Tummy Tuck and Breast Implants After Twins! - Post Falls, ID

So I am only 5 days away from surgery. I had my last beer today that I will have until then ;). My nights have been filled with thoughts of surgery, recovery, guilt about being away from my girls and about not being able to pick them up for so long after my surgery. Other thoughts are about how much pain? Will I recover fast? And some are of course about how amazing I hope to look!

I have all of my prescriptions in order and organized with notes. I pre-made meals and froze them. I bought benadryl in case I get itch from the medication and picked out all of my comfortable loose clothes that zip/button in the front. I'm attaching a couple of more pictures of me sitting and bending over to give you a better idea of what I look like.

Overall I'm super excited but nervous about how much of a burden I'm going to be on everyone else.

So I had my surgery Friday the 11th. It is now Sunday the 13th! I have to say that as the days got closer to surgery I was having a rough time. For me it was my first surgery and deciding to go in electively went against everything I've been trying to avoid all of these years. I was deathly afraid of dying and it being for selfish reasons. As I was being prepped for surgery much of my excitement disappeared and fear set it. I haven't seen many people mention those feelings but I'm writing them to let you know I truly was scared and all in all it was quick and painless...until you wake up!

I woke up with an oxygen mask which bugged me quite a bit, I was a little out of it and kept trying to take it off. It took me about an hour after surgery to get with the program. One of the first sensations I felt was a tons of sharp pain around my incision and along my sides especially my left side. Everything I read spoke about pressure being uncomfortable but the implants and my upper abdomen haven't bothered me at all, it feels mostly like I got in a really good chest workout.

My Dr used glue on my incisions instead of sutures or steri strips. I'm not sure if this contributes to the burning sensation or not. I had to go back to my Dr at 10am the following morning of the surgery. My scar looked this and low, which I'm really excited about of course there are a lot of marker marks so some things were hard for me to make out. My breast are up so high that they appear more pec like than breasts but they should start to drop soon. They also don't look too big at all which was of slight concern for me.

1st day post op I was able to walk around quite a bit, but in pain and almost at a 90 degree angle, sitting and standing weren't bad unless it was getting up or down onto a soft comfy surface, which is where I wanted to be. Toilets and hard chairs are easier to manage.

2nd day post op (today) I am standing up much better today but with a definite hunch. I thought I was feeling good enough to visit with others today but it ended up being overwhelming with 7 people in my house I ended up getting grumpy and I think sitting in a regular chair like position increased swelling. So now I am back on my recliner with my legs up. I feel much better. I still enjoy getting up to walk around every hour or so.

I'm looking forward to more and more improvements as the day go by and to get this drain out on the 21st! It's already annoying me! Pictures soon to come for the day after surgery!