yesterday how long does it usually take and she said depends on the person. She told me to gradually reach upward little by little each day and it helped her. I find when I wake up I'm the straightest then I gradually hunch over strange I guess subcontiously I think about it to much. Lol Happy healing to you. Oh good grief just had a coughing spell. Ohohoh WOW :/
July 4, 2012
....I will add the reaching up to my little stretching...lets not talking about coughing..sometimes my sinus drain in my throat...that happened 3 nights in a row..do I'm keeping cough drops on the side of my chair...ttyl
UPDATED FROM RealRee66
One week today since my surgery and feeling great....
RealRee66July 5, 2012
One week today since my surgery and feeling great. I sleep like a baby last night but some how slid down straight in the bed and this morning trying to get up ha. Let's just say I looked like that little boy on the Christmas Story saying I Can't get up I Can't get up! Lol It didn't hurt just grabbed my knee pulled myself upward. Finished my Meds today no more antibiotics which is a little worrying to me guess I shouldn't be. Because everything looks good and no pain. Didnt even take Tylenol this morning. I go back to my PS next Tuesday for my check up. No swelling this morning and when I stepped on the scale this morning I said Yeappiee down 4pds. My PS said I wouldn't be able to eat as much because tightening my muscles. He was right I tried to eat a BBQ sandwich and maybe 1/4 cup of beans with salad but got half way done. I can't sit still very long I think I'm going to sweep the floors with a broom no vacuum yet. Happy healing to all! So glad I did this for myself.
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