35 Yrs Old /4 Kids ...in Need of a Tt - Dominican Republic, DO

Yes, I'm going to Santo Domingo for Surgery. After much research I decided to go with Dr. Aquino who is a board certified doctor in the Dominican Republic. He was actually the one who recommended JM Medical Spa for my recovery post opt. I will keep you posted on everything as it is happening. I'm so nervous girl three more days till I touch down in DR to get my sexy back (lol). I also have a family trip planed for This July I hope I'm half way healed by then. Since you already had the surgery tell me a little about what it has been like for you? I know you stayed that the first 5 days were pretty rough please explain? Also is there anything you suggest to make my recovery process easier etc.... Wishing you a speedy recovery!

hi!! this time last week i was in purgatory hell. lol. up in my recliner, nodding off and waking up everything my pain killer ran out. lol. your BACK. its all about the back. yes, the tummy hurts, but the back pain dominates -- because for me, all of a sudden, i'm spending 24 hours in a row in a recliner. its hard to figure out how much to stretch/walk straight bc part of you knows you need to push yourself, but your skin is like "hold it right there partner, i'm gonna tear this up if you go further". i'm right handed so the right side of my lower back was hurting. not sure if there is a connection, but it is what it is. because you're core is all hacked up, you will not be able to lift or move the simplest things, like your heavy blanket or the friggin water pitcher. LOL (i laugh/cried when i tried to that). this will come with time. you're going to be at a medspa so you're gonna get hooked up with this kind of help. this procedure is like a c-section except in my case, NO hospital stay, NO staff and a buzzer to press when you need something; you get wheeled out in a wheel chair and dumped in your car. you soo feel like the nurse is thinking: "see ya, wouldn't want to be ya". after a few days, your going to be stressed out as hell because you know you need to poop, but you haven't. when it comes, you're afraid to push bc the thing might become wild or self-aware or something and have its way with you and your vulrenble body --LOLOL. again, you're gonna be in a medspa so i think you are gonna get the royal treatment -- you'll have support i think (i have no clue actually. ) a few things to get from my experience tho: 1. METAMUCIL. stool softeners, black coffee and all the greens in the world did not help me. METAMUCIL did....embrace your inner grandma. it works, and keeps you full. hold on to your horses when its coming, cuz __ is gonna hit the fan. LOL. 2. since you're going to medspa, you're covered for the first hard 5. i felt better after the 5, but still -- there's pain. you'll need a giant Costco/BJs size bottle of ibuprofren. you will eat them like skittles, as you should. not sure if your dr. will torture you for your own good by giving you a low ass dose pain killer, but mine did - i have no idea what my pain would be without it. 3. YOGURT AND CRACKERS. you need handy quickie bites to eat so you can take your meds in a hurry. yougurt is my breakfast - so i can take my meds fast. you wake up in the AM, and you're like HOLLAH. plus, all you need to really do is swallow yogurt - you can eat it 1/2 asleep. 4. CLOTHING. i did not research what i should be wearing. i am currently kinda having fun using whatever i can find in my closet to satisfy the : no elastics on the wounds, must cover the binder, or look good under it. i have NO pants other than work pants that work -- so i look like i'm all dressed up att the time....at the end of the day, i look like a kid growing up in the 80s again, messing around in my mom's closet. shoot - hubby want to wathc a movie. more later.