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Slight set back

Had my first follow up yesterday and I thought my drains would come out since I was down to about 20cc a day. Well come to find out I actually had blood clots blocking the fluid from flowing out. So instead I had to have a HUGE needle poke in y tummy to drain off about 65cc if fluid. I did not actually feel the needle since my tummy is pretty numb but it is now very sore where they drained the fluid. I have to leave the drains in another 8 days and hopefully next week they will come out. Also was told I need to sleep more upright since this is probably contributing to the blood clots.

I also found out the heart burn I was getting is because I need to minimize my meal intake to less than 1 cup of food at a time. The doctor said this is really going to need to be a life. Change and not just a temporary one - guess it will help keep my figure looking cute.

On a positive note my belly button and scar are really straight, cute and low - so happy about that. The bruising on my thighs are still pretty intense but starting to see them slimming down. This has definitely been a more intense recovery that I expected, but I know I am healthy and can get through anything.

I did have doctor switch me to a milder pain med. the OxyContin basically wiped me out for 5-6 hours. Hoping the Vicodin will be a little more tolerable. How are the rest of my TT gals doing?

KimD

7days post op


7 days post op

Well I have muscled through my first week and seeing progress each day. The bruising on my thighs are still pretty intense, but I was told to give that 2-3 weeks even with the the arnica. I had to was my compression garment last night so I switched over to some compression under armor shorts and T-shirt while that washed & dried and used my compression belt washed. I definitely need more of the large pads for all the weeping of the liposuction punctures and incisions spots. I will be so excited to get this darn drain out tomorrow it is only filling up about 15 cc all day so I can't imagine he will male me leave it in any longer. The idea of a real shower sounds delightful. My hubby did wash my hair in the sink yesterday - that helped for sure, but not the same as a real shower.

I will have my hubby take a new picture today to see any progress. The changes are definitely slow. Very curious on what my scar and belly button will look like. - it is still covered with the surgical gauze. I think I will be much more comfortable once the drain is out. Hope you are all doing well,

kimd

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Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
3203 Tower Oaks Blvd., Rockville, Maryland
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My doctor is Barry J Cohen, MD