Tummy tuck: post-op day one

06/11 Post op day one. Pain killers helped but under my boobs around my rib cage was the most sore. Sleeping the the bed with a pregnancy pillow and pillows behind me and one under my knees. I have one drain and was sent home with a catheter.

So after surgery I was sent home with a catheter. It was removed the next day. After. It being removed i couldn’t pee on my own. I have to self cath for two weeks. Really hard to do when you ant bend at the waist. By my hubby helped me. I can now go on my own but have been taking using flomax as an off label use. I had no idea that could happen but apparently it does happen sometimes with abdominal surgery. But, I can sneeze without extreme pain at this point. My scar looks good and I can sleep on my side. I am also back to work full time. Still have a lot of swelling and can’t fit in my jeans just yet.

Still super swollen. I start out the day pretty flat but by end of day I am pretty swollen. I swell around the incision and my upper abdomen muscles kind of bulge. I wear my binder under my clothes, but sleep without it or any compression. My belly button is really small. Not sure if I am gunna like it. I’m hoping after the tissue is healed it will be a bit bigger and more natural.