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7 months
The healing has slowed for me. I still get pangs and aches here and there. The belly button is calming down and looking normal. The scaring is fading slightly. I am feeling better about having it done. A revision will need to be done on the skin but not in a hurry for that. I will wait until I hit about 16 mo out. After bikini season of course!! Slowly started workouts and ran a 5k so i am feeling good about it all. sometimes i am very self conscious about the scar but went and got a bottom that folds over like a yoga pant top and it works..If there are any questions feel free to email me and i will answer them honestly.
46 Days PO
The healing has taken some getting used to. I am back to work and loving it but so tired by 5 pm. Asleep by 9 pm. Limitations make it hard to get back into the swing of things and back to my normal activities. Like jet skiing or other things involving lifting. Feel like a baby all over again with everyone doing things for me. It is nice but sort of becoming a drag. I want to be able to lift a box off the floor with all my stuff for my job, hold the chihuahuas or even groceries..Why do they have to pack them soo full!!???
I guess I am not ready yet to be the way I was in terms of strength and limberness.
The incision is still scabbed up and taking for everrr to heal. I itch a lot because its healing from the inside out. I get scared when I take the tape off and see a frankenscar. Its still fresh and new but I still trip out over it. I know the muscles are still healing and doing their thing but I get shooting pains and aches all over at weird times. Night time spasms are the worst and trying to sleep comfortably is out. Unless I am completely exhausted.
When I eat i feel like a turkey button has popped in my belly. hahah lol I get full real easy and I have to stop and not push myself on anything.
The hardest part is other people understanding how hard it really is to bounce back. They see you walking and doing smallllll things and think you are ready for the big leagues again. When you say no because you are whipped they get pissy and mouthy. I cant go and hang out and tool around at all hours like i did before. It seems to be a more conscious effort to listen to my body and not give in to the pressure of those around me. When you go through this then we will talk.. is my response.
I find myself wearing clothing differently in good and bad ways. Good because i look better and feel better, but I am hunched over when I am tired or hurting. Bad because the spankx are hard to hide i summer tank tops and certain work clothes. I try not to wear tight stuff since I feel smothered in the spankx already and sweating up a storm.
I guess patience is not my virtue right now...So Ill keep practicing.
I guess I am not ready yet to be the way I was in terms of strength and limberness.
The incision is still scabbed up and taking for everrr to heal. I itch a lot because its healing from the inside out. I get scared when I take the tape off and see a frankenscar. Its still fresh and new but I still trip out over it. I know the muscles are still healing and doing their thing but I get shooting pains and aches all over at weird times. Night time spasms are the worst and trying to sleep comfortably is out. Unless I am completely exhausted.
When I eat i feel like a turkey button has popped in my belly. hahah lol I get full real easy and I have to stop and not push myself on anything.
The hardest part is other people understanding how hard it really is to bounce back. They see you walking and doing smallllll things and think you are ready for the big leagues again. When you say no because you are whipped they get pissy and mouthy. I cant go and hang out and tool around at all hours like i did before. It seems to be a more conscious effort to listen to my body and not give in to the pressure of those around me. When you go through this then we will talk.. is my response.
I find myself wearing clothing differently in good and bad ways. Good because i look better and feel better, but I am hunched over when I am tired or hurting. Bad because the spankx are hard to hide i summer tank tops and certain work clothes. I try not to wear tight stuff since I feel smothered in the spankx already and sweating up a storm.
I guess patience is not my virtue right now...So Ill keep practicing.
32 days
WOW!!! I cant believe that it has been a month already! The first week was a blur and I don't remember anything except pain and sleeping..
Walking has become 99% normal. As the day grows I find myself hunched over about 17:30 or so. I get home and put my feet up for a bit before continuing on. I am forcing myself to do a little bit more each day.
I finally got the go ahead to vacuum and that was a chore literally. It took a few hours to do it, but I stopped to take a break after each room. I made dinner finally, a roasting chicken and I have to say it felt great to eat my own cooking!
The incision has started to heal up for the most part. The areas I had complications in have scabbed up and are beginning to heal up on their own. I have the tape over the sides of incision to keep them flat. I still cover it in iodine 3 times a day and keep it as clean as possible. I noticed that part of it has started to drop like I was told. In about three months it should have relaxed a bit more and dropped enough to wear a bathing suit! I look and see the belly I had when I was 19 and pre-baby! Totally worth it but the sadness and downtime has hit and had it's moments the last week here and there. But I just start doing something and it passes.
The only downfall I have had in the last two weeks is the muscle spasms I get at night when I am sleeping. I was given some medication to keep the spasms down so I can sleep through the night. In addition to that, the muscles on the sides of my sternum are really sore still. I have a hard time sneezing and trying not to pop stitches. It is still a bit hard to move in bed and it takes a bit of work but it is getting easier each night.
I go back to work in four days and although I am looking forward to it I am sort of dreading it. It was nice to be home and relax and nap as needed, and not overexert myself, but I want to get up and back to riding the motorcycle and jet skiing!. not to mention function like I did 32 days ago! lol
Walking has become 99% normal. As the day grows I find myself hunched over about 17:30 or so. I get home and put my feet up for a bit before continuing on. I am forcing myself to do a little bit more each day.
I finally got the go ahead to vacuum and that was a chore literally. It took a few hours to do it, but I stopped to take a break after each room. I made dinner finally, a roasting chicken and I have to say it felt great to eat my own cooking!
The incision has started to heal up for the most part. The areas I had complications in have scabbed up and are beginning to heal up on their own. I have the tape over the sides of incision to keep them flat. I still cover it in iodine 3 times a day and keep it as clean as possible. I noticed that part of it has started to drop like I was told. In about three months it should have relaxed a bit more and dropped enough to wear a bathing suit! I look and see the belly I had when I was 19 and pre-baby! Totally worth it but the sadness and downtime has hit and had it's moments the last week here and there. But I just start doing something and it passes.
The only downfall I have had in the last two weeks is the muscle spasms I get at night when I am sleeping. I was given some medication to keep the spasms down so I can sleep through the night. In addition to that, the muscles on the sides of my sternum are really sore still. I have a hard time sneezing and trying not to pop stitches. It is still a bit hard to move in bed and it takes a bit of work but it is getting easier each night.
I go back to work in four days and although I am looking forward to it I am sort of dreading it. It was nice to be home and relax and nap as needed, and not overexert myself, but I want to get up and back to riding the motorcycle and jet skiing!. not to mention function like I did 32 days ago! lol
Provider Review
Dr Palin has made my procedure more dealable. Even though he had alot going on and I had such a hard time with the pain and through all my tears and crying helped to keep me calm and get through some very miserable moments on follow up appointments. I would like to say he has a good bedside manner and used it to help ease my mind on so much. I know everyone has their own experiences but I would absolutly refer him.