day 13 after tummy tuck

Today started off with getting up at 645am to get me breakfast and get ready for heading out to the gym for the first time :))))!! All of my gym clothes are tank tops at this point because its hot outside and they were tighter fitting...I had one on and you could see the hateful binder hanging out (not too appealing) so i changed into one of my exercise shirts that i used to wear that is too big but better than everyone seeing my undergarments lol. I still can't lift anything over 5lbs for another 4 weeks which is hard when you have a 30lb 1 year old that still needs her mommy....luckily I did work with her about getting in and out of the car by herself before surgery which is the only reason I can go anywhere!! I would def. recommend working with young children before you get this surgery!! It has been a life saver, but we all know how 19month olds have their attitudes about not wanting to do what you want them to do so I always plan to go a little earlier so that I won't be late because of a "independent" baby! I also forgot to update ya'll yesterday on  the peeling belly (looks like peeling after sunburn all over belly). The Dr. said that it was normal and that I just need lotion lol he even said that I could put lotion on my scars...not to comfortable with that yet since I just took the tape off yesterday!Anyway back to the 1st day back to the gym! I was a little nervous walking in there I'm not going to lie! I started on the elliptical slow and it didn't hurt and wasn't uncomfortable at all so I did 5 miles on there! I know I know take it easy! well after that I went to see how my incision looked and make sure if there were any "silent bleeders" lol but all was good so i went and got on the treadmill....I took it a little slower on there because I had already done 5 miles! After 2 miles on there I decided it was time to call it a day since it was only day 1 back to the gym! I want to be able to move tonight lol! It feels soo good to get back to the gym and I can't wait to go back tomorrow! As far as the swelling after exercise it wasn't as bad as i thought it was going to be. I did swell but honestly I don't think it was any worse than when I swell while I'm up walking around at home. I do have one complaint about this whole gym thing....THIS BINDER IS HOT!! I have to keep reminding my self its for the best but if you know me and know how i sweat its going to be soaked!!! I would def. recommend having 2 binders so you won't have to keep it off as long and you have something to put on after a shower instead of having to wash it everyday like I'm having to do i just need to break down and spend the money to get another one! Other than that nothing else new to report! God Bless!

1st day back to gym!!! lets do this!

Day 12 post tummy tuck

Today has been and awesome day already! I slept really good (still in the recliner) except for my overly sweet husband waking me up at 130am to take my antibiotic so i would get my 3 doses in yesterday because i forgot to take it yesterday while he was at work. Anyway i got up early and went to my dr. appt where they were supposed to stick a needle in  my stomach to aspirate the fluid that was trapped in there after the drain was removed. When the dr. felt of my stomach he said it didn't feel like there was any fluid in there which  is great because i have gained feeling back in the part of my stomach that he would have stuck the needle in (EEEEK!). He also told me that i was ahead of most people on my healing and getting around which made me feel AWESOME lol. He said there are still some people that are having to drag themselves into his office after 12 days and that they will come in 1-2 times a week for the next 4 weeks for one reason or another. I'm def. glad that I am healing fast because i just dont think i could lay around for 4 more weeks!!! The best news of all was that he said that since i was doing so good and healing so well that i could start back at the gym either doing a fast walk on the treadmill, elliptical or spin class...This was like music to my ears!!He also told me that I could take the Steri-Strips off of my scar today so hopefully i can get a good pic of it later and post it!  Other than that I actually drove for the first time today which felt like I was an adult again and not a child that has to hitch a ride with people lol. Technically I'm not supposed to drive for 2 more days but I figured if hes letting me go to the gym and I have been off pain meds for 4 days I'm more than capable of driving lol. Well i finally went back to they gym today to study for my TEAS test that i'm taking on the 30th like i had planned, but i really wanted to go jump on a treadmill or something but wasn't dressed for the occasion! You better believe that i will be doing some sort of exercise tomorrow!!! Stay tuned for some close ups of my scar....or don't lol might gross some of ya'll out but i know there are some out the wanting to see what it looks like lol ;)

Day 11 Post tummy tuck!

Last night i didn't sleep too good at all! At first I tried to sleep in the bed I made Chris bring all my pillows (6 to be exact) into the bedroom and tuck me in. I thought I was pretty comfortable on my side in the bed so I made him bring my fan too (can't sleep without it) and after he got all settled in (about 15min) I started to feel as if I wasn't as supported as I would like to be so I woke Chris back up (yes he was already asleep and I can't get out of bed by myself yet) and made him bring all the pillows and fan back into the living room and I got back in the dang recliner. After that he said he was gonna sleep on the couch again. Anyway I got up 4 times after that either to pee or readjust myself in the recliner.....bottom line I WANT MY BED BACK! I think 11 days without sleeping in the most comfortable bed in the world is WAY too many!!! Hopefully tonight will be better! Today I feel pretty good and I think my "small dog" issues have resolved since I'm not taking the pain medication anymore which is AWESOME! I am going to try and be normal today and not lay around as much and see how I feel by the end of the day....I will keep you posted how that goes lol. Tomorrow I have another appt. with the PS and he is going to try and aspirate some fluid...not looking forward to this because I have started getting more feeling back in my belly and sticking a needle in it is probably going to hurt....oh well life goes on lol. Hopefully he gets something out this time so I'm not so swollen but my gut tells me there is nothing in there I'm just swollen...no pun intended lol. If I post pics today it will be later on tonight when Chris gets home so that I can get in the shower. There is really nothing else to report at this moment in time except that I am going against Dr's orders tomorrow and driving Kelsey to school and taking Tenley to the YMCA so I can study for my TEAS test that is at the end of this month (EEEEEK), I really don't think there is any other reason he told me not to drive for 2 weeks other than being on the pain meds and since i have been off of those for a few days I think I'm good! GOD BLESS!!!

thought I would share this with Ya'll!

