60 and Waited 25 Years for This After Three Kids and Weight Loss!

Tomorrow is the day! I get to the flat side! I have missed my flat self for so long, I am soo excited. Mine was a very long journey, after having my third child, not knowing I had major Thyroid issues and had to have it removed. Then knee placements, and exercise 5 days a week, I finally got to where I need to be for this journey starting tomorrow yeaaa! I will take pictures and post later. I interviewed at least 5 surgeons before I came across Dr. Katchenmeister. He is so easy to talk to and cares so much about how you are feeling about all this. So I am very comfortable about what’s going down manana. I will post as much as I can about my recovery as we go.

Time is going by fast and the healing is going well, haven’t been taking as many pain meds as I thought I would, walking is much easier almost standing upright no walker after 4 days. I have been sleeping in a bed propped for the last 4 days which is upstairs so can do the stairs as well. Drains still, may take one Out next appt. Which I hope because they are sore around where they are stitched to me. Not a lot of collection anymore. The place I get the most sore is my lower back, don’t know why that is. Ok well... everything is healing well Tuesday is my next Dr. Appointment so will check back then.

7 days post op feeling good, a bit swollen and of course sore and tight. Drains are a pain but doable, hope they come out soon.
Dr K is the best, I’ve had a few questions about showering and if I could lose the compression stockings and he always gets back to me right away. Even if they are kinda dumb question haha