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Can't Wait, but Now I'm Nervous Too! :) - Oceanside, CA
UPDATED FROM MarineWife
28 days post
Well went to the doc yesterday! I am now 4 weeks...
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Well went to the doc yesterday! I am now 4 weeks post-op and feeling great! ;) Still have the area of skin necrosis, but it'll heal up eventually and the doc said that if I don't like the scar in 6 months, then they can do a scar revision right there in his office! :) Still really happy with my results, the doc says he thinks that it's going to be one of his best tummy tucks, when it's done healing! :) So excited about that. I no longer have to wear the binder either! Yah!! :) It was starting to get really uncomfortable, so it's gone now! ;) I uploaded some new pics so ya'll could see! Hope everyone out there is doing good, and healing up good or getting excited about their TT! ;)
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UPDATED FROM MarineWife
21 days post
I'm 3 weeks post op now. Just wanted to update my...
I'm 3 weeks post op now. Just wanted to update my pics. the black spot is skin necrosis, but it is already getting better, but I'm not happy about it, cause it'll take longer to heal, but oh well. Just one of those things. Still pretty happy with my results, but I'm ready for the swelling to go away! :)
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February 26, 2011
Oh girl I am praying for you that the necrosis heals up nicely really fast!! Did your doc say how that happens? Your results are still really good, holy cow the tummy is really flat even if you do say you are swollen.
February 27, 2011
Thanks girl! ;) It's just that my blood flow to that area wasn't good enough to keep the tissue alive. But it's kind of common, thankfully mine isn't very big or bad. Yea, I'm pretty happy with my results! =)
February 26, 2011
hey marinewife!! how u doing?? hanging in there?? im doing alright..slowly getting better then last week..last week was hell for me!! but today i went to the store for about 1 hour and i got tired and sore...my back and neck hurt still alot...does yours?? I read that you have necrotic tissue...hope that heals up fast for you...me im still dealing with the open cut of about 4 inches i guess...u know my ps told me if he would of not cut me where he did by one inch i would of got necrotic tissue! i cant wait for mine to be all healed up wich will take a while too :-( But im seing mine next thursday and he said i maybe able to go home finally!!!!
February 27, 2011
Hey Julie! :) Yea, I'm hanging in there, I can go and do most things, but I'm still not lifting anything. Most times I can be on my feet for a couple hours and be ok, but I get tired really fast. :) My back only bugs me when I stand over the sink and wash dishes, then it gets sore, but other than that it's fine. Yea, that's the thing that sucks about openings or necrotic tissue, is it takes even longer to heal, I mean the regular healing time is long enough, but now it is going to take even longer, but in the end, it'll be great! :) I go in to see my doc on the 3rd too, so hopefully I won't have to wear the binder anymore after that! I'm getting pretty tired of it! But I've already got a spandex body shaper to wear after, that'll look better under clothes! ;) Hope that you are able to go home, that would be great for you! :)
February 27, 2011
hey marinewife, yes today i actually went to the mall and walked around...i do get tired easily and i feel like i walk very funny...like my legs are apart or something..hahaha...do u have trouble crossing your legs when u sit? i cant seem to do that for some reason...my back and neck still bother me but i had problems before the TT with that...but this aggrevates its alot! I know what u mean about the binder...today i wanted to wear this spandex body shaper thing that i have here when i wanted to go out instead of all this under my clothes...but i chose not too since it hasnt been 6 weeks yet! i cant wait until i can go without changing dressings too due to alot of leakage related to the big hole i have...that out of the way ill be fine...but other then that im doing alright!!! i can move around more easily now..happy to hear that u are doing great!!!
February 27, 2011
Hey Julie, yea, I felt like that walking around for a while too, it's gotten better, but sometimes I still feel like I do! ;) I had trouble crossing my legs too, for a while anyways, now I can, but sometimes it's still uncomfortable. Yea, I've still got leakage from mine too! I'm hoping that the doc will let me do something else, rather than wear the binder with bandages, but we'll see. Still got 5 days before I go in to see the doc, but I'll let ya know what he says! Hopefully it's good news! =) It just gets easier and easier every day with moving around and doing stuff! :)
UPDATED FROM MarineWife
15 days post
Just wanted to update, I went and seen the doc...
Just wanted to update, I went and seen the doc again yesterday. Everything looks good, except there is one spot that I'm going to lose some skin, just because of blood flow, nothing that my doc did. But I'm standing up pretty straight now and don't take anything for the pain anymore, haven't for quite a few days, so that's good. My doc said that I should let the incision air out for like an hour or two a day, so I don't wear the binder for like an hour a day. It feels weird to not wear it though. My doc also said that in like 2 weeks I won't need to wear the binder anymore, I figure I'll probably buy some spandex to wear for a little longer. :) I'm a little worried about that area of skin loss, but doc says that it'll wind up ok, so I believe it will be, cause I chose him cause I trust him. Well, I don't go in to see the doc again for 2 weeks, unless I get worried about that area, then the doc said I can call him and come in that same day. :) But I'm feeling excellent and just ready for the swelling to be done.
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