Day 8 update

Hey People…. Well it’s day 8 from the thigh lift, and I wanted to report to y’all… I think I’m really doing well, considering that I was field dressed like a Hempstead Javelina, last week… I got a little opening at the top of both thighs…about 1/2 to 1 inch, and they weep…and seep….No pain…. But, I will say close to the end of the evening, I get real jittery…and I take a little pain med then….and all is well… The compression stuff is a trip…I have Thigh high TED hose on…then a to the ankle compression garment…and then ACE wraps around the knees….a device only Dr Wainwright could come up with…but it works….I go see the doc tomorrow…I bet Tuesday I get my sutures out…up in the crotch area it’s really tender… and I know things would tear…but beside that…. You know sit on a towel…and keep the oxyclean handy… But nutrition sucks….OK I sit in the recliner…well I can’t eat in the recliner….I would choke….but it hurts to sit on a regular chair…so I have been eating standing up… And for what ever reason…everything I eat, is making me DUMP…1/2 a sandwich dump…barbeque chicken…dump…..it must be eating too fast, from the standing, or something to do with this compression suit…. We got a piece of lasagna from Rice Epicurian…($10 for 1 piece of lasagna….that was a rip off), even though I was able to eat it for 3 meals….it made me dump…. Fluids are ok…you have to be careful, with the fluids…..this suit has an odd shaped hole in the bottom to do you business….one tiny misdirection and you have to strip to the skin and redress…. Ok I guess that’s it for not…thanks for all the listening… Keep those cards and letters coming….. Russ

Hi Russ,

Sorry to hear about the eating problems. Hope you feel better really soon.

Dave

I'm feeling  pretty good....just not normal....but every day is better russ

That's good. Hope the problems are transient ones (probably are).

Crap, If you’re going to be uncomfortable, At least you ought to be able to eat! Keep up the protein by drinking it? The High albumen levels will speed the healing. Your compression garb sounds like minor torture. How great it will feel to have all that off. Keep the video store in business a while longer. (That was my recliner-bound salvation) Hope you’re back into real chairs soon! Best Wishes- Dx

Russ, You know, now that I think about it, I'm a coward. After reading this, I guess I'll just have to flap along without surgery . . . Seriously, I hope the eating issues and discomfort clear up soon.

Doug,

If you're like me you can tuck the skin in below your belt. Anyone who happens to see it is already sold on the package as a whole. Not sure why I don't have a lot of loose (not lose, lol) skin on my legs, because they are a lot slimmer now. I had wrinkly skin around my knees, but it just disappeared.

Dave

Dave, I'll let you know if I'm like you in another 30+ lbs or so. Right now, I have "loose-ish" skin, so can't tell yet whether I'll end up looking like a manatee or a Sharpei! I've ramped up my strength training, going for higher weight, slightly fewer reps (still 4 or 5 sets), and less time between lifts. Maybe that'll help. It's not HITT, but it's intense for me.

Hey Doug.... You know the eating issues are annoying, since we put so much attenion to porpler eating...but it ain't gonna kill me....and i'm good..not really any pain...just healing.... you know I tell everyone about your ice and dancing tag line.....it is great russ

Russ, Glad you like the thin ice quote. I'm a fan of sayings that tell me to lighten up (no pun intended) and man-up.