Xpost - Home from panniculectomy!
Pardon if my post doesn't make sense - I'm drugged.
Had my panniculectomy yesterday. From what I can see so far - lots of bandages - my tummy looks so much better. I'm sore, walking hunched over like an old lady. Drains are irritating, but nothing too bad.
The surgeon found a hernia which she repaired and she gave me a new belly button since the old was included in the skin that was removed. 4.5lbs of skin was removed.
It could be the drugs - but my tummy actually looks thin to me. That is such a major thing!
I'll update later -- but right now, it's good to be home!
Laura
Had my panniculectomy yesterday. From what I can see so far - lots of bandages - my tummy looks so much better. I'm sore, walking hunched over like an old lady. Drains are irritating, but nothing too bad.
The surgeon found a hernia which she repaired and she gave me a new belly button since the old was included in the skin that was removed. 4.5lbs of skin was removed.
It could be the drugs - but my tummy actually looks thin to me. That is such a major thing!
I'll update later -- but right now, it's good to be home!
Laura
High Weight 278; consult weight 234; Surgery Weight 219 Surgeon's Goal Weight 150 -10/27/10 - Personal goal weight 140 - Achieved 12/11/10
On March 11, 2011 at 10:33 AM Pacific Time, laura_vermont wrote:
Pardon if my post doesn't make sense - I'm drugged.Had my panniculectomy yesterday. From what I can see so far - lots of bandages - my tummy looks so much better. I'm sore, walking hunched over like an old lady. Drains are irritating, but nothing too bad.
The surgeon found a hernia which she repaired and she gave me a new belly button since the old was included in the skin that was removed. 4.5lbs of skin was removed.
It could be the drugs - but my tummy actually looks thin to me. That is such a major thing!
I'll update later -- but right now, it's good to be home!
Laura
and a speedy recovery!
...mine was march 3rd...did you come home same day or were you kept overnight?my Dr. said he removed over 6 pounds of skin from my abdomen and when he showed me my tummy for the first time...I was shocked at how flat it was!
...I too have a "new" navel...dr. sent me home on cephalexin (anti-biotics) for 5 days and percocet
!....I was high for 5 days....legally..lol..............however the percocet caused a serious back-up
so make sure you take stool softeners and a laxative if that is the pain meds you have....just a warning!how many drain did you have?....I had 1 drain to deal with, Thank GOD! an it is tedious..I was so afraid I was going to get it infected so I was compulsively sanitizing everything every second
...dr. took mine out on Wednesday so hopefully yours will not be in for long...he told me to wear my binder 24/7 and I like when my DH pulls it supertight....
rest well...please update soon when you are able.....I am sooo happy for me and for you!
HW/293....SW/276....PSW/168....CW/148...GW/150
Thanks B-daygirl! I spent one night in the hospital. They did 24 hours of iv antibiotics in the hospital and was sent home with percocet too. I spent last night heaving due to the morphine, percocet isn't bad - but I'm going to try to go without except for bed.
I hope I can get rid of the drains (2) in a week! The surgeon said it could be as many as 4 weeks before they can be pulled. Thanks for the warning on the bowel issues - the last thing I would want is to be straining. Ouch!
Thanks for the support!
Laura
I hope I can get rid of the drains (2) in a week! The surgeon said it could be as many as 4 weeks before they can be pulled. Thanks for the warning on the bowel issues - the last thing I would want is to be straining. Ouch!
Thanks for the support!
Laura
High Weight 278; consult weight 234; Surgery Weight 219 Surgeon's Goal Weight 150 -10/27/10 - Personal goal weight 140 - Achieved 12/11/10
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