Yep, I'm Doing It.. TT, BL and Lipo to Flanks - Southlake, TX

The dreaded drains are gone!!! Yippee. Now all I have to do is one more week of the binder and I'm throwing a party!!
Removing the drains didn't hurt at all. I did feel a few small stings as he clipped a the stitches in my back and breast, but that was the worst part. I did ask how far up was the drains in my abdomen. He said "you don't wanna know". I took his word and left that alone. I'm still pretty swollen. I'm eating very tiny meals because my tummy feels like a tight drum if I eat more than a few bites. I really believe its the salt though. I'm getting more and more back to normal and just taking Tylenol for my back. The whole process has been sooooooo worth it!!

I'm still amazed at this whole process. I finally saw myself in the mirror yesterday in bra and panties and almost cried. My only regret is that I waited so long to get this done. My family and friends have been awesome. They have waited on me hand and foot. I'm a pretty independent lady so it was hard at times to sit back and let others do the things I wanted to do for myself, but the rest and help was certainly appreciated.
Today is Sunday and I had my surgery on Tuesday. Outside of the fact that my back feels like someone ran over it with a 4 wheeler, I'm in pretty good shape. I stopped all the pain meds on the 3rd day and even was able to have BM that same day thanks to Milk of Magnesia. That stuff makes real magic happen. My only gripe is these darn drains. I hate them. I know they are there for a very important purpose, but I think I'll throw a party when they are gone. Actually, my birthday is April 14, the same day as my follow up appointment. If these bad boys come out that day, then I'll count that as a birthday present.
I got my breast reduced, lipo to my flanks and an extended tummy tuck. The area in my back where they did the lipo is pretty sore, but nothing I can't handle. There is a couple of stitches back there so I'm trying to be extra careful with that. My stomach feels hard as a rock and "swell hell" is real. Just incase someone may have had a doubt. :) I think the swelling phenomenon should be called
"swellapalloza", because its like a swelling festival. LOL! Finally, once I don't have to wear this binder, I'm going to drive to a chemical plant and ask if I can put in their incinerator. I just want to make sure it never ever returns.
Doctor Bogden worked a Christmas miracle in April. I would recommend him 100 times over! If I think of anything else I want to have done, he's the guy that's going to do it.
I'll get more pictures posted today.