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6 Weeks!
I am now 6 weeks post surgery! I had a follow up with Dr. Kerr this week. I was so happy that he said that I can finally stop wearing my binder as well as the compression garments for the lipo areas. Friday was my first day of freedom and I noticed a big increase in the swelling around my tummy tuck area without wearing the binder. I bought a compression tank top to try to keep the swelling down. I am not totally happy with it, so I ordered some other items that will hopefully help. Dr. Kerr thinks that the area that opened up on my incision will completely close up in the next 10-14 days, so I am super happy about that. I am still worried about how it is going to affect the appearance of my scar though. I am still packing it 3 times a day until it closes up. You can see from the picture that the hole looks so much smaller than it did before.
There were a few things that I was disappointed about at my appointment this week. First, I thought 6 weeks was when I could work out again. I am allowed to do light cardio now, but no weights or ab work until I hit 10 weeks. Second, he wants me to wait to start any scar treatment until I see him again at the beginning of February. I get it because I still have that hole that is closing up and I also have a few other areas where the incision cracked open a little bit that are almost healed, but probably need a little more time. I am really anxious to get started on the scar treatment as I feel like my incision is really red, but I will have to be patient I guess. I did however order some silicone strips to start treating my belly button area and the small incision that I have between my breasts from the fat transfer.
There were a few things that I was disappointed about at my appointment this week. First, I thought 6 weeks was when I could work out again. I am allowed to do light cardio now, but no weights or ab work until I hit 10 weeks. Second, he wants me to wait to start any scar treatment until I see him again at the beginning of February. I get it because I still have that hole that is closing up and I also have a few other areas where the incision cracked open a little bit that are almost healed, but probably need a little more time. I am really anxious to get started on the scar treatment as I feel like my incision is really red, but I will have to be patient I guess. I did however order some silicone strips to start treating my belly button area and the small incision that I have between my breasts from the fat transfer.
Tummy Tuck Incision Complications
So at a follow up visit last Monday, my Dr. noticed a part of my incision was opening up slightly. He prescribed me Mupirocin cream to put on it, which I have been doing ever since. Unfortunately, 2 days later, I noticed another area on my incision that opened up and the skin around it looked really red. Coincidentally, this was also my first day back at work. The area hurt so bad that it made it uncomfortable to walk. Luckily, I have a office job and don't have to move around a lot and I only work 4 hours a day so that I can be home with my kids in the afternoon. I called the office on Thursday morning and emailed the nurse some photos of the area. They called in a prescription for antibiotics and got me in to see Dr. Kerr the next day, which was this past Friday. This is my second dose of antibiotics in 2 weeks, so I am not super happy about that. I try to stay away from them unless I need them as they are hard on the GI tract. I have been taking probiotics to try to keep everything healthy in my gut.
At my visit last Friday, Dr. Kerr did debridement on the area. It hurt, but was not unbearable. I was told to pack the area with gauze (lightly moistened with saline) three times a day. I didn't really look at the area when I was in the office, so I was pretty horrified when I saw it after changing the gauze for the first time. The actual hole isn't huge, but I can see inside the hole and it seems like there was so much tissue removed. It totally freaked me out and I felt nauseated every time I pulled the gauze out of my body and then re-stuffed new gauze back in. It still makes me feel a little sick when I look at it, but I am tolerating it better now. I think it is starting to heal. He said it would start to bleed more which means it is starting to heal and I noticed last night that it is bleeding a lot more now, so hopefully this is a turning point and it will only continue to improve.
I am not sure why this happened. After I got my last drain out, I felt like I had a new lease on life so maybe I over did it. Or maybe it is just my immune system issues. Or maybe it would have happened regardless. I am not really sure how common this complication is. My biggest concern is how long it is going to take this to heal and if it will affect my scar. I have a follow up appointment this coming Thursday.
I've included some photos, but be warned, they are not pretty!
At my visit last Friday, Dr. Kerr did debridement on the area. It hurt, but was not unbearable. I was told to pack the area with gauze (lightly moistened with saline) three times a day. I didn't really look at the area when I was in the office, so I was pretty horrified when I saw it after changing the gauze for the first time. The actual hole isn't huge, but I can see inside the hole and it seems like there was so much tissue removed. It totally freaked me out and I felt nauseated every time I pulled the gauze out of my body and then re-stuffed new gauze back in. It still makes me feel a little sick when I look at it, but I am tolerating it better now. I think it is starting to heal. He said it would start to bleed more which means it is starting to heal and I noticed last night that it is bleeding a lot more now, so hopefully this is a turning point and it will only continue to improve.
I am not sure why this happened. After I got my last drain out, I felt like I had a new lease on life so maybe I over did it. Or maybe it is just my immune system issues. Or maybe it would have happened regardless. I am not really sure how common this complication is. My biggest concern is how long it is going to take this to heal and if it will affect my scar. I have a follow up appointment this coming Thursday.
I've included some photos, but be warned, they are not pretty!
Before pics and 2 weeks post op pics
Opps! Not sure why the pictures did not post with my last post, but here they are!
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