52 Yr Mini TT No Muscle Repair and Lipo of Flanks. Toms River, NJ

For years I have had a Pouch extra skin hanging over my lower half that has bothered me. I am 5'5 and weigh 129 lbs. I have been as light as 125 lbs and the pouch was still there from having two kids. I also have a wide waist "muffin top". I work out 6-7 days a week doing interval and cardio but it wouldn't go away. I finally decided to get it done. I didn't want to do a full and the doctor said I didn't need it. I have good ab muscles do I didn't need muscle repair.

The operation went well. I was most worried about getting sick on the anesthesia. I have had two operations before and always got sick immediately upon waking up. The anesthesia docs spent a lot of time talking to me about the options. I also get sick on most pain meds. They ended up giving me a long lasting anesthesia they administer while they do the surgery. It is supposed to last up to 3 days. I was pleased to hand no nausea. The pain has been very manageable with Percocet. I only take one every 4 hours. I have one drain in which is probably the most irritating part but necessary. The first night I slept pretty well slightly propped up. By day 1 post up I was moving around a lot better. The toughest part is getting up. I went to the doctor yesterday and things looked good except I wasn't draining on my left side. Mostly because the drain is on the right. The doctor pressed on my left side to force the drainage. Looks better now. I looked at my self in the mirror and it looks pretty good. He removed a lot of skin about a pound and two pounds from lipo. Wow! I will take pics later and post them once I take a shower today. I am very happy with the process so far. My husband was surprised how well I'm doing.

Took a shower, which felt good. Moving around well without much pain. The toughest part is getting up from the couch or chair. I am pretty swollen but have been trying to press on my stomach to make sure it drains properly. There is not much drainage. I have been sleeping well probably due to the Valium. I only take one at bedtime. I wake up a couple of times to go to the bathroom but I do that normally anyway. I take one Percocet around 2. The hardest part about sleeping is not being able to sleep on my tummy. I m a tummy sleeper and had the same problem when pregnant so this is no big deal.