I had a full tummy tuck with muscle repair 3 years ago with no complications. I had the usual swelling after my surgery but it seems like it hasnt really went away. My question is do people with tummy tucks have water retention than people who haven't had tummy tucks? It is only My tummy and it is swelling of some kind because i can feel it under my skin. My skin will kind of feel squishy. But this isnt all the time and changes from day to day and has no correlation with my menstrual cycle.
I am having my Tummy Tuck on the 11th of September, 2017. I am very excited! My question is this: can I take Dandelion Root capsules to stave off extra water retention (long term)? And of course I know I will have to urinate more often so I may not even like this but I am on 400 mg Gabapentin which, as you know causes water retention. Thank you!!!!!!
First of all how long do you feel numbness in the abdominal area below the belly button? How can i distinguish if it is water retention in my abdominal area or fat accumulation? Lastly, during core/abdominal work outs is it normal for my abdominal area to remain sore even after giving that area breaks from such work outs? Thank you.
I had a full TT with lipo 3.5 weeks ago. 5 days post-op I weighed 15 lbs LESS than my pre-op weight. In the past 2 weeks my weight has crept up, now I'm weighing 7 lbs MORE. I still have one drain in which is draining about 120 cc's of dark red fluid daily. I'm still VERY tight especially in my lower abdomen and back below my waist. I'm a gastric sleeve patient and have lost over 120 lbs. Is this weight gain actual fat? Could this still water retention? I'm kinda discouraged. :(
I am having my surgery out of town and will be flying back home about 12 days post-tummy tuck. Does flying adversely affect the results in any way? Will it increase fluid retention or swelling? If yes, how long should I wait after the surgery to fly home?
I had a Full TT Oct 2010. Healing went great, had no problems at all. Mid Nov I began to notice I was holding fluid all over my body..maybe edema? My PS gave me water pills to take once per day. No results. When I asked for more she refused, and said that the surgery had nothing to do with the water retension,and to cut back on my salt intake. I have been, and still holding maybe 20-25 lbs of water. I'm puffy, bloated and my hands hurt. Did surgery effect my lymph glands?? What to do now?