7 MONTHS Postop and LOVING My New Body!! I'M BACK LADIES!!

Hey ladies! I have missed this website, but I have been trying to focus my energy into healing properly, and being on my laptop was not part of that. The problem for me was that it is uncomfortable for me to be on my laptop when I'm laying down because it hurts my neck and my eyes. Then when I get up to walk around, I'm trying to eat and rub on my arnica and get my massages and do sponge baths, then I get tired and wanna lay down again! Sorry it took me so long to post pics but I finally got my sh*t together so I could upload these pics. And don't worry, there's more to come!

So, my recovery has been going great. I seriously was expecting this to be so much worse than it was, but it has pretty much been a breeze! I can't relate to comments like "I'm in so much pain" or "I feel like I got hit by a truck" because I just haven't felt anything like that! Not to throw shade on anyone that has, but those were the feelings I expected to have and I was so shocked at how fine I felt. I do have bruising and minor swelling on my thighs because I had inner thigh lipo, but nothing else on me is swollen. My lower back is kinda numb, and my sides are pretty tender to the touch, but the massages have been helping a lot with that. I got my third massage today. I got my first massage on Monday when I was 4 days post op, and I got my third massage today at 8 days post op. I'm going to continue to get them every other day until I leave GA which will be on March 1st. When I get home, I will continue getting them every other day until I am 4 weeks post op, then I will cut down to twice a week until I am 8 weeks post op, and then I will get them at least once a week until I am about 4-6 months post op depending on how the healing comes along. I know you guys probably think that's a lot, but the massages have been helping a lot with keeping the swelling down and avoiding scar tissue. It is also highly suggested to massage your lipoed areas on your own as often as you think about it so that your body can heal properly. I've been getting my massages from Belinda and she is GREAT, so if anyone wants her info, feel free to PM me and I will gladly give it to you. She has an amazing touch and she specializes in lymphatic drainage, prenatal, and something else she said I can't remember lol, but she is good at all massages. I can literally feel the difference in my upper thighs from the beginning of my massage and the end.

The one issue that I have had is that I woke up 4 days in a row with a TERRIBLE headache. The first 3 days, when I would get up, walk around, and eat something, the headache would go away. But yesterday? HOLY SH*T! That headache threatened to take me out! It hurt so bad that I felt like I was gonna throw up and I couldn't keep my eyes open and stand straight up, nor could I go to sleep! I had my 7day follow up appt yesterday and expressed my concerns about the headaches and they told me it was probably a mix of the trauma to my body from the surgery (since I had never undergone any surgery, medical procedure, childbirth, broken limb, nothing major at all) and also the way I had been sleeping. Of course we have to lay on our tummies, but it hurt my neck to use a pillow so I had been sleeping without one and blood was rushing to my head. So they suggested that I take some ibuprofen (instead of Tylenol) and sleep on top of my body pillow with a regular pillow under my head. So I did just that and took three Advil and POOF! The headache was gone! Thank GOD! I feel like a new woman today! ALSO, great news ladies! Jimerson was so impressed with my results so he will be adding my pics to his website and other sources of advertisement! Yay! When he came in the room during my follow up, he just kept saying Wow, wow, wow, yep that'll work! Lol! Shelly was going crazy over me too, she was taking pics of me on her phone and telling Dr J that when she gets hers done she wants it to look exactly like mine! I was excited and very proud that he wanted to add me to his website :-)

Now, as for this garment... Woooo, it's a tough one! As we all know, we're supposed to wear the garment 23 hrs a day for 6 weeks and Jimerson vets and soon-to-be's are familiar with the triangle creation thing we have to wear on our lower back. That thing is NOT comfortable! It makes it kinda hard for me to stand straight up sometimes, so I look like I'm walking sticking my butt out, but I just can't stand straight sometimes! But I deal with it because it is doing a KILLER job of shaping my lower back and giving me that sexy triangle spot right above my butt so to HELL with the discomfort, I can deal with it! Okay ummm... what else... Hmmm... OH! I had my first bowel movement in the middle of the night between day 3 and day 4 and I felt SOOOO much better afterward! I was starting to feel like my food was packing itself in stacks in my stomach, so that first #2 was extra glorious! I have been going twice a day EVERY day since. This was my daily recipe for success in that department : Two cups of warm prune juice, lots of fruit and broccoli, Activia yogurt with fiber, 5-7 bottles of water, 2 bottles of Zero Calorie Powerade, and 2 cans of soup, along with other miscellaneous meals. But I had those things every single day since the day of surgery. Also, stool softener is one of the prescriptions that Jimerson gives us, so I was also taking two stool softeners every day, one in the morning and one at night. Ladies, it's gross and PLEASE have lots of moist flushable wipes handy, but it makes you feel a lot better.

I can't think of anything else to update right now, but I will be back with more info as soon as it comes to mind. OH YEAH! He took out 3700cc and he put 850cc in each cheek and 150cc in each hip.

Hey girls!! My stay has been so nice, and SO long, but now the time for me to go has come and I don't want to have to just throw this stuff away! I have unopened soup, a case of bottled waters, Powerade, Vitamin water, crackers, cups, bowls, plasticware, protein shakes, straws, and napkins. I also have bed pads, an unopened pack of Depends (never needed them), scissors, cotton balls, gauze, basically a bunch of crap!! I would really like to give it someone because I have to leave it behind and hope that the maids will at least take it home instead of throwing it away. I bought WAY more than what I needed so, if anyone is here or in the area and wants it, let me know asap!

By the way, I am two weeks post op and I will post pics when I get home tomorrow!