Mommy Makeover in Guadalajara

Today I reached my five week mark. Here are my positives and negatives of my current state:
POSITIVE:
1. I am no longer covered in bruises
2. I have done my first 10 days of Embrace on my tummy tuck scar
3. The girls from the office still call me to give me advice on my wounds
4. My nipples look nice
5. I am a little less swollen
NEGATIVES
1. I have open wounds on both breasts! That really sucks. I am seeing a wound specialist tomorrow.
2. I can’t start embrace on breast because of opened wounds
3. My flanks are super stiff still
4. I still have to sleep facing up!
5. My breasts are not symmetrical ( they were not before either but I notice it more now)
6. I worry my belly button will have a bad scar
THINGS I WISH I KNEW BEFORE:
1. Research best healing strategies BEFORE your surgery - for example : I learned that allowing scabs to form cause more scars. Keeping wound moist enhances healing- do you own research.
2. Have a chat wit your local primary physical about the trip and surgery and plan for something going wrong and having a local support. In case something happens to your wound.
3. Have a scar treatment plan before the surgery
4. Healing takes forever!

I am two day from my four weeks mark. My body is still quite bruised up and my boobs still healing. The wound on one boob is getting better and I am just happy I was able o make the opening on the other one stop getting worse. I change my dressings two to three times a day, and it suck not being ale to start any scar treatment because the wound is so opened. On a good note: I started embrace on my tummy tuck scar. My hip scar was quite raised so I hope it works. They say embrace is good to start between week two and four and I am now on my week four and sad I won’t be able to start it on my breasts.

They say each body heals differently and they are right! I still have loads of healing to do. My big thing this week was that my wound on my breast lift opened last Saturday, and it was opening more and more each day. I read up and this appears to happen in 10% of the cases. The team of Dr. Arenas: Liz and Vero kept in touch and told me not to worry but I would rather be proactive. So I went to my primary physician and I am on antibiotics. I am also gonna see a wound care doctor. So far, still wearing my compression garment. Today I looked at my photos from before and wow! Even though I am all bruised up, and my wound is worrying me sick- I love my new boobs.