37 yrs old, 3 kids, TT w/MR and BL and BA. Hoping to regain core function and relieve back pain due to diastasis recti

It’s been 2 weeks since surgery and I’m doing really well. Swelling has calmed down a lot and my energy has returned. I am back to taking kids to and from school and went grocery shopping today. My breasts are the most sore, but discomfort is manageable. As those that have gone before me, I’m in the search for the perfect compression garment. I saw one at Target today and for $20, I thought I’d give it a go. Wore it all day and I thought it was much more comfortable than the Marena or the binder. Post op visit tomorrow with PS.

Today I had an emotional day as the swelling seemed to be getting worse which in turn is messing with my head. I researched this procedure ad naseum and though almost everyone talks about this, I wasn’t expecting to get as swollen as I am. Drain is not draining much.Hoping this is normal and goes down soon. Follow up appointment is on Thursday.

Woke up today nauseous with a pounding headache. I think it might be due to taking the pain meds without food in the early am hours. I also haven’t had a BM yet despite taking colace and drinking smooth move tea. So I am switching to Tylenol and will see if that helps. After I go some food in me I felt so much better. Also going to work on moving around more today. I’m shooting for walking a lap around the house every hour. I can tell my tummy is still swollen so I didn’t take the binder off today, but took a look at the girls. They seem to be healing well, bruising around incision seems to be going down.