Really swollen today (i haven't sat down)

Day 11 post op

     before                                                                       After (day 5 post op)

Day 10 post tummy tuck

Well today has been busy so far....I went to church this am and saw my wonderful church family at High Rock then a trip to walmart on tax free weekend. Needless to say that is alot more walking than I have been doing in a while and to tell you the truth it felt good to get out and do things but I am starting to swell and its time to take a load off. I am trying to get up and move some this week because I will be going back to work on Saturday and will be on my feet for 5 hours straight. To be honest the pain is a very minimal and its very tolerable! I still have trouble getting comfortable to sleep at night and last night I switched between laying on the couch and in the recliner. I slept ok on the couch but got too hot then after sleeping a couple hours in the recliner my back started hurting so I switched back to the couch. I can kind of sleep on my side now but only on the couch not the bed i guess its because the couch kind of eats me if that makes sense lol. Anyway I'm going to quit taking pics everyday unless alot of the swelling has gone down because It still looks the same....God Bless and Thanks everyone who follows my blog :)

Current weight: 144

Changed my mind ha ha!

still swollen but what else is new

Side view again still preggo looking lol

Day 9 post tummy tuck

Well I am in better spirits today not because the swelling is better but because I finally got some relief last night from my "dog" problems and that mother nature helped with my hormones lol but anyway I'm finally off those dang pain meds because i'm ready to being "regular" lol. I don't care how much pain I'm in i'm not ingesting another one of those things!! Last night was awful with that whole situation there but other than swelling if I'm up too long  i don't really have any pain anymore. The place where they removed my drain has become a little red yesterday so when i called the Dr. and asked what I should do for it she said to swab it with peroxide and try and keep it dry. i have been doing that 3 times a day and hopefully it doesn't get infected they also made me start taking another round of antibiotics which i think is a good thing. It is still draining a little but hopefully that stops soon! Another thing that I noticed yesterday was that where ever i'm swollen it has started peeling for some reason. not sure if its just dry or what but I will ask the Dr. on Tuesday when I go back to see if its normal lol. I have started taking my binder off for like an hour a day just to let the skin breathe and because my bruise is where the thing zips up and after a while it starts digging into my bruise....plus it needs to be washed so thats usually when i take it off. I actually can lay down on the couch now and thats a plus for my butt because it starts hurting from sitting on it all day! I'm sure if i can lay down on the couch i can sleep in the bed but i just haven't tried that yet maybe tonight not sure if i could get out of the bed or not tho. Well i'll keep yall posted on anything else that happens!

side view with the bruise

back view

Front view (still swollen but ya'll know that)

8 days post op

Well today hasn't been such a great day so far. I'm not hurting but this swelling is really starting to get me down and in the dumps. i feel like i can't do anything but lay in this recliner and rot away and its not helping and the lower sodium thing isn't helping and the no carbonation isn't working and i'm just tired of it. i can't really tell you why i'm down it just sucks....not to mention its been 3 days since the small dog and i have tried everything again....i'm seriously going to stop all the pain meds and switch to ibuprofen because this no pooping thing is for the birds....I think that not being able to go anywhere or do anything with out becoming 8 months pregnant size is really starting to wear on me! i really don't talk to anyone all day but my kids and they are mostly fighting the whole time which doesn't help my mood! sorry for all the crappy talk today but just wanted to let yall know where i stand today....probably not taking any pics today because i don't even wanna look at the swelling because it will just put me in a worse mood than i'm already in! sorry again! well I know i said i wouldn't post pics but i convinced myself to so here goes!

Front View still swollen

still pregnant

Back view

1 week post tummy tuck

Today is the 1 week mark since I had my tummy tuck....Geez has it been that long already!?!?! Today is also the day my husband had to go back to work and leave me home with a 1 yr old and 4 yr old....lets just say I'm glad Kelsey had Preschool for 3 hours today because Tenley was difficult enough alone! I'm not allowed to lift anything over 5lbs for 6 weeks which makes it hard to take care of a baby because I have to have her crawl up on my bed to change her diaper which since she is 1 doesn't always cooperate and getting down on the floor (where she wanted me to change her) wasn't going to happen today. I will admit she probably wore some diapers today longer than she should have but I have been doing the best I can. Around lunch time when Kelsey got home from school (rode with a good friend of mine because i still can't drive) she and my friend helped me clean up the tornado that had come through my living room lol. By the time Tenley laid down for her nap I was pretty miserable due to swelling but i haven't gotten up since she fell asleep and i am feeling much better! I did switch my pain med once again to taking 5mg every 6 hours instead of 4 which might not have been a smart thing since it was my first time caring for both girls but I'm tired of taking them and i really was curious how much pain i was going to be in if i waited a longer time to take it. I def. can tell a difference around hour 5 and I find myself watching the clock to see when i can take my meds again. I hate that i need it still a week out from surgery but i'm working on it! The pain has never been in my incision it has all been in the abdominal muscles that they tightened...i have had some pain where they did the liposuction of my waist but its nothing that i need pain meds for. I plan on taking a shower this afternoon and i will take pics of what my stomach looks like today but i know its probably gonna look worse because I'm so swollen from being up all morning! Well I actually took all these pics after I took a shower and hadn't had a pain pill in 5  hours needless to say i was in pain, couldnt stand straight, and i was super swollen! sorry in advance lol

Back View....OMG i'm swollen!

Left Side view...im preggo again!!!! (not standing completely straight either) and YES thats a BRUISE!

Front view