Hey All, I'm always on and off
I come here every so often just to see how things have been going for some and to get information from others. Well, on August 3, I reached my anniversary of 2 years with the LAP-BAND. I am thrilled with the lost weight however hard it was to get off and decided that now is the time to get rid of the excess skin (I am shallow, like wanting perfection, and impatient and am still thinking I could've and should've lost more). I saw a PS and couldn't believe my ears when he told me that there is no doubt in his mind I was at my goal, I just didnt know it because of the excess skin. On September 2, I had a breast lift, brachioplasty with lipo and a vertical cut/hip to hip (wedge cut, anchor cut, fleur de lis) whichever you call it... tummy tuck. Being so active for so long the first two weeks of sitting in this recliner hasn't been too bad because of the drugs, but the third week came and felt I needed to start getting off the drugs, if not for my coming back to reality but for my urge to use the restroom without feeling like I'm passing razorblades. But I'm headed into my fourth week now. I still wake up stiff as a board and here is where the questions come... when will that stop? The doc said I can lay off the boob wrapping but I'm wearing a support top so no worries there and the pain is gone anyway. My arms are wrapped with ace bandages but on occasion it just drives me crazy, when can I stop wrapping them? Then finally, I only am able to stand straight after the muscles get warmed up a bit. My post op says to wear the binder for 4 weeks straight, no problem I like the support but after that can I just not wear it (unless I want the support)? I know these are questions for the doc but I know those who've gone through it probably look amazing and got all the answers already, so why wait for my 6 week post-op when I can find out now? See told you I'm impatient. It's just October 12th seems so far away.