day 5 post op

I feel a lot better today mainly because i'm not as sore and swollen....yet. Anyway my bowel problems have resolved and I seriously pooped a small dog this am (TMI???).I seriously lost 3.5 lbs after I got of the toilet!! Anyway I decided i needed to attempt a real shower again today and it went AWESOME i did everything myself except made my hubby hold my drain. let me give you a piece of advice.....don't attempt to get in the shower until at least day 5 even if the Dr. says you can 24 hours after surgery! Sponge bathe the first few days if you need to!! I am going back to my 5mg pain pill every 5 hours today because i just don't think i''m ready to completely give it up just yet! I did take some pics of my stomach today its still quite a bit swollen and so are my thighs but its better than it has been being! My drain still isn't draining much so i will probably be visiting the dr. tomorrow to get that removed which i dread!!! I will let ya'll know how that goes tomorrow! As for the rest of the day i'm going to keep my sodium intake to a minimum to help with the swelling and i'm going to veg. all day watching tv!!

Current weight: 147.4

Don't worry these are bathing suit bottoms!

Still swollen but i'm still excited with teh results so far! and my bathing suit hides the scar perfectly!