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Tummy tuck with severe muscle repair, breast lift and 415 cc moderate profile silicone implants
This is my surgery story: Pics (pre-surgery ones horrible embarrassing and emotional for me). I felt mentally/emotionally good heading up to surgery but I broke out in hives a week before and had a huge one on my gut that itched like crazy, so apparently my body was nervous!
Day of surgery I was up at 6am, showered with surgical soap, headed to surgical center, supposed to check in at 7am, no one was answering, hubby and I sat in the lobby for a bit and I was getting pissed and paged my surgeon, she called me twice but by then I was already in the surgical center waiting area (no real apology from staff, totally unfukncool and anxiety inducing). Hubby basically had to leave immediately due to covid restrictions. I was taken back, asked routine pre-surgical questions, dressed down into a gown and leg wraps, iv'd up etc. Pre-Surgical nurse was awesome and told me how jealous she was if you watch big brother, my anesthesiologists looked super young and exactly like Dan Gheesling (sp?). My surgeon came in and was full of energy, she’s a tiny woman who could fit in my pocket. She went over the procedures with me, marked my chest up while seated, then had me stand to mark my belly. With that we were ready to go - was asked if I wanted to walk to the OR and I did. Got there, it was really big, I think there were 6 staff total. The bed had arms out to the side with straps and even a head strap. Kinda creepy looking! Surgical nurse held my hand, anesthesiologists talked to me and I was out in seconds!Surgery lasted 6-6.5 hours and coming out of anesthesia was not awesome. I can’t put extremely nauseous and gagging. I couldn’t keep a zofran down. They did ask in advance if that was a prior issue but I hadn’t been under since I was 15 and didn’t know. I threw up a little which was awful. They called the anesthesiologists back and gave me a patch of something behind my ear. It wasn’t helping and my IV was out, so he gave me a shot of Benadryl in my thigh which finally helped. Through all of that poor hubby was stuck in the car for an hour waiting because of covid restrictions at the facility!Barely remember getting in the car or the ride home thankfully only 15 min away (no idea how people decide to do this far from home unless do a recovery house). I borrowed a walker but honestly just felt it got in the way. Made it to the recliner and was completely out of it most of the night, slept in the recliner, woke up at 2am and was able to get to the bathroom on my own and take my meds, slept the rest of the night. My girls (10 and 7) came home the next day and our friends they stayed with visited for a bit, I was on oxy and Valium but able to chat and rest in my recliner. Night two I slept in the recliner again and my big 10 year old baby was so sweet and insisted she sleep on the sofa and helped me to the bathroom and to take my meds at 2 am.2DPO was my first post op appointment with my surgeon. Her assistant was shocked how upright I was and how well I was walking. Everything looked great and I was tight/sore/stiff but not in “pain”.I was able to get up/down stairs and slept in my room after the first two nights. 4DPO was the last day I took oxy/Valium. 5DPO I had my second post op with my surgeon and got my drains removed! It was weird/freaky and burned/stung with the first, the second was not as bad. I got my post op report and my surgeon noted I had severe diastasis recti and a lot of scar tissue at my c-sec incision. I took extra strength Tylenol 2x 5 and 6DPO and haven’t taken anything since then. I’m drinking a TON of water and eating low carb, getting full quickly and not snacking. All in all I’m feeling MUCH better than I anticipated, recovery is going wonderfully and I regret not doing this sooner!!
Day of surgery I was up at 6am, showered with surgical soap, headed to surgical center, supposed to check in at 7am, no one was answering, hubby and I sat in the lobby for a bit and I was getting pissed and paged my surgeon, she called me twice but by then I was already in the surgical center waiting area (no real apology from staff, totally unfukncool and anxiety inducing). Hubby basically had to leave immediately due to covid restrictions. I was taken back, asked routine pre-surgical questions, dressed down into a gown and leg wraps, iv'd up etc. Pre-Surgical nurse was awesome and told me how jealous she was if you watch big brother, my anesthesiologists looked super young and exactly like Dan Gheesling (sp?). My surgeon came in and was full of energy, she’s a tiny woman who could fit in my pocket. She went over the procedures with me, marked my chest up while seated, then had me stand to mark my belly. With that we were ready to go - was asked if I wanted to walk to the OR and I did. Got there, it was really big, I think there were 6 staff total. The bed had arms out to the side with straps and even a head strap. Kinda creepy looking! Surgical nurse held my hand, anesthesiologists talked to me and I was out in seconds!Surgery lasted 6-6.5 hours and coming out of anesthesia was not awesome. I can’t put extremely nauseous and gagging. I couldn’t keep a zofran down. They did ask in advance if that was a prior issue but I hadn’t been under since I was 15 and didn’t know. I threw up a little which was awful. They called the anesthesiologists back and gave me a patch of something behind my ear. It wasn’t helping and my IV was out, so he gave me a shot of Benadryl in my thigh which finally helped. Through all of that poor hubby was stuck in the car for an hour waiting because of covid restrictions at the facility!Barely remember getting in the car or the ride home thankfully only 15 min away (no idea how people decide to do this far from home unless do a recovery house). I borrowed a walker but honestly just felt it got in the way. Made it to the recliner and was completely out of it most of the night, slept in the recliner, woke up at 2am and was able to get to the bathroom on my own and take my meds, slept the rest of the night. My girls (10 and 7) came home the next day and our friends they stayed with visited for a bit, I was on oxy and Valium but able to chat and rest in my recliner. Night two I slept in the recliner again and my big 10 year old baby was so sweet and insisted she sleep on the sofa and helped me to the bathroom and to take my meds at 2 am.2DPO was my first post op appointment with my surgeon. Her assistant was shocked how upright I was and how well I was walking. Everything looked great and I was tight/sore/stiff but not in “pain”.I was able to get up/down stairs and slept in my room after the first two nights. 4DPO was the last day I took oxy/Valium. 5DPO I had my second post op with my surgeon and got my drains removed! It was weird/freaky and burned/stung with the first, the second was not as bad. I got my post op report and my surgeon noted I had severe diastasis recti and a lot of scar tissue at my c-sec incision. I took extra strength Tylenol 2x 5 and 6DPO and haven’t taken anything since then. I’m drinking a TON of water and eating low carb, getting full quickly and not snacking. All in all I’m feeling MUCH better than I anticipated, recovery is going wonderfully and I regret not doing this sooner!!
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