24 Year Old Mom-- Tummy Tuck with Muscle Repair - Novi, MI

Hello there, Yes my plan is to return to work 1 week post. My procedure is on the 19th and I return on the 30th. So hopefully I will be ok. Yes.... I will def stay in contact with you. I follow your post just about every day. Your results look great, and I hope to have just as much success as you have had thus far. Congrats on your new body journey. :)

Ok, I just looked up those dates, so with the two weekends that adds time. Well I thought about u this AM bcz today is exactly 1 week post op & I talked to my coworker who is backing me up at work & after realizing she's slammed I decided to back her up

Sry my mom hit my hand & it hit send

As a matter of fact maybe I'll do an update about how I feel one week post op, lol..but i think u will be fine. U're 24 too, I'm 36 so you will heal even faster than me. I was able to work from home for about 4 hours today so I'd day in a few days I could physically go back to work. It's amazing how fast your body starts healing once you get past a few rough days. You may not even have "rough" days, mine were prolly my nerves & being scared of the drains etc...I think if you are healthy person you'll heal just fine.

Thank you so much for your update!! Seriously it helps me out so much. Yea I am hoping it will be enough time off. I have heard the first 4 days are probably the worst, and then after that you start feeling better. I am scared of the drains, and that I wont be able to help my fiancé with our 3 kids, especially the 14 month old baby. Do you have steps in your home? We have about 15 steps going upstairs. Do you recommend I stay on the couch for a few days instead of going up and down the stairs?

I am also worried about taking showers. So many women say that its hard the first few days to stand up in the shower...... eeekkkk And I know that you said your used to having the control in your home, I cant imagine not having control to do the daily cleaning, like dishes, getting kids ready, etc. How are you holding up with that?

Good questions. RS has helped me too since i can't do too much. We hv a bonus room with approx 8 stairs & I went up there to check work email on day 2. Day 3&4 were the worst but it varied from AM to PM. Shoot, it's all blending in. Btw the drains don't hurt tho. I won't look at them & it's all under my binder so I'm not sure where they are at, it's more mentally disturbing for me but it doesn't hurt. When I was in recovery I instructed the nurses to tell my hubby about the drain care & kinda ignored that part. With that said my doc said no bath until they are out, but all doctors are different so idk wht ur instructions will be, I've only "sponge" bathed, really gross but I'm in bed mostly so I guess I'll deal. I also hv 3 kids & our youngest just turned 3, the other are 8 & 10 who also require supervision but we hv managed since we had help. I work full time but still take care of the housework since my hubby, nvm it's not his "thing". I deed a deep cleaning prior to surgery, cooked a huge crock pot of chicken & dumplings. I went to the grocery & stocked up on food the night b4. My hubby took off work two days after & then we had an ice stein so he took care of me & the kids the 1st 3 days. He did great but slacked on the housework. My sister came over that 1st weekend & took charge & cleaned. Then I had my mom come over this whole week but I am noticing the laundry pile up. Walking is challenging but I'm noticing huge improvements. Sry for this long memoir, lol

Ok cool. I plan on doing basically everything you've done. I am going grocery shopping the night b4 and also my fiancé will be in charge of changing my drains. Hopefully I will get some help with family members to come help with cleaning and laundry. Let me know how you do, and I will for sure keep you updated and ask plenty questions if things come to mind...... Thanks lady!

Again sry for the long memoir, I type fast. I'm usually a busy body & resting & healing doesn't fit in my schedule lol, but a week later I'm just thankful to be alive but a week later it all worked out fine. I'm excited for you bcz I'm confident that once you see your results you will be glad that you did it. I think as long as you plan ahead you'll be prepared. Glad u r doing it at 24 since you are still so young & get to enjoy it longer :)

Hey mine is on the 23rd!! How exciting! Aren't you atleast a little bit anxious?! lol I'm more excited about it now.. But I think I will get a little nervous a few days before.. The "after" photos scare the poop of out me!

Right before mine! Were getting close. Im so anxious its like all i think about lol. And the days are going by so slow. But im sure i will be nervous the day before and the day of. Ive never had any kind of surgery in my life. And the after pics look frightening

YES!!!! I am terrified of the "after" part.. ALL of the pics.. two days out.. 1 week out.. whatever.. ALL LOOK HORRIFYING EEKK!! lol

OMG thanks so much. My RealSelf ladies make me feel so much more comfortable getting this done. You are right, I would rather wait 3 weeks than 3 months. :)))

We are in this together girl. We are two days apart in surgery dates. Let's keep each other uplifted. Girl power!! :)

I know how your feeling. But hopefully it will fly by..

Well my ps told me to wait at least two to three weeks. She told me to listen to my body. And by three weeks post surgery I was fully able to care for my daughter who is 15 months weighting 25 lbs. getting her in and out of he car was a struggle at first but it's way easier now. You just will hve to listen to your body.

The first two weeks luckily my mom will be looking after my kids. I hope by the start of week 3 I'll feel like you!!