4 weeks until my Tummy Tuck! lots of questions!
Hello!
I had gastric bypass 2 1/2 years ago and am getting my tummy tuck on November 11. I am nervous and excited! I want to hear from people that have had it! Tricks and tips and such! I feel like all the information on the net doesn't offer all the little things you need to know... I want to know the good and the bad! I am having it done with a well known surgeon in San Francisco, CA. I am very lucky that my insurance is paying for most of it, and I got financing for the rest!
So I am hoping that this forum can provide me some good information. I have always gotten good stuff from the main OH forum!
thanks!
I had gastric bypass 2 1/2 years ago and am getting my tummy tuck on November 11. I am nervous and excited! I want to hear from people that have had it! Tricks and tips and such! I feel like all the information on the net doesn't offer all the little things you need to know... I want to know the good and the bad! I am having it done with a well known surgeon in San Francisco, CA. I am very lucky that my insurance is paying for most of it, and I got financing for the rest!
So I am hoping that this forum can provide me some good information. I have always gotten good stuff from the main OH forum!
thanks!
Hi there!
At least for me, TT was a breeze. But make sure you have someone to help you stand up, sit and lay down at least in the first two weeks, so that you don't force your incision area. Wearing you garment 24/7 is really important. After some weeks, silicon patches for scars are also great (mine are almost invisible and I believe it's due to silicon patches).
At least for me, TT was a breeze. But make sure you have someone to help you stand up, sit and lay down at least in the first two weeks, so that you don't force your incision area. Wearing you garment 24/7 is really important. After some weeks, silicon patches for scars are also great (mine are almost invisible and I believe it's due to silicon patches).
Hi:
My ps gave me the patches, weeks after my TT, but here in Brazil there are people who buy them from enterprises like Silimed (don't know if it's an american enterprise). Anyway, I believe in US you can find those easily. They are re-useable, you just have to wash them every now and then, let them dry and use them again. I believe they really improved my final results.
My ps gave me the patches, weeks after my TT, but here in Brazil there are people who buy them from enterprises like Silimed (don't know if it's an american enterprise). Anyway, I believe in US you can find those easily. They are re-useable, you just have to wash them every now and then, let them dry and use them again. I believe they really improved my final results.
As your ps about how you should sleep. Mine (and most) suggest sleeping with your head and feet elevated 30 degrees. You can either sleep in a recliner or use pillows. I found a recliner more comfortable.
To help me get up, I used my DH as a counter balance. We have leather recliners and I had a sheet down on mine. It helped me scoot gently to the edge and DH would hold my hands while I planted my feet firmly and pushed myself up with my legs. So very little core movement. So if you can increase your leg work outs, I'd recommend that.
Have your sleeping/resting place set up before you go to the hospital. When you come home, you will want it to be ready. I had an end table next to my recliner with a reading lamp, tissues, thank you cards, place for my water and meds.
If you have pets - you have got to block yourself off in a way that will not let them jump on you or at least give you fair notice that they are going to try so you can stop them.
If you have a laptop, a lap desk that bridges over your legs is helpful - it also helps prevent pets from jumping.
You can also do some pre cooking so that for the first week or so, meals are easy prep. Everything in the kitchen or bathroom you use regularly, put on the counter so you don't have to reach or bend.
Ask for help - don't be a martyr and try to do too much too soon.
A notebook and digital camera! Keep a notebook with you to write down when you take your meds, when you talk to people, and to take with you to your follow ups. When you're on pain meds, it's easy to get things confused and forget things. The camera is helpful to take pics day to day so you can keep an eye on incisions and notice differences.
To help me get up, I used my DH as a counter balance. We have leather recliners and I had a sheet down on mine. It helped me scoot gently to the edge and DH would hold my hands while I planted my feet firmly and pushed myself up with my legs. So very little core movement. So if you can increase your leg work outs, I'd recommend that.
Have your sleeping/resting place set up before you go to the hospital. When you come home, you will want it to be ready. I had an end table next to my recliner with a reading lamp, tissues, thank you cards, place for my water and meds.
If you have pets - you have got to block yourself off in a way that will not let them jump on you or at least give you fair notice that they are going to try so you can stop them.
If you have a laptop, a lap desk that bridges over your legs is helpful - it also helps prevent pets from jumping.
You can also do some pre cooking so that for the first week or so, meals are easy prep. Everything in the kitchen or bathroom you use regularly, put on the counter so you don't have to reach or bend.
Ask for help - don't be a martyr and try to do too much too soon.
A notebook and digital camera! Keep a notebook with you to write down when you take your meds, when you talk to people, and to take with you to your follow ups. When you're on pain meds, it's easy to get things confused and forget things. The camera is helpful to take pics day to day so you can keep an eye on incisions and notice differences.
RNY: 10/11/2001 PS: May 28, 2010: Circumferential body lift with gluteal augmentation and brachioplasty & thoracoplasty June 25, 2010: Bilateral breast augmentation with mastopexy and medial thigh lift
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