Pending Results Tummy Tuck/Arm Lipo

One day post op and I have never been in this kind of pain in my life. Childbirth is a breeze. The incision is what it is but the muscle repair is what kills. Sitting, standing, clearing my throat, moving my arms - everything involves your abs. Hoping for more progress this week cause I’m feeling pretty helpless having to wake up my husband to help me get up and lay down from peeing.

Drains are still in, unfortunately, and I am on antibiotics for what I think is an infection in my belly button. I don't know if others I have seen on here did not have their abdominal muscles tied together or didn't have lipo but I am still so bruised and in so much pain - still on painkillers (and I'm no weeny). I see others who are in real clothes on week 2... notttt me. I'm still in my big joggers and big t-shirt. I had to remove the binder around my abdomen because my surgeon said it was too tight on me because I AM STILL SO SWOLLEN. My arms/hands/feets, everything is still swollen. I am a little frustrated with the length of time it is taking for things to improve but remaining hopeful.

I am very bumpy and hard still, and a particularly hard bulge above my belly button that kind of looks like an ab muscle is swollen.

I will upload some photos later and update again after I get the drains removed next week.