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6 Kids Later Angela Keen Put Me Back Together! - Salt Lake City, UT
UPDATED FROM imissmyoldbody
21 days post
3 weeks
imissmyoldbodyMarch 28, 2014
WORTH IT$15,000
Today is 3 weeks (and a Thursday). On Monday when I woke up, I was down an inch in my waist and torso, so 28 inches, which is an inch lower than pre-surgery! I noticed as soon as I got up, so I grabbed the measuring tape. It was nice to start seeing results. I wish I had taken a picture.
I've been pushing too hard the last week, but I have 6 kids and a life I have to get back to. Some of it I don't have to do, but I have a hard time keeping still. Tuesday my body said no more, and I had to stay down more, so I folded a bunch of laundry. Wednesday I was back at it again and helped move a loveseat 300 feet, fixed a vacuum, scrubbed a shower drain, etc. Too much. Last night I hurt all night long. I did not sleep well at all. By 5:30 I was awake for good. Really frustrating. Today I scrubbed the guest bathroom top to bottom bc my little boys had made it into a giant urinal and I couldn't take it. This morning I was swollen 2.5 inches! I don't think I'm going to have any better sleep tonight after all that I did today.
The spot I swell worst is just above the incision. It makes a little ledge, but from reading around that seems normal. I might bust out the ice packs again. I had really slacked on the bromelein and arnica too, so i'm going to see if that helps.
I went from Monday night to Wednesday morning without ibuprofen (600 mg 3 times a day), and that was a mistake. I wasn't ready for that. I just hate taking meds, so I wanted to see if I could be off it yet. Nope.
I wonder how long I have to wear these binders. I hope to be done with them by the time we go to the beach in early June. That will be nearly 3 months post op. Yes?
So no photos today. I looked better a week ago. I'm sure the fact that I'm being to physically active and eating whatever I want (like I always do), like the pasta I had tonight, is affecting my swelling.
I've been pushing too hard the last week, but I have 6 kids and a life I have to get back to. Some of it I don't have to do, but I have a hard time keeping still. Tuesday my body said no more, and I had to stay down more, so I folded a bunch of laundry. Wednesday I was back at it again and helped move a loveseat 300 feet, fixed a vacuum, scrubbed a shower drain, etc. Too much. Last night I hurt all night long. I did not sleep well at all. By 5:30 I was awake for good. Really frustrating. Today I scrubbed the guest bathroom top to bottom bc my little boys had made it into a giant urinal and I couldn't take it. This morning I was swollen 2.5 inches! I don't think I'm going to have any better sleep tonight after all that I did today.
The spot I swell worst is just above the incision. It makes a little ledge, but from reading around that seems normal. I might bust out the ice packs again. I had really slacked on the bromelein and arnica too, so i'm going to see if that helps.
I went from Monday night to Wednesday morning without ibuprofen (600 mg 3 times a day), and that was a mistake. I wasn't ready for that. I just hate taking meds, so I wanted to see if I could be off it yet. Nope.
I wonder how long I have to wear these binders. I hope to be done with them by the time we go to the beach in early June. That will be nearly 3 months post op. Yes?
So no photos today. I looked better a week ago. I'm sure the fact that I'm being to physically active and eating whatever I want (like I always do), like the pasta I had tonight, is affecting my swelling.
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UPDATED FROM imissmyoldbody
17 days post
New pictures
imissmyoldbodyMarch 23, 2014
I finally had a second to sit and upload these pictures. It was a long day at the comp yesterday, and I came home and took a nap and rested the rest of the day. I did not sleep well at all last night. The bruising on my hips ached similar to the ache when I was pregnant and sleeping on my side. I was up til midnight and awake by 6. I forgot to mention that at the two week mark I decided to try sleeping flat in my normal position, which is on my side. It has been great to feel more normal at least in the way I sleep. I went to church this morning and have been taking it easy all day.
