Almost 6 months post op.

So it's in a few days- a little nervous, a little scared, but definitely excited. I had my pre op anesthesia appointment last Thursday and just about died when the nurse told me my latex "allergy" is a problem and I can't have it done. I started to panic. I don't have an allergy; I listed it as a latex sensitivity because before my hospital went to nitrile gloves at the end of the shift my hands would be red and itchy. I used the word "burning" and she said that was a problem. I just didn't want a latex foley. Who wants an itchy vagina on top of a tender abdomen? She talked with anesthesia and said it was ok. Geez, I dropped $8k, had people take off of work, and 6 week FMLA approval- it better be ok!

I have everything ready- a comfy recliner, button down shirt and loose pants, my compression girdle (it's actually crotchless!), all my Rxs filled, bottle of mag citrate for the night before*, an assortment of juices for my clear liquid fast on 11/13*, babysitting, protein shakes for after, and a well stocked netflix queue. And my wonderful husband to help. Now i need it to be Wednesday.

I'm taking before pics on Tuesday to post.

*my surgeon likes a liquid diet pre-op and a bowel prep- to ensure the tightest tummy. Fun fun!

My surgery was yesterday. The people at the surgery center were wonderful! All the nurses were warm and friendly, and I was very impressed with the anesthesiologist. He knew I was nervous and made me feel at ease. Dr. Aguiar was great; he's kind and meticulous and the staff had nothing but nice things to say about him. I go in for a post op appt today.

the surgery- i'm not going to lie, i'm in a lot of pain. Right now my drain sites are hurting, and my abdomen feels so tight i'm breathing shallow. Last night I could feel a lot of pain coming from the lipo areas, like I had fallen on my hips and got badly bruised. I felt no incision pain last night but right now it's hurting a little, mostly a burning sensation. I've been taking percocet 5/325 every 4 hours, and I took tylenol PM to help me sleep. I'm going to ask Dr. Aguiar if I can take my robaxin (muscle relaxer) when I go in today because walking hunched over is excruciating! It was nice to sleep in the recliner but I can already tell this is going to get old fast because I am not someone that likes to sleep in one position, or sit for that matter. I'm not putting out a lot of drainage from my 2 had grenades- this morning I had about 10ml on each side.

So far the worst was waking up after surgery and getting into the car, and last night I had a ton of nausea and got a little dizzy. I'm just glad the surgery part is over. Anticipation gets the best of me every time. I can do the painful recovery, but it's the night before, the morning of, getting prepped, and then finally getting on the operative table where I lose it. From here on out I know it only gets better.

I have some before photos that i'll upload once I can get them off my phone. I don't know when i'll be getting afters- i'm scared to take the garment off!