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I'm now 3days postop. I'm doing a lot better than...
ontheflatsideMay 30, 2014
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I'm now 3days postop. I'm doing a lot better than I thought it would be. I just can't stand up straight because my tummy feels so tight. So I have to walk hunched over. The dr injected exparel to numb me up to 3 days. Exparel is wearing off because when I get up that's when I feel the pain. I'm also taking Celebrex twice a day and Percosets every 4hrs for pain maybe that's why the pain I'm no suffering. I only get up to go to the bathroom. It's time that I start walking around because I'm getting tired of just lying in bed. I'm not a lay in the bed type of gal. I can't wait to get the drains taken out on Tuesday, June 3rd my first postop appt. Im hoping that the dr takes both drains out because they are getting on my nerves. I can't wait to see the outcome of the tummy and breast. My breast are not really bothering me they are just a little sore but the tummy feels the worst even though I'm not in a lot of pain. This will be well worth it if my expectations are met. Dr. Franckle and his staff are wonderful! He answered all of my questions and I had a whole list of them. I even went to a second consultation with a new list of questions and he answered all of them without rushing me. I went on several consults and when I first met him on the consult I knew he was he dr for me. Thanks Dr Franckle!
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4 days post
Tummy Tuck and Breast Lift
ontheflatsideJune 1, 2014
Thanks for all the best wishes, encouragements, and positive comments.
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June 2, 2014
The more you can get up and move around, the better. Â The movement will help you from getting so stiff and sore. The tightness is all a part of the process but will ease up with time. Â
June 2, 2014
Thanks very much for the comment. Everytime my husband sees me getting up out of bed he always ask me what do I need and he will go get it and I tell him that I need to walk around and get out of bed! Then he tells me to walk a short distance. But lying in bed is driving me nuts I'm just used to being on the go all the time.
June 3, 2014
Laying around is the hardest part! Â You will feel better if you are up and around a little more:)
June 2, 2014
You MUST walk around at least every couple of hours to prevent blood clots!
UPDATED FROM ontheflatside
6 days post
First postop appt.
ontheflatsideJune 3, 2014
Thanks for everyone's support. Well I am nervous as heck to go to the drs and see my new stomach for the first time. I had my first postop today and I couldn't bare to look at my stomach at the drs office. The drs took both drains out. My husband took pics when I got home so Im posting those pic from my camera so I had to look at my tummy. I noticed a little more tightness or long dent on my left side so I wish that I would have looked at it when he took the bandages off instead of noticing it when I got home. Im hoping its not a revision and its just swollen. I have another appointment on June 10th and I can't wait b/c that dent is bothering me when I look at it. But when he took the bandages off, he said that everything looked fine and healing well. I might just call tomorrow if I keep on thinking about it. Yesterday I started walking a lot more and it really help my soreness and stiffness. Thanks gals!
I will be posting pics as I progress.
I will be posting pics as I progress.
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June 3, 2014
I would like to say during the post op appointment, please check everything out as soon as the bandages come off. Please don't be afraid to look at yourself like I did b/c now it's bothering me that I didn't look at my stomach. I might be worrying for nothing b/c I am a worry wort. I'm just praying that it's nothing and it will be gone for my 2nd postop appointment. Thanks for listening!
June 7, 2014
I see that your left side has a bit of a dent but because you're only just over a week post op that could change. If you had lipo done you might have been lipoed more on that side. I had lipo in September with slightly uneven results. That is something that can be corrected. Give it a few more months before worrying excessively! You do have great results!
June 7, 2014
Don't let that dent get to you too much right away. I had my TT in November and have a spot on my side I think didn't get as much lipo as the same area on the other side. Over time though it's become much less noticeable, as my skin and muscle has healed. I just had scar revision two days ago because the center of my scar had abscesses that healed unevenly. My ps was great about it, and she wants my new scar to be just as thin and smooth as my bb. I didn't plan on the revision, but I have no regrets about it. Long story short, your ps can fix something if it's not quite right. Yes, you may have to pay for it, which stinks, but I decided I would rather fix the bad scar than be disappointed in my results. You will be pleasantly surprised at how good you will look in 3 months, and in 6 months.
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