Had an Arm Lift, Butt Lift, Scar Revision for Belly Button and Tummy Tuck Yesterday...also Had Lipo. Toronto, ON

I was given an epidural prior to General Anesthetic for surgery to assist with pain control. I truly wished that was done the first time with my original tummy tuck. It kept me pain free until yesterday mid afternoon. Now my tummy hurts. I have managed to have a bowel movement already which is a great thing but had a dizzy spell too. A raised toilet seat is an absolute must for sure. My thighs hurt a great deal and they have had periods of oozing and bleeding out (I have had a medial thigh lift along with a vertical incision. I had to go to the hospital for my dressing to be fixed and now I have home care coming in later today to assist with dressing. I am super sensitive to dressings so that is half the problem in keeping things dressed. My arms do not hurt this time they are well compressed with tensor bandages which has made a difference. I return to the surgery centre tomorrow to have things looked at.

I am having an arm revision as I still have some bat wings even though it is much better than it was....with the swelling during surgery not enough was removed. Even though he took at good 12 cms on each side. I have decided to also have a thigh lift to finish off my reconstructive plastics following massive weight loss. I was not wanting to do arms and legs at the same time but he told me the arm lift shoud not be as bad this time as the arm pit should not need to be opened up again just under the arms. I am also have a revision of my tummy tuck/moins area and belly button along with a dog ear removed by my breast from my breast reduction. It is scheduled for March 11, 2016

I am now four weeks post op and starting to feel much better. My arms still ache alot but no longer painful. The swelling is going done and my scars are looking quite good and now I am excited as I am thinking my scars on my arm will not be unsightly at all. I am extremely pleased. My arms are stiff and it is hard to extend them as of yet. The arms pits have been slow to heal but they appear to be healing now. My butt lift does not hurt. I am still swollen there and feel very numb but things are feeling so much better. I go for follow up next week. It should be 6 weeks post op but looking like it might just be at 5 weeks next week. I have an upcoming surgery for a hernia repair (internal hernia twisted bowels). For my third round of plastics I went into surgery weighing 183 lbs and I now weight 164 lbs.