6 weeks PO Update

My mom always battled weight and I've been up and down too. She finally lost 100 lbs through WW and we were going to have surgery together. Hers a whole body lift and mine a TT. Long story short, she died from breast cancer before we could do our surgeries but even though she was far from a vain woman she always said, don't spend your life in a body you hate - if you can fix it, fix it. So I'm going on with my surgery - breast lift/implant exchange, full TT and inner thigh lipo and a pain pump ;). I don't expect perfect but I want to be able to sit without having to stuff my stomach into my jeans or have my BF touch my stomach without me quickly moving his hand away. The implant exchange and lift? It's just time. I had them put in in the late 80's and they've held up ok. - they're saline One is kinda hard when I lie down and I want them soft and jiggly again - going with silicone and a donut lift to reduce the areola size a bit.

I consulted with 5 docs and had decided on one until I went to my 6th appointment. There was no contest then - Dr. O'Toole was the right choice for me. He told me exactly how he achieves great belly buttons, he asked how my breasts would look in a perfect world and then set a plan to bring that to reality. His staff is great, too. I just had my pre-op appointment last week and all is set for the surgery on 12/12/12! I'm not nervous - I feel totally sure of my choice and cannot wait until I'm home Wednesday night and can begin the painful journey to satisfaction.

Day 1 post op - tomorrow I can take off gauze and take a shower - looking forward to that. I can't imagine what this would be like without a pain pump. Will definitely post more and some pics as the days go by - but groggy now.

I'm day 3 post op - surgery was on 12/12. I left the surgery center and went home with drains, vicodin and a pain pump. That night I mostly just dozed on and of and I slept in my bed. Scooting in made me feel like I popped a side stitch! Really painful.
Day 1 - BF here all day and the best nurse I could ever hope for. Really impressed. On my end post op was spent learning to navigate the process. The smallest movements exhausted me. Tried my bed but again, moving laterally was not good. Slept propped up recliner style on the couch.
Day 2 - BF went to work but popped in to check on me a few times. I took off my bandages and took a shower! heaven! I also put on regular clothes - button up sweater with pockets for my drains and leggings and the uggs that haven't really left my feet since leaving the surgery center.
Day 3 - today. BF went out a bit to go to the market and I was able to get my own coffee! I am able to navigate on my own and have more energy but still - that's relative! I'm not loving the drains, the on and off swelling, the weird random pains or the bruising but I'm just letting my body do what it needs to do to heal - knowing this is part of the process.
That said - I'm so excited to see the end result - but even this bruised, swollen painful torso Is a zillion times better than what I had pre-op! My doc is an artist.
Have to say - the best money spent was on a walker from goodwill, and a toilet seat riser and a shower chair. from Amazon.