I am anxious to get back into life, but am trying to be patient and avoid overdoing it as much as possible. I still rarely feel any discomfort related to my implants, probably bc I'm so focused on my tummy pain.
I found a before picture that shows my tummy better. I am also posting my 2-week pics.
I am anxious to get back into life, but am trying to be patient and avoid overdoing it as much as possible. I still rarely feel any discomfort related to my implants, probably bc I'm so focused on my tummy pain.
I found a before picture that shows my tummy better. I am also posting my 2-week pics.
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UPDATED FROM imissmyoldbody
15 days post
2 Weeks today!
imissmyoldbodyMarch 22, 2014
Ok so I started this yesterday and didn't get to finish. First, I spent all of the day before in bed. Husband's orders. I way overdid it the day before and really hurt the next day. And the day after (the two weeks day) was going to be crazy, so he wanted me to rest up.
In the morning I took my daughter to her well check, ran home and dropped her off with the sitter. Then on the way up to SL I stopped at Smashburger for lunch (i know, salty, but I love it, and I didn't have time for what I really wanted, which was sushi). Ate on the way to my 2-week check. Dr. Keen squealed when she saw me and said everything looked perfect. They were surprised that my swelling wasn't worse and that over the next few months I can expect 2-3 inches to come off my waist, at least. I'm hoping for 3-4. She said definitely possible. Because I know my body, I can tell I am swollen around the ribs, even though it looks nice and flat. So that will also go down. The majority of my swelling is below the navel, like most people. She took off the tape and said no more was necessary. I asked about the folds. She called them pleats and said they will go away as I heal. I asked if I could leave without putting on the hospital compression thing. Sure thing.
She said I could stop using the surgical compression garment and bra and move into stage 2 pieces. So I stopped at Nordstrom and Dillard's near her office. Nordstrom was embarrassingly bare in their intimates department. Nada. Dillard's dept. was much larger but still nothing better than spanx. I've been researching and wanted something more like the corset type like a squeem or leonisa that give more compression for swelling. So I ordered a leonisa corset type online. Why no Spanx? Well, I'm tired of pulling something huge up and down when I have to pee, and am for sure not peeing through a gusset anymore. With all the water I'm drinking I'm peeing like a pregnant woman. I also wanted more compression. The reviews I've read of the new and improved Spanx are unimpressive. People don't like the changes. The longer I went with nothing while I shopped, the more pain I had, and it was up high, not down low. So the support does help.
Anyway I left empty-handed and disappointed. Then I went and picked up my older kids at school and went home. Then I made dinner and bed time for the kids and a long chat with someone. No rest at all.
So yesterday and today I used this corset type compression thing I had bought for a dress. Not terribly comfortable with the boning stabbing my hip bones. It also has nothing to anchor it, so it slides up into the incisions under my breasts and above my TT incision (yikes!). Still seemed better than that hospital one. This evening I noticed blood on my camisole. Just a tiny bit. Either my pants or the corset or both were rubbing on my incision At that point it had slid just above the cut. I have some medical tape so I put that on, took off the corset and jeans and put on yoga pants. Relaxed a little and put on some Spanx i already had but have kind of lost their oomph. Then I put on the velcro binder. It doesn't bother me like the other things did. And I intend to sleep that way, unless I take it off in my sleep. But now I'm worried about this binder I ordered that it will do the same. I just didn't want something with an attached panty. Bleh. No more gussets! No more up and down and peeling it off and hooks and eyes and zippers just to urinate. Fingers crossed. I guess tomorrow I will used the spanx and maybe the binder.
I also put on the surgical bra tonight. I'm not ready to sleep braless, and the underwire of my real bra was starting to rub. In fact, my breasts are the same size as when I was pregnant, and I slept in a bra all through pregnancy and nursing. I just felt better. I wonder if I will do the same once I heal.
I've just been taking ibuprofen since Monday, but i don't notice a lot of improvement when i do. I'm not consistent with it. I don't love pills. I'm grateful for them in certain situations, but avoid them when possible, which is most of the time.
