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POST-OP 3.5 WEEKS
GOOD NEWS! My butt is now a lot less sore and I'm walking a lot better in comparison to a week (or three) ago! It still feels tight when I'm in certain positions and I still can't fully bend down to touch my toes yet, and you can tell from the shine on the skin on my tush in the photos here that it's quite stretched so I think it will still take a couple of months to fully settle. In saying that, progress is progress and I am thankful for it.
No other significant changes to report on the healing front over the past week. Hopefully the scabbing will come off soon and with it, the remainder of the surgical glue; and that mobility will get back to 100% in the next week or so.
I did decide to order myself a Booty Buddy BBL Cushion yesterday after getting back to work and being super uncomfortable sitting on my thighs. I got expedited shipping but I'm in Sydney, Australia which may as well be the poop-bucket of the world when it comes to shipping (to no fault of the manufacturer) so I will have to impatiently wait possibly another week before it arrives after which I will use it and provide a review here.
I still check myself out in the mirror all the time -- I can't believe this butt is actually mine now! I couldn't have asked for a better result and though it's been a real commitment on many levels, the surgery for me has been so worth it.
I feel pretty and I can't put a price on that.
Outside of the Booty Buddy BBL Cushion review and possibly photos, I think I will hold off on updating unless there are any major changes or at least until about the 6-week mark as I will have a doctor's consultation then (Monday - July 4, 9:00AM).
No other significant changes to report on the healing front over the past week. Hopefully the scabbing will come off soon and with it, the remainder of the surgical glue; and that mobility will get back to 100% in the next week or so.
I did decide to order myself a Booty Buddy BBL Cushion yesterday after getting back to work and being super uncomfortable sitting on my thighs. I got expedited shipping but I'm in Sydney, Australia which may as well be the poop-bucket of the world when it comes to shipping (to no fault of the manufacturer) so I will have to impatiently wait possibly another week before it arrives after which I will use it and provide a review here.
I still check myself out in the mirror all the time -- I can't believe this butt is actually mine now! I couldn't have asked for a better result and though it's been a real commitment on many levels, the surgery for me has been so worth it.
I feel pretty and I can't put a price on that.
Outside of the Booty Buddy BBL Cushion review and possibly photos, I think I will hold off on updating unless there are any major changes or at least until about the 6-week mark as I will have a doctor's consultation then (Monday - July 4, 9:00AM).
POST-OP DAY 18
Healing has been progressing -- still wobbly on my feet and not walking properly yet and I still can't sit (or maybe I'm just too chicken to) but going to the toilet has become totally normal again, so hurrah for small victories!
I think I am a bit of a whiney-hiney (GET IT? Hahahahaha) though as I've been feeling really impatient about it and I've just run out of endone (oxycodone) and am on just panadeine forte (paracetamol + codeine) now and have been cutting down on that even as I am running low on it and boy, do I feel it. I don't know how some of the ladies and gents here go off the painkillers after a week or two as for me I still feel pretty beaten up. Maybe because I am a small girl. Le sigh.
The pain now is like a deep soreness that isn't nearly as bad as it was two and a half weeks ago but it's still very much there -- a weird kind of pressure. Almost like when you go for a Thai massage and you forget to specify that you're a wimp who can only take it easy and the masseuse goes all out on you hahahaha
I am optimistic things will drastically improve this coming week though. One can hope!
Diet-wise, I've dialled it down to 10% above my TDEE whilst maintaining 100g-150g of protein intake per day. This is working out well for me as I haven't gained fat but I haven't lost weight either in spite of the massive decline in physical activity. I do miss working out though as I feel I'm losing muscle tone and can't wait to hit the weights again or go for a run instead of a power-waddle hahaha
So about two days ago, I saw my smoked salmon was going to go off soon and I didn't want it to go to waste so exercising really bad judgement, I consumed both packets (that's 400g in total) and afterwards I freaked out about the salt intake. Yeah. Don't try this at home, kids. I felt like crap the WHOLE DAY! So bloated and just gross. It seems my body just isn't ready for the sodium onslaught just yet. I sure miss salty food though and if someone were to place a big thingamabob of Korean barbecue in front of me, good judgement is going out the window because #YOLO and what kind of silly sausage says no to Korean barbecue? NOT ME!!!!
Damn, I miss food.
I guess that's one technically good collateral thing about this surgery that I didn't realise would have such an impact: my eating has become eleventy times cleaner and I'm measuring everything (what is measured is managed!) and admittedly the rest of my body has benefitted from it.
