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Diastasis Repair Post-pregnancy - need encouragement!
UPDATED FROM runnergirlmomto2kids
22 days post
3 Weeks PO yesterday!- I can't believe 3 weeks...
WORTH IT$6,000
3 Weeks PO yesterday!-
I can't believe 3 weeks ago they sawed me in half! Ha! I really feel so good I feel it's too good to be true. I know I'm not supposed to but I have been lifting my little guy, mainly using my arms to get him over baby gates and off furniture. I don't feel any pain at all. Today I felt like I was preggo and the baby was moving around inside my tummy. That sensation of an elbow or a knee rolling around is what it felt like weird. My belly button is shrinking . . . yay! And all the scabs have fallen off (gross I know). It looks so much better than the tea cup saucer it looked like after surgery. My incision is slowly flattening out. The "wrinkles" and puckering are smoothing out. I thought that would never happen. I literally thought my skin looked like ruffled fabric up until now. I still have hard knots above my belly button and on the sides I think where he pulled my muscles around to tighten them together.
I am definitely starting to get more attention now from people telling me "wow, you look great! What have you been doing?" I don't want to say I had surgery, but feel guilty for not saying it. It's really no one's business and I have worked VERY hard up until this point after both babies were born. It just amazes me how much of a difference it makes taking off skin and sewing those muscles back together! It makes me very glad I did it.
I can't believe 3 weeks ago they sawed me in half! Ha! I really feel so good I feel it's too good to be true. I know I'm not supposed to but I have been lifting my little guy, mainly using my arms to get him over baby gates and off furniture. I don't feel any pain at all. Today I felt like I was preggo and the baby was moving around inside my tummy. That sensation of an elbow or a knee rolling around is what it felt like weird. My belly button is shrinking . . . yay! And all the scabs have fallen off (gross I know). It looks so much better than the tea cup saucer it looked like after surgery. My incision is slowly flattening out. The "wrinkles" and puckering are smoothing out. I thought that would never happen. I literally thought my skin looked like ruffled fabric up until now. I still have hard knots above my belly button and on the sides I think where he pulled my muscles around to tighten them together.
I am definitely starting to get more attention now from people telling me "wow, you look great! What have you been doing?" I don't want to say I had surgery, but feel guilty for not saying it. It's really no one's business and I have worked VERY hard up until this point after both babies were born. It just amazes me how much of a difference it makes taking off skin and sewing those muscles back together! It makes me very glad I did it.
UPDATED FROM runnergirlmomto2kids
19 days post
Day 19 PO- Weird thing . . . today is Saturday...
Day 19 PO-
Weird thing . . . today is Saturday and last Thursday I woke up feeling nauseous. I made it until noon and then had to cancel the rest of my plans that day to lay down. I don't know what caused it exactly. I'm wondering if it was the anesthesia "detoxing" out of my system? I know 2.5 weeks is a long time and most people say it would be out by then, but my body is different in that I have some auto-immune issues. I have an allergy to gluten so any time I eat it, it takes almost a week to detox from my body. I also was tested at a naturopath's office and she said my liver (or kidney) was not detoxing properly. She could tell I still had Tylenol in my body that I had taken a week earlier?! Soooooo, just wondering if anyone else has experienced anything similar. I also felt a little nauseous today. I'm wondering if I'm doing too much because I feel so good. It's almost too good to be true, you know? And nausea is my body's way of saying "slow down?" I just don't know. I know I am NOT prego though! Ha! I just finished my period last week so THAT'S not it, I'm sure. :)
Weird thing . . . today is Saturday and last Thursday I woke up feeling nauseous. I made it until noon and then had to cancel the rest of my plans that day to lay down. I don't know what caused it exactly. I'm wondering if it was the anesthesia "detoxing" out of my system? I know 2.5 weeks is a long time and most people say it would be out by then, but my body is different in that I have some auto-immune issues. I have an allergy to gluten so any time I eat it, it takes almost a week to detox from my body. I also was tested at a naturopath's office and she said my liver (or kidney) was not detoxing properly. She could tell I still had Tylenol in my body that I had taken a week earlier?! Soooooo, just wondering if anyone else has experienced anything similar. I also felt a little nauseous today. I'm wondering if I'm doing too much because I feel so good. It's almost too good to be true, you know? And nausea is my body's way of saying "slow down?" I just don't know. I know I am NOT prego though! Ha! I just finished my period last week so THAT'S not it, I'm sure. :)
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J
September 10, 2011
Yay for skinny jeans and tight shirts! :-) Doesn't it feel so good to finally have the whole athletic look and not just the legs and arms!
D
September 10, 2011
THANK U SO MUCH EVERYONE!!! okay.... MY surgery date is set, now is October 3rd!?!? scared 2 death but excited but mostly scared 4 after! Am trying to find caregivers now on care.com to help w/toddlers and my mom just said she can stay with me the first week!! But we need someone for the babies too! My first sitter, too, i am lame - they are almost 2 & 4!!! but they are tough boys, i mean adorable and super sweet, but a LOT of manual labor! heh heh! TO runnergirlmomto2kids -- THANK U SO MUCH! EVERYONE IS SO UNDERSTANDING ON HERE, I just KNOW it has to help my back, to have a core again & not 4" wide vertical split from ribcage down!
