1 Week and a day

I must say that healing and recovery is going well. My postoperative appt is tomorrow and I hope my drains come out(fingers crossed). I seem to swell in the morning and mid-day but that's only if I'm moving around to much. I'm down 4 lbs since surgery and my goal is to be 175 by my birthday(8/29),that's still kinda far from the final goal but I see it coming and pressing towards reaching it. Hope everyone in the OH family is in good spirit this morning. Be Blessed

K.Free

I hope your appointment went well. I still have 1 of the 4 drains left as I have a hematoma that is breaking up and still providing quite a fair amount of fluid for the last few days.  Hope things continue to go well!

I wanted to tell you not to be discouraged if you start swelling or your weight goes up.  I went back to work at day 24 and started swelling a lot.  I think it was from sitting up a lot at work.  I was much smaller before I went back.  My weight is up too.  So, if you aren't at your goal for your birthday...don't start eating cake :)  Jodi

Sounds like you are doing well.  Do not get discouraged if PS wants you to keep those drains for another week cuz seromas are not fun.  

I know it is hard to slow down.  I just want to do everything the PS says I am not to do lol.  I am a little lop sided and if it stays that way I dont care cause cloths will hide that lol.  I am so happy to not have that huge pannis hanging.  

I am starting to like me again and its fun thinking about buying a new pair of jeans and wearing a shirt tucked in with a belt. 

Keep your head up, you are gonna get there.

Carla