Fit Mom - Lower Body Lift/tummy Tucks - Oklahoma City

30 Year FIT Mom. Reduction and removal of excess skin and fat from abdomen, hip rolls, lower back and upper buttocks, and tightening of front abdominal muscles.


Day 1: Surgery and an overnight stay at the hospital, pretty medicated and not in any pain, just a lot of tightness/tension. Dr. had a catheter in which helped me not have to move, stayed overnight at the hospital and was discharged at 6 AM the next morning. When they took the catheter out a few hours before I was discharged and having to make the famous trip to the bathroom that is with with any sort of procedure was very difficult. Trip to the car it was a little challenging even in a wheelchair, which is expected because really I haven't moved out of bed for close to 20 hours.

Day 2: At home recovering making sure to do my breathing machine, to prevent pneumonia, taking medicine as prescribed, also making sure to get up every 3 to 4 hours to go to the restroom and get my blood flowing. Staying consistent with my leg exercises to prevent blood clots while laying down ( Do not miss your pain pills, take them on the dot! Still swollen and lots of drainage in my 3 tubes, 1 tube struggling to drain.

Day 3: Slept good overnight, swollen, feeling too swollen. Lots of drainage, tension is very intense while standing. Shortness of breath struggling to get around. Did not realize that I would be so hunched over. However while I'm standing in bracing myself on my caregiver I'm slowly stretching my abdominal muscles muscles. Pain is very controlled just so tense when moving, what's the day three I couldn't get comfortable try to readjust and readjust my caregiver was probably getting irritated. My buttox was numb and bruised from laying down so much. However, did get my first shower since surgery in, that was a struggle getting there, because my shower is so far from my living room, but it was probably the best shower in my life! Water felt good!

Day 4: Could not sleep last night too much pain on my buttox, not where the incision is just where my buttox was placed in my recliner. I'm very swollen today, feels super tight, questioning what have I gotten myself into, is it going to be worth it, can't get comfortable, very emotional, so I had my caregiver go buy a memory foam pillow so that I can set my booty on it!! Life saver!!! Really really swollen all day, feeling super bloated, have been taking laxatives for two days but it's not working, haven't had a bowel movement since Sunday, the day before surgery. Had to take an emema, it was a struggle, I'm independent and don't want t ask for help but I made it happen and have to say I feel less tighteness after bowl movement. My two pain pumps are getting smaller, not sure I will ready for them to be removed, really think that has been a life saver. Did have trouble with one of my drains being very irritated and it felt like burning when I walked. So while bracing myself with one hand on my caregiver to walk to the restroom with my other hand I has pressure gauze against the two been where inserted and it relieved the burning sensation while I was in movement.

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Went to doctor today, removal of 1 of 3 drains. Pain pumps removed, and everything looks good. Can't stand up straight yet, working on stretching each Time I Get up. Getting stronger everyday, but swollen in the front and legs are extremely swollen. Progresses worse throughout the day.

Here are some photos, I'll post more as recovery progresses.. Day 6, still not fully upright, getting better everyday. Working on Stretching exercises...still very swollen in abdomen, hips, legs, feet... Which is to be expected after a major trauma to the body.