Uncute dimples.. and other disasters!

Well as if I thought this saggy belly of mine could not be any uglier......I had a laproscopic uterine suspension on Wed. I came home with dimpled fat!! My belly is now hanging and full of dimples. Weird! I am feeling pretty good though. A little sore and I have stitches in my girly parts, but I feel lots better than when I had Roux N Y surgery. I don't have that groggy sick feeling. I have gained about 5 lbs from all the IV fluids and feel bloaty and FAT!!! I was wearing size 14 pants before surgery, today I have on 20's to be comfortable, but my 16's were too tight! I hope I can recover from this and get on to my hernia repair and tt by February!! I hope everyone else is doing fine. Anyone have anything interesting going on besides miss world traveler Lucy? LOL!! Wendy

Wendy, I hope you are feeling better soon. I know you will drop that fluid and be back in your 14's before you know it. I am envious of your tt in Feb. My stomach is soooo saggy. I think that I probably have at least 10 maybe 15 lbs of extra skin. Oh well, I look great in clothes and the hubby still thinks I am sexy with out them. By the way what is a uterine suspension? I havent ever heard of that. Nothing interesting going on here, we are having some friends over to watch the Michigan Ohio state game and I have a friend that is going to teach me to use my new wheat grinder. As you know from previous posts I love to bake, so this week I took a bread making class and they ground their own flour from wheat. I found out that during the commercial process about 90% of the nutrients and fiber are lost. But if you grind your own flour you maintain all those nutrients and fiber. So anyway, I figured if I make my own flour and have control over the ingredients that go into my bread then I dont have to feel quite as guilty about eating it and besides it tastes wonderful . Anyway, long explanation, but I am excited about my wheat grinder. I hope you are feeling better. Hugs Lynn

Hey Lynn, My hubby doesn't want me to do ANY plastics. But i have to have the hernia repair anyway. Although if my appeal doesn't go through this week I may have to put it off til I have the money for it. A uterine suspension is just what it sounds like. I have ligaments that held up my uterus, but years of being so fat and having kids made them stretch out and so it fell down. They tightened them up so I could avoid chronic bladder infections. I also had my bladder lifted(called a cystocele). It is the part I really don't like cause I have stitches where the sun don't shine! We are watching the game with the kids too. I haven'****ched alot of sports since I was a kid, but my kids are really into them, so I watch games too. I hate baking, but I love baked stuff!! YUMMMY! Can't wait for the Christmas season to get a little closer and I'll do more with the kids. They love to decorate cookies and stuff, that is always fun. Wendy

Hi Miss Wendy! I didn't know that you had surgery. That swelling will go away soon, once the extra fluids are gone from your body. Good thing you were able to have the procedure laparoscopically. Shorter recovery time. I'll be able to tell you how I am recovering after my lower body lift and thighplasty. I expect to have some major swelling issues. Even though I know that, it will be hard to see myself balloon up and gain a bit, until the fluids are gone. I'm just going to make sure that I follow the surgeon's rules and be a good post-op patient. I want the best outcome possible. I know that I will need support from everyone as I go through this journey. It's going to be the hardest one in my life. God bless for a speedy recovery, Wendy! Hugs and Love, Lucy