Freaking Out, Surgery in Two Days - Kanata, ON

so i decided that since it was a week after surgery i should take my measurements again, to see just how much i had changed, ti's really hard to gauge that, for me anyway, because all i really noticed was the large loose bulges in the front, the rest was nevera concern in comparison
so waist at belly button level is 2.5 inches smaller, waistline where pants sit -7 inches, how's that for a big difference?!?!?
weight i knew wouldn't be much different the fluid retention and swelling. . . only -4 pounds, but the look is more important than the number
showering is not uncomfortable anymore, and i was able to sleep in my own bed lying on my side for the first time last night, let's hope that continues, i also needed no help to get out of bed in the morning yay!
still get tired and winded easy, but sit instead of napping, that way i can sleep through the night . . . . can't think of anything new, belly button is receding back in a bit thank god, that thing was weird looking lol

ok so drains are out, it hurt like hell, it burned and they are really long flat tubes looking like irrigation hoses for a large garden run the length of the incision one on each side, it was unpleasant as hell
bb stitches i felt nothing numb there, it is still swollen so it looks weird not at all like a belly button
got to take my first shower, it was good/bad nice to feel totally clean water hitting the drain holes was mildly painful it sucked very tnder on side lipo areas so was extra super gentle washing there
was without binder a tad over the hour b/c it didn't want to dry out aftere it was washed, it shrank a bit but it feels great to have it back on, the back support is good
loads of pics some are on phone from docs so they will be added later when i find my cord
not thrilled with belly button but it is flat, i (excpet for boobs getting in way) could see straight down my body that was weird
and i have to say one more time, tubes being pulled out hurt like hell, different on either side but awful just awful on the right side burny and painful and just awful

call to see if drains can come out tomorrow, very low output, there is a pic didn't tell me that things can come out and that color would change, figured i'd share
indegestion is constant from the smooshing of the entire gut, switched to zero gravity lawn chair to recline and sleep in because i do not own a recliner and my couch is a narrow one and well, i'd fall off lol
i took a couple pics today so i coudl see if ther was a difference yet and i HAD to share, keep in mind i still have a huge bloated fat dressing across my entire front from pubic hair to just under boobs from hip to hip AND a three overlaapping layered binder on and i can SEE the difference through all that! there is a definite upper hour glass shape going on and my underboob is visible, before it rested on the belly which made them splay sideways, weird detail but trust me who doesn't notice stuff like that about themselves lol
i sneezed today, i felt every stitch in my belly button for the first time . . . kind of burny
after surgery you get chest congestion form the abnormal breathing while under anesthesia so you need to cough to work it out, yes it hurts, but what they don't tell you is that making yourself cough because you can feel the ick or blowing your nose for the same reason is impossible, you physically cannot put enough power and force behind them to expel a damn thing, so you do it 10 times. . . . it sucks, i couldn't press hard enough so i'd lean over a chair or table and lean in for support, it worked great
drains can get blood clots,duh, but also thin wormy looking of tissue and a greasy sheen from the loose "stuff" that looks gross, not gaggy if it's your own, but if someone elses' yeah i'd probably gag
can almost stand up completely straight, back muscles get tired easy, as do i
so want a shower so so so so so bad, crossing my fingers for removal of icky things tomorrow, shower sounds SOOOO good right now washing in a sink is not the same
now that i'm off the pain meds for a couple of days bowels let go with a vengence, not painful just very MUST GO NOW NOW NOW and it feels weird cause so much of hte abdomen is numb
saw bruises again from side lipo when i put bandaid on the dressing booboo and i suggest you dont' do it , resist the urge, it's yellow and lumpy and just so many shades of not right
they placed the tubes great and put the adhesive band at the bottom of dressing roughly 1.5 inches wide over top of the tubes themselves and not once have i felt the drains tug move or even the sites . . . good job there

again any questions ask, you want to see something specific like stitches or tubing or lipo bruising or wound spots ask i will show, god knows i tried to find this info over the years