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Nearly Two Months Post Op
So far everything is fine except I still have this large bulge at the top of my abdomen. I have worn the compression all of the time and extra padding. It has been there since the surgery so we are hoping it is swelling.
But I will ask again if it could be anything else.
I will keep you posted. I also feel like I have pulled a muscle or something that is a bit sore from running after the kids. It is very important to take it easy in the first few months even if you feel recovered, you really are not.
Everything else is fine but I do not want to return to the gym until I am completely in the clear, so for the meantime just walking each day.
Four Weeks Today
I still have the bulge above my belly button and breast bone. I was concerned that perhaps the Dr didn't manage to sew all the way to the xyphoid point because it was a mini tummy tuck. He has assured me that he did, so it must still be swelling, so I am keeping the compression and faja on all the time and trying to master the art of patience lol.
I am not supposed to lift anymore than 10kilos for two months. That is not really working out as my two girls are 11 and 14kg and I have to lift them into cars and high chairs, beds etc but I try to minimise it as much as I can. The scar is nearly fully healed so I will take the tape off in a few days and start on the silicone gel for the scar.
I am really pleased with the scar it is really neat and tidy Dr has done a really good job with that. I will post photos soon.
Day 6 continued
So far we have taken the right side drain out as that was starting to hurt and irritate me. The left side will be taken out in two days.
The swelling causing a pouch between my rib cage and belly button, he is not sure about but feels it needs more compression to push the skin down, so we have added some extra epigram to that area under the faja. Let's hope this works.
Last night was a little stroll through the old town and a relaxing evening stopped for a Mojito at a Cuban bar before retiring.
Provider Review
My initial consultation was via email with Premium Care and once I had sent off photos and descriptions we then followed up with a skype session with Dr Alex Campbell. My initial impressions were extremely positive, I found Dr Campbell very professional but extremely relaxed and had no problems chatting with him. He made me feel extremely at ease and nothing was too much trouble. We talked about different procedures and decided upon a mini tummy tuck, with muscle repair and umbilical hernia repair. My muscle separation goes right up towards the rib cage and he assures me he could still get to it with a mini. So fingers crossed! We decided fairly quickly we are like that once we have made up our minds that's it, off we go. So one month later we packed up the kids boarded an extremely long flight from Dubai where we live to Miami, U.S.A. We had five days to relax and spend some family time at the pool and beach and shops and then headed on the next 3hr flight to Cartagena, Colombia. Once we arrived a Premium Care rep came and treated us and took us to our accommodation. The next afternoon I headed for my pre op consultation in the offices and consultation with the aenethetist. That evening we walked around the old town and had a lovely steak and some red wine and after ten o'clock no food or drinks so showered with sterile wash and hoped into bed. The next morning was a five am wake up quick wash and headed to the Medi Help hospital to register and have vitals taken and prepped for surgery. It was very cold and after getting wheeled into the operating theatre I was nervous but o.k. I was greated by the nurses and anesthetist and Dr Campbell. Dr Campbell washed me with a warm sterile soap which was much nicer than the freezing cold they usually use so it was quite relaxing. Then onto the operating table and before I could even think I felt woozy and was out. I woke up in recovery and not sure how long I was there but quite a lot longer than usual, I am not very good with pain management. So they kept me under observation a little longer and provided stronger medication. I did forget to mention we did have some hiccups. No1. We had accommodation booked for seven nights that I found online, unfortunately we couldn't stay there for the first three nights so I booked another small apartment. What I didn't realize until the pro op which happened to be the night before surgery that our accommodation was four steep flights of stairs with no elevator