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4 weeks Post Explant
Well, I am cleared to proceed with my active lifestyle, as long as I ease back into it. Guess this doesn't mean falling on my behind and hitting the pavement with my elbow when my dog tripped me from behind this morning! Ouch! No harm done. I haven't taken pics yet but will, I promise. I feel a little self-conscious not having the shelf chest anymore. I can wear scarves that don't hit my chin because my boobs were too big and my skinny shirts look a lot better. Plus, at yoga the other day, I did cobra and my chest felt awesome, not having those grapefruits hitting my ribs! All in all, I am doing well. My whole experience has been a positive one. Dr. Walden and staff are so professional as are the people at the HCMH Marble Falls surgical clinic.. I cannot say enough about good things about them. Yes, I am flatter but I feel so good! Thanks to all the posts that were so enlightening and helpful to me as I mulled over the decision. I appreciate you all very much!
Sutures out!
My 1 week (8 days, actually) follow up was yesterday. All is well. Sutures were taken out and some steristrips were placed on the uppermost incisions but the bottom lines didn't need any. She checked my lipo areas out for fluid pockets but there were none. I am still pretty swollen in the waist/hip area. Otherwise, I am so happy to be doing so well. I finished up the antibiotics so the nausea is much better today. I think the Keflex caused GI upset in that I have apthus ulcers on my tongue and a sore throat. Chugging the probiotics and some vitamin C warm drinks to soothe things down a bit. I am one happy camper at this point. I am cleared for walking but she wants me to stay off the bike and running till she sees me again in 2 weeks. I will post a pic when I have less bruising and the strips are gone. They are symmetrical, full enough and certainly less cumbersome to carry around. Plus, they are all me! No more foreign bodies in my chest!
Day 3
Today, I actually feel like the anesthesia fog is lifting, although I am a little nauseated. 7Up an saltine crackers seem to help. I took my first shower and it felt really good to wash my hair. Still not ready to run any foot races but I am suppose to be taking it easy, anyway. My poor boobies are pretty sad looking. The PS said we could go in and add more fat grafting later if they were not to my liking but I had told her to begin with that size and aesthetics were not the priority. I like the way my t-shirt fit this morning. I have breast bumps instead of concave spots and that's a good thing. The lipo pain is subsiding pretty quickly now but it is still tender when I pull up the compression garment to hold everything in place. It's okay once I get it on, though. I am still pretty wiped out so I think I should take a nap. Stay tuned. Not ready to take pics yet as they look like 40 miles of bad road.
Provider Review
Kind, knowledgable and supportive on consultation. Update post operatively: Dr. Walden is awesome and her staff is very professional. I would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone. I could go on and on but you get my drift.