Home from thighplasty
Had surgery yesterday afternoon. Spent the night in the recovery hotel and came home today. Just skin removal, no lipo. Not doing too bad. Pain meds are working great. Pain hasn't gotten worse than a five. Two drains putting out very little. Incisions are ropey, just like they said they would be. I'm pretty comfortable in the compression garment. I haven't had any problem getting up or down, or using the toilet. So far, so good. Follo up is next week when drains should be removed. So far, so good!
Congratulations, brave girl! Rest up- Heal well, EXTRA SKIN BEGONE!!!!
goal!!! August 20, 2013 age: 59 High weight: 345 (June, 2011) Consult weight: 293 (June, 2012) Pre-Op: 253 (Nov., 2012) Surgery weight: 235 (Dec. 12, 2012) Current weight: 145
TOTAL POUNDS LOST- 200 (110 pounds lost before surgery, 90 pounds lost Post Op.diabetes in remission-blood pressure normal-cholesterol and triglyceride levels normal! BMI from 55.6 supermorbidly obese to 23.6 normal!!!!
Probably be next week before I can post pics, but the recovery has been super easy. As ugly as the incisions were, they never gave any problem and, other than not walking with a full stride for a week or two, I went back to work at 10 days without any issues. And I feel the difference when I move and exercise, not to mention the fact that my pants legs have a lot more room in them.
The incision has healed really well. Unfortunately, my body is doing what my body always does - not dissolving the sutures that are under the skin as fast as I'd like. So it's still puckered in places because the sutures haven't released. It makes the whole thing look like a mess because of the puckering. It's much, much, much better than it was right after surgery, but still there.
Doc said it's healing pretty normally, to just be patient. Sigh. I hate practicing my patience!