I hope I get better soon.
Mainly so that I can exercise and use exercise as an excuse to eat naughty food hahahaha
The surgical glue is also coming off bit by bit. Perhaps this part is a bit gross to talk about but it's slowly flaking off and I'm glad for that because it is the antithesis of pretty. Oh man. It's like -- have you ever accidentally gotten glue on your fingers as a kid and it dried and it feels really weird and it's clear but crackly and when it crackles it turns white because structural integrity and whatnot? Well it's like that but on the midline of my tush and the surrounding skin.
If this is happening to you too, according to my nursing background I should inform you to not peel it or pick at it and just let it happen along with the scabbing and such. As a patient though, I totally get it.
The tush is rounding out nicely and swelling has improved a lot. It still measures 36" so maybe, just maybe, it will stay that way. Because that would make me a very happy camper indeed. When I suck my belly in, I'm about 23" in the waist, if it's relaxed, I'm on 24"-25" (it fluctuates), so that would bring me to a waist-to-hip ratio of roughly 0.67-0.69 which is what I've been dreaming of since forever.
Will update again in the coming week. Sorry about rambling a bit. Have a great weekend everyone!
I think I am a bit of a whiney-hiney (GET IT? Hahahahaha) though as I've been feeling really impatient about it and I've just run out of endone (oxycodone) and am on just panadeine forte (paracetamol + codeine) now and have been cutting down on that even as I am running low on it and boy, do I feel it. I don't know how some of the ladies and gents here go off the painkillers after a week or two as for me I still feel pretty beaten up. Maybe because I am a small girl. Le sigh.
The pain now is like a deep soreness that isn't nearly as bad as it was two and a half weeks ago but it's still very much there -- a weird kind of pressure. Almost like when you go for a Thai massage and you forget to specify that you're a wimp who can only take it easy and the masseuse goes all out on you hahahaha
I am optimistic things will drastically improve this coming week though. One can hope!
Diet-wise, I've dialled it down to 10% above my TDEE whilst maintaining 100g-150g of protein intake per day. This is working out well for me as I haven't gained fat but I haven't lost weight either in spite of the massive decline in physical activity. I do miss working out though as I feel I'm losing muscle tone and can't wait to hit the weights again or go for a run instead of a power-waddle hahaha
So about two days ago, I saw my smoked salmon was going to go off soon and I didn't want it to go to waste so exercising really bad judgement, I consumed both packets (that's 400g in total) and afterwards I freaked out about the salt intake. Yeah. Don't try this at home, kids. I felt like crap the WHOLE DAY! So bloated and just gross. It seems my body just isn't ready for the sodium onslaught just yet. I sure miss salty food though and if someone were to place a big thingamabob of Korean barbecue in front of me, good judgement is going out the window because #YOLO and what kind of silly sausage says no to Korean barbecue? NOT ME!!!!
Damn, I miss food.
I guess that's one technically good collateral thing about this surgery that I didn't realise would have such an impact: my eating has become eleventy times cleaner and I'm measuring everything (what is measured is managed!) and admittedly the rest of my body has benefitted from it.
I hope I get better soon.
Mainly so that I can exercise and use exercise as an excuse to eat naughty food hahahaha
The surgical glue is also coming off bit by bit. Perhaps this part is a bit gross to talk about but it's slowly flaking off and I'm glad for that because it is the antithesis of pretty. Oh man. It's like -- have you ever accidentally gotten glue on your fingers as a kid and it dried and it feels really weird and it's clear but crackly and when it crackles it turns white because structural integrity and whatnot? Well it's like that but on the midline of my tush and the surrounding skin.
If this is happening to you too, according to my nursing background I should inform you to not peel it or pick at it and just let it happen along with the scabbing and such. As a patient though, I totally get it.
The tush is rounding out nicely and swelling has improved a lot. It still measures 36" so maybe, just maybe, it will stay that way. Because that would make me a very happy camper indeed. When I suck my belly in, I'm about 23" in the waist, if it's relaxed, I'm on 24"-25" (it fluctuates), so that would bring me to a waist-to-hip ratio of roughly 0.67-0.69 which is what I've been dreaming of since forever.
Will update again in the coming week. Sorry about rambling a bit. Have a great weekend everyone!
HUMP DAY HUMOUR
Provider Review
There are surgeons out there that save lives, but an aesthetic surgeon gives quality to one's life. Dr Barnouti is one such man and he has done so much for my vision of myself as I'm sure he has for many other fortunate patients. The procedure is not cheap but it's worth every dollar.