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Hello, I'm writing this review after I had my...
Hello, I'm writing this review after I had my surgery .. I wish I would of wrote it sooner for all of you that are like me nervous and scared of surgery .
I am status post a lapband in 2003 , with the wonderful Dr. Christine Ren my highest weight was 320. I have lost weight and I've gained my thinnest weight was 150 in 2008. Before I had kids.. It was the best time of my life I was soo thin and loving it.. But:... I still had this big flap of skin that I was able to fold into my clothes and still had to buy big shirts to accommodate this thing I named it "Bumpa" .. Bumpa and I have gone thru a lot.. I had my first child in 2009 I didn't look pregnant until I was 9 months because of Bumpa. So being pregnant was not very pleasant because everyone wants to touch your stomach .. My stomach was my worst area " why?! Me!" Is all I thought... I have and continued to live with Bumpa because I thought I had to Bumpa was my condemnation for gaining weight .. Summer's were the worst .. Less clothes Bumpa was more obvious to the world. It also needed more care from the sweat that gathered underneath the flap.. The fear of smelling.. I really didn't go out much especially In the hot summer.. Bumpa was my punishment. In 2013 I decided I need to do something about Bumpa .. It made me not like myself anymore.. I read some reviews, I even consulted with a surgeon in Dominican Republic in 2013 on vacation there.. Cause all the women there have no bellys.. And here I am in a tropical island with a huge tunic to hide Bumpa . The surgeon promised me you gonna look like a "doll" ... Wow!... No. I don't want to look like your image of a doll . I wanna look like me! I decided to have one more child before I researched further. Because If I'm gonna get rid of Bumpa .. I don't want it coming back. After an ectopic pregnancy and trying last time.. Finally.. My son was born May 2015. Healthy.. Mission rid Bumpa commensed 3 months later after his birth. I remembered a few doctors giving some lectures and Dr. Capla stood out.. I decided to consult with her September 2015 .. My life changed after this visit .. Something triggered in my mind that I don't need to live with Bumpa. All these years of feelings towards my Bumpa she understood. Then and there I decided Bumpa and I need to part. Bumpa will no longer have dominion over me. I decided to schedule a pannelectomy on 12/30/2015.. New year .. New me without Bumpa! Pics before and after to follow
I am status post a lapband in 2003 , with the wonderful Dr. Christine Ren my highest weight was 320. I have lost weight and I've gained my thinnest weight was 150 in 2008. Before I had kids.. It was the best time of my life I was soo thin and loving it.. But:... I still had this big flap of skin that I was able to fold into my clothes and still had to buy big shirts to accommodate this thing I named it "Bumpa" .. Bumpa and I have gone thru a lot.. I had my first child in 2009 I didn't look pregnant until I was 9 months because of Bumpa. So being pregnant was not very pleasant because everyone wants to touch your stomach .. My stomach was my worst area " why?! Me!" Is all I thought... I have and continued to live with Bumpa because I thought I had to Bumpa was my condemnation for gaining weight .. Summer's were the worst .. Less clothes Bumpa was more obvious to the world. It also needed more care from the sweat that gathered underneath the flap.. The fear of smelling.. I really didn't go out much especially In the hot summer.. Bumpa was my punishment. In 2013 I decided I need to do something about Bumpa .. It made me not like myself anymore.. I read some reviews, I even consulted with a surgeon in Dominican Republic in 2013 on vacation there.. Cause all the women there have no bellys.. And here I am in a tropical island with a huge tunic to hide Bumpa . The surgeon promised me you gonna look like a "doll" ... Wow!... No. I don't want to look like your image of a doll . I wanna look like me! I decided to have one more child before I researched further. Because If I'm gonna get rid of Bumpa .. I don't want it coming back. After an ectopic pregnancy and trying last time.. Finally.. My son was born May 2015. Healthy.. Mission rid Bumpa commensed 3 months later after his birth. I remembered a few doctors giving some lectures and Dr. Capla stood out.. I decided to consult with her September 2015 .. My life changed after this visit .. Something triggered in my mind that I don't need to live with Bumpa. All these years of feelings towards my Bumpa she understood. Then and there I decided Bumpa and I need to part. Bumpa will no longer have dominion over me. I decided to schedule a pannelectomy on 12/30/2015.. New year .. New me without Bumpa! Pics before and after to follow
2 weeks post op
Today marks 2 weeks since "Bumpa"and I parted
-very itchy around the incision area
Pain is definitely bearable- Tylenol can handle for the most part.
Mental state: anxious .. I want to heal now.. Have the drains removed. They are still putting out fluids. I want to start dressing up and enjoy my new self. Also kind of missing Bumpa.. Clothes look and feel very different.. Still very surreal in a good way! I'm sure it's part of the process, life change!
As promised before and after pics attached
***Next update I will go over the process and prep I had to do leading up to day of the panniculectomy..
4 weeks post op-
Mood: I'm feeling fantastic loving everything .loving how my body is healing and everyday is better. I can carry my 8month old!! I can move a lot more . I do not feel major discomfort or pain.. I'm enjoying my underwear being worn the right way.. Just very happy and grateful to have a good support team helping me through this.
Womb: drains are still in.. They will be for while I'm making a lot of juice.. Doc not taking out till I make 30ml or less within24hr .. I'm making about 70ml .. It's definitely decreasing from before my doc reassured me it's normal and okay.. My body is trying to adhere back to itself and the more I move around using my core muscles the more juice I'm gonna make.. I'm think I'm doing to much to fast so I have slowed down .. I left the chores sweeping and mopping to my partner.. I try to relax and try not to move my abdomen so much. Most of the surgical tape has fallen off on its own.. My scar is sooo minimal.. It's hard to believe that I just had a huge wedge of skin cut off.. Even the incision above my public area .. I thought it was gonna look weird.. But it looks awesome! The drain holes are the only thing open on the incision line.. The drain holes have a stitch to hold those babies in place so they can keep on draining that juice. Doc saids maybe this Friday one will come out.. Fingers crossed.
Overall, I'm very happy so far with my results and experience . Pain is expected and now it's relieved .. swelling is expected and still going down.. Drains are in and soon will come out.. Life change yes but for the best!
Womb: drains are still in.. They will be for while I'm making a lot of juice.. Doc not taking out till I make 30ml or less within24hr .. I'm making about 70ml .. It's definitely decreasing from before my doc reassured me it's normal and okay.. My body is trying to adhere back to itself and the more I move around using my core muscles the more juice I'm gonna make.. I'm think I'm doing to much to fast so I have slowed down .. I left the chores sweeping and mopping to my partner.. I try to relax and try not to move my abdomen so much. Most of the surgical tape has fallen off on its own.. My scar is sooo minimal.. It's hard to believe that I just had a huge wedge of skin cut off.. Even the incision above my public area .. I thought it was gonna look weird.. But it looks awesome! The drain holes are the only thing open on the incision line.. The drain holes have a stitch to hold those babies in place so they can keep on draining that juice. Doc saids maybe this Friday one will come out.. Fingers crossed.
Overall, I'm very happy so far with my results and experience . Pain is expected and now it's relieved .. swelling is expected and still going down.. Drains are in and soon will come out.. Life change yes but for the best!
Provider Review
A surgeon must gain their patients confidence and trust... Dr. Capla to me stands out due to her knowledge of her craft. And the compassion she shows. She helped me regain my self confidence by her simple words" you don't have to live with Bumpa" she guaranteed a life change and it's been just that .. For the best of course! I love her for removing the baggage I carried all these years (Bumpa! Bye bye!) not only she gained my trust, but she gained my heart from day 1 ..