8 Day Post Op-I feel so much better
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.
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
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!
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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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
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
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