Abdominal Skin Excision (No Mr) and Liposuction to Abdomen and Flanks

It was the biggest decision I ever made to undergo this surgery but I told myself there's no looking back it needs to be done. I had this "apron" of fat and skin that hung over my waist and no matter what weight I was it was always there in one size or another. I'm post op and happy to see it is gone. I had an abdominal skin excision. No muscle repair. And lipo to the abdomen and flanks.

For now I will just post photos but soon I will post about the experience pre and post surgery and where I'm at now.

Pre op:
It was very hard for me to make the decision. I was scared of complications, recovery and if it would be worth it. Despite it all I pushed myself to make the decision.

Surgery day:
I had lots of nerves. I had anxiety medication the night before which helped. I found myself at ease because I knew this was what I wanted. The anesthesiologist was extremely friendly and happy and she made me at ease. Faster then I knew it the surgery was over and I was awake in recovery. I was not in pain. I was nauseous. So nauseous. All day at home I was on painkiller and nausea meds. I felt pretty good. I saw instant results. A flatter stomach and no "apron". I thought if this was the worst I could handle this but silly me the first day was the easiest because lidocaine was still in me from the surgery.

Day2-3
Painkillers kept me from feeling too much pain. Nausea was bad. I was barely eating. Forcing myself to have lots of fluids and powerade. I had lots of bruising, soreness, nerve pain and minor swelling. I was bed ridden. Not able to sit up straight.

Days 4-5 (the worst)
These days I would never want to redo. Pain was at an all time high. It was intense nerve pain. It is a pain that you can not even imagine. I've never felt anything like it before. These days were hard physically and mentally. It took everything in me.

Days 6-8
This period marks when I first started to sit-up and walk more. Bye bye bed and laying down. At this point I began to massage more vigorously then before and more often. Bruising started to slowly go down. Nausea still exists but I am able to eat more then before. Discomfort is from extreme swelling and from tightness. After standing, walking or sitting my stomach would become soo swollen. It would tug on the sutures and I would leak a bit. If it got bad I would lie down and massage to make it better. The tightness was bad I couldn't walk straight.

Day 9- today
Similar to yesterday. Bruising slowly fading. Nausea sometimes. Worst part is swelling from sitting and standing. Gets so painful I'm walking holding my stomach. Tightness at incision. I am starting to lie down and stretch myself out. Trying to slowly force myself to stand straight but not yet successful. Every day has been a battle but with every new day there is progress . I yearn for the day I am normal again. I know it is a long process. I look forward to seeing what progress each day has.

Bye for now.

Today was my best day yet. I had lots of swelling and tightness but I pushed through it. I had what seemed to almost be a normal day. I spent a lot of time last night stretching out on my bed to help relieve some tightness. Today gave me loads of hope for the future.