Surgery date yesterday, after having children and breast-feeding

Not all photos are loading, but healing seems to be going ok. My breast healing has been so easy- no pain or even discomfort- just a bit of warmth. And my incision is healing very well even in just a week!

Tummy is feeling itchy- I’ll be happy to get the irritating drains out. I am comfortable & not thinking about pain until I’m sue to more Tylenol, but definitely still need it!

Areas for lipo are crazy bruised and sore!

A few considerations- compression garments can be irritating- I highly recommend getting a few different brands/styles with different zipper locations, as it is great to mix it up to avoid sore spots!

Also, sleep pillows! If you’re not a back sleeper, you’ll need to be, so consider what props you might use to be able to get better sleep. This has been an unexpected challenge, as I’m generally a great sleeper, but am sometimes getting only 2-3 hours at night (not great for healing! & needing more daytime sleep!)

Feeling so much better- days 2 & 3 were definitely the most challenging, but still not terrible, and I was happy to have lots of support at home.
My surgical incisions look good and are actually still numb, so no real pain or irritation at the sites (anchor incision on breasts and hip-to-hip incision on belly). The worst pain has been a tightness/pain at my upper abdomen and lower back pain. I have a lot of bruising there too, so I assume this is a combo of lipo as well as my back adjusting after changes to my rectus abdominus muscles.
I only needed stronger pain meds for first 1] days, and now I’ve even dropped to just 500 mg of Tylenol (instead of 1000) q 6 hours. I feel I could probably go without. I’ve also been doing homeopathic arnica to assist with bruising as well as curcumin for inflammation.
My bruising is clearing remarkably fast- I took photos in morning & evening yesterday & can tell a significant difference.
I also swapped to a new faja today (purchased off of Amazon for about $35) and a target zip front sports bra. The faja has a single zipper in front rather than 2 on the sides and it feels great to have that pressure in a different location- a good consideration to buy a few styles so that points where there may be a seam or a rub will be different on each one.
All in all, doing great!
Glad I did the surgery & I feel like I’m thru the worst of it and can see light at the end of the tunnel!
If you’re thinking about it, I’d encourage you to go for it! And if you’re in Boston, definitely consider Dr. Darrow!

Got a shower today and feel like I’m turning a corner in recovery. While yesterday I slept most of the day and was on 5mg oxy plus diazepam, today I’ve been on Tylenol only, 1000 mg q 6 hours. I’m uncomfortable but wouldn’t say in pain.

Showering was tricky and I did need help especially getting back into my garment. Lots of bruising and I’m mostly sore at my incision site and my lower back, which is very bruised.