My hands are so fat!

NewAlicia
on 12/14/11 6:56 am

They are swelled up like water balloons! Stupid post-op swelling.

My hands are one of the only things I can see, so this is depressing.

Here's hoping the shower goes okay tonight... Maybe the swelling will go down once I get the bandages off the arms.

Xo Alicia

HW - 378 LW - 180 ( for about 5 minutes in 2005)
Weight at RNY in May 03' - 368, Current weight: 216 lb - maintained for 5+ years
Plastic Surgery Date: December 12 2011, Ext. Brachioplasty, TT & Thigh Lipo.
est. Weight post PS: 200lbs

waitinggame
on 12/14/11 7:05 am - Bowie, MD

Poor thing. I know these early days are tough, but they will soon be a distant memory--promise. Try to go easy on yourself. Good to do what you did by posting here when you are feeling low.

Hang in there!!

Hugs!

Denise

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RNY 2/3/09, LBL/BL w/Augmentation 9/16/11
Start weight: 335 Current weight: 185 Goal weight: Whatever the hell I can maintain without driving myself insane!

*6.5 lost preop

ericaFG
on 12/14/11 7:55 pm - Cambridge, Canada

VSG on 06/10/09

I had hand swelling at first as well. My surgeon rewrapped my arms so the ace bandages when WAY down just past my wrist. Tighter at the hand than the top. Worked great.

Proud Member of the Cambridge Crew!
HW293/LW147/CW158   Height 5'9" Working on Maintenance!
Fleur de lis TT and Brachioplasty - Oct. 19, 2010 Breast reduction and scar revision August 2, 2011

sotto_voce
on 12/14/11 10:03 pm - Alpharetta, GA

DS on 07/07/09

The same thing is happening to me! My left hand got so swollen in the hospital that I couldn't make a fist. It is better now, but still tight. I think my arm bandages were on too tight and once they were re-wrapped, the hand swelling improved.

I am jealous of your shower. Can't do that until after my post-op appointment tomorrow. My dear boyfriend did wash my hair in the kitchen sink yesterday, though. That felt SO good.

Good luck!

Bethany