8 Day Post Op-I feel so much better

Tess145
on 5/25/12 4:41 am - Senatobia, MS
Hey Folks:

I am finally feeling human again.  I had my FDL Tummy Tuck and Hernia Surgery last Thursday.  I had to be at the hospital at 6:30 AM for prepping and meeting with both my surgeons.  I went into the surgery suite at 8:50 AM and by 9:00 AM I was in LA LA land.  My hernia surgery was suppose to take 1 1/2 hours at the most but took 3 hours instead.  I had a hole in my muscle wall about the size of a grapefruit and where I was feeling the hernia on the right side, the surgeons located it on the left.  After the repairs were made, the surgeon sutured the muscles tightly together like a corset.  I offically have an hour glass figure now!  The next 3 1/2 hours of surgery was spent removing 4.7 lbs. of excess skin in my upper and lower abdomen.  My belly button and sutures all look really good.  I do have a little low hip fat that makes my hips look rounded but not bad.  We will remove that in our second phase of completing the LBL.  I spent a total of 6.5 hours in surgery all together.  In recovery my blood pressure kept falling low.  So instead of going home that night, I ended up staying until 6:00 AM the next morning.  Now my pain level with the pain pills has been very doeable and not bad at all.  The antibiotics that I was on though was giving me IBS so I was getting very dehydrated without knowing it.  I was taking in lots of fluids but everytime I went to the bathroom I was having diarehea and flushing all my fluids out.  I was not taking in enough sodium either.  Too much water!  I had a drain that stopped up with a blood clot after two days so it starting leaking at the tube site.   That was fun.  Mainly I was staying exhausted all day long.  I had my first check up on Wednesday and my doctor pulled the none functioning drain tube out.  I was so dehydrated and was dry heaving at the appointment, I was miserable.  After he took me off my antibiotics and told me to eat something solid not just drink protein shakes, I started to do better.  Yesterday, I found out that my lift chair is no longer my best friend as I am having major back ache but today I feel I have finally turned the corner.  I had my first real, real shower not just hand shower in the tub seat but actually in the shower, got my hair washed and blowed out, I just feel human today.  I weight 156 the day of surgery and on Wednesday I weighed 154.  Swelling has been at a minimal.  My surgeon gave up using the CG about 3 years ago and all his patients have done wonderful without it.  So other than compression hose for the first 48 hours, I am CG free and I like it.  I have a flat, flat tummy and very small waist but as I said before, my hips look wider because of my waist so I have to get use to that.  I am totally off all my pain meds and moving in an up position now. (no more stooping).  I want to thank you all again for all the well wishes and prayers while I was down.  I really appreciate all the help and advice I was giving pre-op and I am sure I will be here to ask all kind of post op advice now.  Thanks again.

 Tess

Starting Wt 306; Losing Wt 155; Goal Wt 145: Regain Wt 225; Current Wt 157
PS:  FDL Tummy Tuck, Hernia Repair 5/17/12, TT Revision, Butt and Thigh Lift 4/18/13
      

shana lewis
on 5/25/12 5:39 am - TX
Awesome! I am 2 weeks out today and I am feeling MUCH better as well- I am trying to deal with the constant tightening- It feels like I am wearing a corset under my skin!
Im still on pain meds though- kinda need them for sleep
My Doc took off 18 pounds of skin and fat from my middle- Hubby says I look like a new woman!
I have 1 drain in ( they took out one this week) and my fluid is as clear as it can be!
I have the same "wings" on my back that he said he will remove after I get all my sutures and stiches out

So glad you are home and feeling better!
 
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godzilla
on 5/25/12 9:35 am - Israel
Such good news for both of you!
Mikimi in Israel
pagek77
on 5/25/12 3:25 pm
 Wow, what an ordeal! I'm glad to hear you're feeling much better now and can see good results already! That's awesome! Wishing you a continued good recovery from here on out :)!
ahansil
on 5/25/12 10:55 pm - Hackensack, NJ
 Hi Tess
Great to hear! Sometimes it's hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel especially when your in pain. About the compression garments, I don't think my surgeon uses them either,but many folks on here seem to get them and I was going to buy a couple for myself. Now, based on your post, I'm not so sure. I'm getting a lot of work done in one shot...LBL, AL and BL so I figured it would prevent me from accidentally opening up the scars. 
Alex
    
Lee ~
on 5/27/12 12:59 pm - CA
 Tess, I've been away and just read this.  I am so happy that those small glitches are in th past and that you rounded the corner into feeling better.

HW: 249   SW: 229 GW: 149 Age: 63 - Body by Sauceda - 12/2011

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