50 Years Old, 3 Kids in 4.5 Years, Weight Fluctuations, Husband Left Me - Winnipeg, MB

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9 weeks

  • 8 Apr 2016
  • 2 months post
Hello friends! Well I went to get drained today and guess what - nothing to drain!!!! Yippee!!! I have permission to start walking (start slow and work up) but no yoga yet. Fyi I power walk a 4+ mile path that takes an hour so it is not just a simple stroll. I can officially go half time with the binder. Another hurray!! Of course I seem to like wearing it now lol. I did gain 2 lbs this week that was stressing me out but I seem to have peed it away. Is that swelling? I have no pain but sometimes feel pulling at my incision. I have lots of numbness that I am hoping will improve. Belly button looks great and the pinkness is starting to fade just the last couple of days. I think taking the binder off helps with that. When people get revisions what exactly gets revised? What should I be watching for?

8 weeks + 1

  • 1 Apr 2016
  • 2 months post
Quick update. Went for fluid draining today. Good news! Only removed about 40 mls. Wonderful improvement! Maybe only 1 more draining? I can hope lol!!! I still need to watch and go in for more draining. I didn't schedule because I couldn't anticipate when that would be necessary. I think one more time at least. I am so hopeful! I still need to wear CG 24 hrs a day and still no exercise/activity and am worried about returning to work in 3 Days. I will take it easy I promise. I also need to try on old wardrobe and figure out works. I'm not ready to 'reveal' myself. Such a difficult process for me. I want to be better for me not for others. I'm not ready to share the new me yet.

8 weeks post op with pics

  • 31 Mar 2016
  • 1 month post
Hello realself friends! I must say this is quite a journey - but I am so happy to be on it!

I am still dealing with fluid and am going ton get drained again tomorrow. It is definitely decreasing though so I am starting to get hopeful that CG freedom is within reach! I still need to wear it 24 hours but I bought myself some super tight shape wear so I can go out feeling less self conscious about how my clothes are fitting. It should also be cooler than the CG I hope. Definitely frustrated I can't back to activity. I'm not heavy into working out but there is a 4 mile path I used to walk almost daily and I also tried to do yoga 2-3 times a week. I'm really missing this activity and worrying about gaining weight.
I am really delighted so far with my result. I must say that it is weird to have my body be different. I am uncomfortable when people notice me or look at my body. I did this for me and I have a shy nature. I have tried to shop a couple of times but it is like I have lost my shopping confidence. I am drawn to over sized clothing that disguises me - but I am working hard to challenge myself to wear something more fitted. Clothes do look much better on me which is fun. I didn't realize until recently how much my ex has eroded my confidence. He had opinions about how I dressed and now I have to discover my own opinions. I need to learn to trust myself. As I said at the start of this post - what an amazing and liberating journey to be on! I am so glad for everyone's support.

Provider Review

Edward W. Buchel, MD
Certified Plastic Surgeon
7-1291 Jefferson Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba
  • 18 Dec 2015

I went for 2 consultations, one with Dr. Lockwood at First Glance and he had a limp handshake and struggled with eye contact. Later went to Dr. Buchel at Maples Surgery Clinic and LOVED him, firm handshake, answered all questions with eye contact, super friendly, could ask anything and I wasn't limited to ONLY the one thing I was consulting for (unlike Lockwood where I also had to pay for the 'just one topic' consult). Dr. Buchel also didn't want to commit to a surgery at the time I met him due to my personal circumstances. I SO respect that - a surgeon with integrity and not all about the money!!! So it has been a process to get to where it is now - which is a potential lower body lift in February. I also need to have maxoplesty (?) due to unevenly sized breasts but that will have to wait for later. The TT/LBL is the priority. Will try to do pix at some point I am still figuring out how to do this technology thing. Mostly I am excited and want to feel better about myself and am super hopeful. This site - once I figured out how to sort of use it - has been amazing, even if I haven't always commented on others (just did recently for the first time). I am enjoying the companionship of other people here.