3rd post op visit today...damn drain!
Hi guys.17 days out today.
Dr pleased with incisions and belly button...all clean and dry.
The JP? Not so much.
Putting out 75-80 cc day so I'm stuck with it until next week.
Boo.
Good news?
-I'm clear to start exercising.
-I'm clear to ditch the binder from hell and switch to a Spanx type garment.
-I'm down 3 pounds in 3 days. (I hate the scale.)
-I went to my daughter's school and had lunch with her.
-I put on a bra and real unders today!! Yay!!
So, question of the day...
what kind of spanx thing is everyone wearing?
He wants it high up- like to the bra line...plus down onto the leg.
I'm bumfuzzled by all the choices.
Please holler out your favs!!
Thanks in advance.
Dr pleased with incisions and belly button...all clean and dry.
The JP? Not so much.
Putting out 75-80 cc day so I'm stuck with it until next week.
Boo.
Good news?
-I'm clear to start exercising.
-I'm clear to ditch the binder from hell and switch to a Spanx type garment.
-I'm down 3 pounds in 3 days. (I hate the scale.)
-I went to my daughter's school and had lunch with her.
-I put on a bra and real unders today!! Yay!!
So, question of the day...
what kind of spanx thing is everyone wearing?
He wants it high up- like to the bra line...plus down onto the leg.
I'm bumfuzzled by all the choices.
Please holler out your favs!!
Thanks in advance.
"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. " -- Anais Nin
Revised from Band to Bypass 10/26/09
High Wt 355/ Surgery Wt 343 (BMI 61) / Current Wt 190 on 3/17/12
TT/Fleur De Lis 8/22/11
Mastopexy and Brachioplasty 12/14/11
Revised from Band to Bypass 10/26/09
High Wt 355/ Surgery Wt 343 (BMI 61) / Current Wt 190 on 3/17/12
TT/Fleur De Lis 8/22/11
Mastopexy and Brachioplasty 12/14/11
Curious. How did/do you know what size underwear to buy after cosmetic surgery. i have worn spanx for so many years that i would not have a clue what size cotton to buy.
HW 405- Pre op weight 374- Plastics weight 203 Current weight 194
Circumferential lift/Brachioplasty November 8, 2011
16.3 pounds removed.
Revisions + Thighplasty October 23, 2012
Breast lift- Spring 2013
Hi Ju!
I have not bought anything new.
I am wearing my pre-op "period" panties.
Hanes Cotton Briefs...soooo sexy!!
But they are baggy and give room for the JP.
But as far as shapewear goes...I despise it. So, I don't have any.
Don't even know where to start.
I have not bought anything new.
I am wearing my pre-op "period" panties.
Hanes Cotton Briefs...soooo sexy!!
But they are baggy and give room for the JP.
But as far as shapewear goes...I despise it. So, I don't have any.
Don't even know where to start.
"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. " -- Anais Nin
Revised from Band to Bypass 10/26/09
High Wt 355/ Surgery Wt 343 (BMI 61) / Current Wt 190 on 3/17/12
TT/Fleur De Lis 8/22/11
Mastopexy and Brachioplasty 12/14/11
Revised from Band to Bypass 10/26/09
High Wt 355/ Surgery Wt 343 (BMI 61) / Current Wt 190 on 3/17/12
TT/Fleur De Lis 8/22/11
Mastopexy and Brachioplasty 12/14/11
I hate spanx, so when I ditched the garment at 5 weeks I have been back to regular bra and panties.. It's awesome you are healing so well, and I am jealous you can exercise.. I have to wait till three-four months out...
I am still loving life with my sleeve! Been maintaining at or below goal for over 4 years!
"People spend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idle dreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill the emptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed to search was within." - Ramona L. Anderson
Hi Fawn- don't be too jealous...not like I'm gonna be setting the gym on fire or anything!
He told me to go slow!
I still have some swelling in the upper abd...that is why he thinks I will benefit from the garment.
Yuck!
