Mommy Makeover - July 22nd - Need a 'Pick Me Up'; Literally :-) - Philadelphia, PA

adding pictures

a few photo updates post surgery

11 days post op and doing alittle better today. The pain has been quite a challenge in regard to the Tummy Tuck and lipo of the flanks. The breast reduction has been minimal and quite easy to handle. The swelling is not helping at all, in fact the swelling just doesn't seem to get any better. Talked with the Dr and we will probably manually drain some of this week to try and help it along. By far the worst part has been the abdominal muscle; glad its been repaired, but I honestly did not prepare myself for it to feel that badly. I had a very large separation and its been that way for 9 years so its my fault not preparing myself mentally for it. I am not flat yet; hoping its due to swelling. I am also very uneven from one side to the other; again hoping its just from swelling. Overall though, there is definitely a worthwhile improvement in the appearance of my torso overall. Hoping it will continue to improve, but there are some visible, positive results.

My breasts are terrific. The lift is so obvious and the size is just great. I feel like am 20 again. I immediately could feel a difference in my neck and upper shoulder region so as the rest of my body continues healing, I should see even more improvement.

Suggestion to anyone else having similar procedures: get yourself a wedge pillow and several other softer pillows for your bed. The recliner is a good option as well, but I have found that after some time, you may want to the option of switching how your are resting so you don't strain other muscles, etc. Swtich to ibuprofen as soon as your Dr allows if you are experiencing alot of swelling. This has helped me so much in the last two days. I have been using a cold gel pack for my lipo site, one that is wrapped in a sleeve. Because of the skin numbness, you want to protect it with the sleeve, but the cold pack really helped my comfort level in having to sit/lie down so much which put pressure on the site.