Today no rest either. I did a lot of my normal things, but I'm worn out. Tomorrow I will spend the better part of the day at a dance competition with my daughter. I hope I can make it.
I'm surprised at the dramatic improvement in how I felt right at the 2-week mark. I took new pictures. My waist is still sitting around 29.5-30, but I think I look better, even if the measurement says the same. I will upload them this weekend. I also found a better before picture.
In the morning I took my daughter to her well check, ran home and dropped her off with the sitter. Then on the way up to SL I stopped at Smashburger for lunch (i know, salty, but I love it, and I didn't have time for what I really wanted, which was sushi). Ate on the way to my 2-week check. Dr. Keen squealed when she saw me and said everything looked perfect. They were surprised that my swelling wasn't worse and that over the next few months I can expect 2-3 inches to come off my waist, at least. I'm hoping for 3-4. She said definitely possible. Because I know my body, I can tell I am swollen around the ribs, even though it looks nice and flat. So that will also go down. The majority of my swelling is below the navel, like most people. She took off the tape and said no more was necessary. I asked about the folds. She called them pleats and said they will go away as I heal. I asked if I could leave without putting on the hospital compression thing. Sure thing.
She said I could stop using the surgical compression garment and bra and move into stage 2 pieces. So I stopped at Nordstrom and Dillard's near her office. Nordstrom was embarrassingly bare in their intimates department. Nada. Dillard's dept. was much larger but still nothing better than spanx. I've been researching and wanted something more like the corset type like a squeem or leonisa that give more compression for swelling. So I ordered a leonisa corset type online. Why no Spanx? Well, I'm tired of pulling something huge up and down when I have to pee, and am for sure not peeing through a gusset anymore. With all the water I'm drinking I'm peeing like a pregnant woman. I also wanted more compression. The reviews I've read of the new and improved Spanx are unimpressive. People don't like the changes. The longer I went with nothing while I shopped, the more pain I had, and it was up high, not down low. So the support does help.
Anyway I left empty-handed and disappointed. Then I went and picked up my older kids at school and went home. Then I made dinner and bed time for the kids and a long chat with someone. No rest at all.
So yesterday and today I used this corset type compression thing I had bought for a dress. Not terribly comfortable with the boning stabbing my hip bones. It also has nothing to anchor it, so it slides up into the incisions under my breasts and above my TT incision (yikes!). Still seemed better than that hospital one. This evening I noticed blood on my camisole. Just a tiny bit. Either my pants or the corset or both were rubbing on my incision At that point it had slid just above the cut. I have some medical tape so I put that on, took off the corset and jeans and put on yoga pants. Relaxed a little and put on some Spanx i already had but have kind of lost their oomph. Then I put on the velcro binder. It doesn't bother me like the other things did. And I intend to sleep that way, unless I take it off in my sleep. But now I'm worried about this binder I ordered that it will do the same. I just didn't want something with an attached panty. Bleh. No more gussets! No more up and down and peeling it off and hooks and eyes and zippers just to urinate. Fingers crossed. I guess tomorrow I will used the spanx and maybe the binder.
I also put on the surgical bra tonight. I'm not ready to sleep braless, and the underwire of my real bra was starting to rub. In fact, my breasts are the same size as when I was pregnant, and I slept in a bra all through pregnancy and nursing. I just felt better. I wonder if I will do the same once I heal.
I've just been taking ibuprofen since Monday, but i don't notice a lot of improvement when i do. I'm not consistent with it. I don't love pills. I'm grateful for them in certain situations, but avoid them when possible, which is most of the time.
Today no rest either. I did a lot of my normal things, but I'm worn out. Tomorrow I will spend the better part of the day at a dance competition with my daughter. I hope I can make it.
I'm surprised at the dramatic improvement in how I felt right at the 2-week mark. I took new pictures. My waist is still sitting around 29.5-30, but I think I look better, even if the measurement says the same. I will upload them this weekend. I also found a better before picture.
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