You look awesome by the way!!
He told me to go slow!
I still have some swelling in the upper abd...that is why he thinks I will benefit from the garment.
Yuck!
You look awesome by the way!!
"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. " -- Anais Nin
Revised from Band to Bypass 10/26/09
High Wt 355/ Surgery Wt 343 (BMI 61) / Current Wt 190 on 3/17/12
TT/Fleur De Lis 8/22/11
Mastopexy and Brachioplasty 12/14/11
Revised from Band to Bypass 10/26/09
High Wt 355/ Surgery Wt 343 (BMI 61) / Current Wt 190 on 3/17/12
TT/Fleur De Lis 8/22/11
Mastopexy and Brachioplasty 12/14/11
I'm am two weeks out from my scheduled surgery, but I feel like I need to warn you. After I had my open RNY, I was cleared to exercise. I went to the gym and did a Zumba class. While in the class, I felt my incision burn. I mean it wasn't open, so I thought I would be ok. Well I don't know what happened....but that burning feeling turned my scar from needle thin - to about 1 inch wide (from my boobs to my belly button) I absolutely hate it. It's been a year and a half since my bypass and the scar is still wide, and purple. My husband used the same doctor for the same procedure I did the week after I had mine. You can barely see his scar. (My doctor said he will be removing the scar in my upcoming TT -Yea!)
I don't want to scare you, but just want to caution you to not over do it.
I don't want to scare you, but just want to caution you to not over do it.
Holly
Thanks for the words of caution.
I feel ya!
He told me to go slooooooow.
Gonna start by hitting the walking track in my neighborhood.
I am closely watching my incisions for exactly what you speak of.
My vertical incicion has almost disappeared and I am only 18 days out.
I want it to stay that way!!
I feel ya!
He told me to go slooooooow.
Gonna start by hitting the walking track in my neighborhood.
I am closely watching my incisions for exactly what you speak of.
My vertical incicion has almost disappeared and I am only 18 days out.
I want it to stay that way!!
"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. " -- Anais Nin
Revised from Band to Bypass 10/26/09
High Wt 355/ Surgery Wt 343 (BMI 61) / Current Wt 190 on 3/17/12
TT/Fleur De Lis 8/22/11
Mastopexy and Brachioplasty 12/14/11
Revised from Band to Bypass 10/26/09
High Wt 355/ Surgery Wt 343 (BMI 61) / Current Wt 190 on 3/17/12
TT/Fleur De Lis 8/22/11
Mastopexy and Brachioplasty 12/14/11
I know it's incredibly annoying but you are lucky the drain is still working. If not you could end up with a seroma draining for months!
I used the wal- mart cheapo spanx becuase of the drainage and the cost. Mine were long line girdle types (the short ones made the skin bulge at the thighs. The top had hooks and eyes so I would get it tighter and it felt much better. They had stays inside that kept them from rolling down
Good luck-
Pup
I used the wal- mart cheapo spanx becuase of the drainage and the cost. Mine were long line girdle types (the short ones made the skin bulge at the thighs. The top had hooks and eyes so I would get it tighter and it felt much better. They had stays inside that kept them from rolling down
Good luck-
Pup
No surgery has been harmed/defamed by the writer of this post.
RNY 10/28/03 305# 8/11/04 147# 9 years out and >75% EWL!
The top had hooks and eyes so I would get it tighter and it felt much better.
Pup, when you say "top" do you mean the top of the girdle-type spanx or did you get a bra, too?
I found these:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Sweet-Nothings-Easy-Up-Thigh-Slimm ing-Shapewear-Short-Style-82355/15728354
Sweet Nothings on line, but I'm not sure if these are the brand you have.
Pup, when you say "top" do you mean the top of the girdle-type spanx or did you get a bra, too?
I found these:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Sweet-Nothings-Easy-Up-Thigh-Slimm ing-Shapewear-Short-Style-82355/15728354
Sweet Nothings on line, but I'm not sure if these are the brand you have.
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