My Mommy makeover

Remember that whole “trust the process” thing??? Dang it’s hard! But it’s true! Here I am two weeks post op. I am feeling great! I lost all 14lbs of fluid that I had gained from swelling. I’m only taking Tylenol as needed. And overall I am loving what I’m seeing. My breasts are still frustrating me. But, Dr. Kayan reminded me at my two week appointment that it can take up to a year for them to “drop and fluff”. Has it been a year yet???

Surgery went amazing (Friday)! Dr. Kayan and all of her staff are top of the line. The first 24-36 hours wasn’t that bad. The majority of the pain I’ve had was in my breasts. The TT, MR & Lipo really left me just slightly sore and the incisions bark at me if I move wrong. The exhaustion was intense. I couldn’t keep my eyes open for more than 10 minutes at a time for about 48 hours.

Mid day Saturday my back was really sore from being hunched over and also from sleeping in the recliner. I thought a shower might feel nice. I took my bandages off for he first time and saw everything and I melted down. My tummy is so square and swollen (normal but try telling my brain that). My breast each look like they have a top breast and bottom breast. The implants are so high up. Dr. Kayan told me to expect this until they “drop and fluff”. But seeing it in real life is shocking. My plan was to shower and I just couldn’t do it. By the time I got all of the bandages off and looked at myself in the mirror and melted down I was exhausted and my back was throbbing. So we ended up putting my compression garments back on and I spent the rest of the day in the recliner.

Sunday I ended up being home alone for quite a while. Which ended up being OK. It was challenging. But, I think I just needed to be by myself. I ended up taking two showers that day. Both felt great until m back started barking at me from hunching over. And sitting in a shower chair didn’t give me much relief either. I also spiked a fever Sunday afternoon and Dr. Kayan said it was due to something called Atelectasis which is induced from anesthesia and is due to not taking deep breaths and laying around lengthy periods of time during recovery. I had the fever for around 12 hours (it was hell) but was able to get it under control by walking around and taking deep breaths as she suggested. Sunday night and Monday morning I was very sore and I had a headache that I couldn’t shake. I realize two things, I did a little too much Sunday (laundry, light chores and made dinner) and I had forgotten to drink ALL the fluids. So I spent all Monday/Tuesday in the recliner stayed on top of my meds/fluids and didn’t do anything but rest. Today is Wednesday and I’m doing the exact same thing. I’m going to allow myself to continue to rest with nothing else on my list of things to do for another couple days. And I’m not going to feel bad about it!

And the highlight of the week…I pooped finally!! That was awful! I should’ve started he stool softeners the week before surgery. Note to self for any future procedures. Yikes!

I see Dr. Kayan on Friday and I’m very much looking forward to her making me feel better about the implants. Because right now I think they are so ugly and I’m afraid they’re too small. But I know I’m supposed to trust the process. So cheers to me trying!

Oh and I weighed myself. I am up 11lbs since Friday (5 days ago). So that whole water weight thing is a real deal! Do yourself a favor and don’t weigh yourself. That messed with my head too!

Here’s my most current pre-op/post-op pics. I can’t wait until I love the new body on the right. Right now I cringe.

I am here and waiting patiently for surgery to start! I can’t even believe it’s happening!!! Not feeling nervous. Just excited! I can’t wait to wake up to the body I’ve always dreamed of having. Now it’s time for a nice long nap! ????