Sides, Upper and Lower Stomach - Mclean, VA

Day 8:
Healing and bloating are down- I do have hard lumps above my belly button so I hope this goes away soon- I know some posts mention massaging but my doctor never mentioned it- does anyone know how that one works?

The swelling as remained the same- I had the compression garment on really tight yesterday that i felt nacious after every meal- also the medication did not help (in terms of feeling ill). I am trying to ween off the pain killers because they make me drowsy but I woke up very uncomfortable this morning so I had to take them.
Reasons I hate the compression garment:
- I cannot scratch my stomach when it itches
- it makes me feel sick because it is so tight
- My back feels so tense that I want to crack it but I cannot
- I get full easily

More brusing keeps appearing- its kind of gross but I am happy with my results- I can already see my flat stomach even though it is swollen. I do have a few lumps and it appears that the lower left side of my stomach is flatter than the lower right side of my stomach- not by a lot but im hopping this evens out with the compression wrap- also everyone keeps talking about messaging the lumps- my doctor never mentioned that so I dont know if I should start or read up on it more.

Today is day 2- yesterday I DID go to work only for 4 hours- it wasn't bad except for that I took the antibiotics and oxy without food so i felt sick- i went home and slept for the entire evening. I woke up today in pain but it has gotten better. I also forgot to mention I was able to drive home after the procedure. So far I can tell the difference- not really in my sides but I didn't have much sides to begin with. My stomach is bruised too so I think I will go get that anti swelling cream from the store.