Tummy Tuck with Dr. Turner

I am a 38 yr old 148 lbs and 5'6 (day of surgery) mother of a 20yr old and 13 yr old. I have really bad and wide stretch marks and my stomach was put through the ringer.

I had a thigh lift with lipo and ft to breasts done oct 11 2019 with Dr Turner and I knew I wanted to do a tummy tuck as well as a second round of fat transfer to breasts so we scheduled it for 2 21 2020. I had labs done 2 weeks before the sx and all came back ok. I was due at the sx center at 10 am with sx at 11 am. The procedure took about 4.5 hours...

I had a full TT with MR and lipo with ft to breast (2nd round). And Dr Turner saw an area from my thigh lift that he wasn't 100% happy with so he did a small revision on that as well. I woke up fully alert from the procedure this time as opposed to my thigh lift (I was very groggy and nauseated from the meds with the TL) the anesthesiologist gave me a slightly different cocktail this time. 

We drove 40 mins home, picked up my meds and I was in the bed to rest. I was not in any pain and did not have to take any narcotics at all. I alternated tylenol and ibuprofen for the first 3 days po along with nausea meds and muscle relaxants that was it. I did vomit the 2nd dpo..that was the worst! With the muscle repair..you do not want to throw up! But I did survive and haven't since. 

Days 2po I did have a bad head ache but tylenol took care of that. I have two drains this time...which I was drainless with the TL. They aren't a big deal or hard to get around with ..just when I showered on 3dpo it was a job trying to get them held and maneuvered while putting the garment back on. The garment isn't bad either..it's getting looser. I pee using a cup because from the thigh lift revision- I'd pee all over the pads they inserted so that the garment wouldn't irritate the areas. I def will say to stay on top of taking a stool softener!. Pooping was not fun the first time. 

I'd say the worst of all this is the back pain from walking hunched over. Days 1 to 3 I was pretty much walking completely hunched over but as of yesterday I am a little more upright but not where near standing straight. PS said that would take about 2 weeks. You do get super tired after walking just for a few minutes and need to stop and rest. My po appt is tomorrow morning so I am hoping to get the drains out and see what the dr says about my progress. I'll def post an update and pics.

More pics before and after. Today was 6dpo appt. Went great! Got both drains removed ( wasnt painful, a bit of a pinch), dr said I look good. Ill be in my garment for another week and should be standing straighter by next week. I am very happy with the results this far! This has been much easier than the thigh lift for some reason. Oh and the small thigh revision he did is all good too.

So today I am 9dpo. While I was getting ready to shower I noticed my mons area and right above it was a bit swollen and when I touched it, it felt like a water bed. (Seroma) I sent a video to my ps and she said the dr would drain it Tuesday at my appt I already had scheduled. I am feeling pretty good today though actually. I am walking a tab bit straighter, showering felt amazing!, I was able to do a bit of laundry with the help of my son too.
Ive added pics. This is my before, day after , 6dpo and 9dpo.