I'm so glad your feet and back have not hurt once since surgery. When u say 6-9 mos.. does it really take that long to feel normal? My doc is very sweet and love him but sounds like he wants me up and walking as soon as I can -- YIKES!!! Anyone else's? He said in one week, shower, after that he said in 2 wks i can drive? Huh??
funny how so many docs are so different, but this is huge surgery so im not sure what he means! Cheers, T
I'm so glad your feet and back have not hurt once since surgery. When u say 6-9 mos.. does it really take that long to feel normal? My doc is very sweet and love him but sounds like he wants me up and walking as soon as I can -- YIKES!!! Anyone else's? He said in one week, shower, after that he said in 2 wks i can drive? Huh??
funny how so many docs are so different, but this is huge surgery so im not sure what he means! Cheers, T
D
September 10, 2011
One question for c-bus lady ?!!!
Y'all say the drain pain is bad, ugh!!!. U said they were biggest nemesis & u called the nurse to say the drain was agony...
Were u in the hospital? Did u have a home nurse? I'm told i only get one night stay in hospital and then home?!?! I'm so irritated that insurance does not cover this. I was ripped from top to bottom of abs from laborious long labor/s and pregnancies... and my back is horrid mess! SO ridiculous this is not covered. Oh, if women ruled the world, or MEN got pregnant, would be so different, (sorry guys, just venting) this is a HUGE medical condition affecting my whole life and body!??! Yet Viagra is covered by healthcare...HUH???
Y'all say the drain pain is bad, ugh!!!. U said they were biggest nemesis & u called the nurse to say the drain was agony...
Were u in the hospital? Did u have a home nurse? I'm told i only get one night stay in hospital and then home?!?! I'm so irritated that insurance does not cover this. I was ripped from top to bottom of abs from laborious long labor/s and pregnancies... and my back is horrid mess! SO ridiculous this is not covered. Oh, if women ruled the world, or MEN got pregnant, would be so different, (sorry guys, just venting) this is a HUGE medical condition affecting my whole life and body!??! Yet Viagra is covered by healthcare...HUH???
J
September 10, 2011
I couldn't take a full shower until my all my drains were out which was day 12. And then I started driving at week 2. Every doc is different, but just listen to what your doc wants you to do :-) Oct is just around the corner. Feel super excited for a new you!
D
September 10, 2011
ONE MORE THING -- RUNNERGIRL, YOUR DAILY UPDATES ARE SO HELPFUL!! THANK YOU SO! You had to bring your own girdle/spanx? I thought they'd give me a binder....hmmmm
R
September 10, 2011
I'm so glad to help! Yes, my dr. isn't "big" on the binders. This really took me by surprise because I thought it was standard practice. He said any kind of compression would work, even a pair of high waisted bike shorts, as long as they weren't too tight. Truth is, I could NOT have pulled anything off and on the first week. It would've been too painful. I wasn't ready for the spanx girdle until my 2nd drain was out. I love it now. Every dr. is different. You might could discuss what his standard is so you can know what to expect.
R
September 10, 2011
My experience was different with the drains. They were not painful at all, unless I dropped one. That only happened once though. And when they pulled it out, it was a weird sensation that almost tickled. I tried to think of the drains as "my friends" because the alternative is that they have to remove the fluid that causes swelling with a big needle. No thanks. :) Everybody's experience is so different though. I hope you have a good one with yours!
D
UPDATED FROM runnergirlmomto2kids
18 days post
18 days PO- I wore my skinny jeans and a fitted...
18 days PO-
I wore my skinny jeans and a fitted T-shirt today for the first time in over 4 years! It felt awesome. :) I took my kids to the park (my mom went to help with my 14 month old) and I went to the mall by myself. My energy is about 80% back and I feel so close to being almost normal again. I want to exercise so bad. I'm ready to start running in this awesome weather. I don't know if it's just my imagination though, but sometimes I feel like I can feel my skin pulling away from my muscles like velcro or a sticker peeling off something. I know. . . gross. But that's what the sensation reminds me of and then I want to make sure I DON'T overdo it. Resting is so hard, but I know I need to in order to make sure I heal properly.
I wore my skinny jeans and a fitted T-shirt today for the first time in over 4 years! It felt awesome. :) I took my kids to the park (my mom went to help with my 14 month old) and I went to the mall by myself. My energy is about 80% back and I feel so close to being almost normal again. I want to exercise so bad. I'm ready to start running in this awesome weather. I don't know if it's just my imagination though, but sometimes I feel like I can feel my skin pulling away from my muscles like velcro or a sticker peeling off something. I know. . . gross. But that's what the sensation reminds me of and then I want to make sure I DON'T overdo it. Resting is so hard, but I know I need to in order to make sure I heal properly.
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Thanks so much for the updates! I'm proud of you ladies!
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