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I had my surgery (tummy tuck w/muscle repair, breast lift & augmentation and arm lift) all done in one surgery. I took three weeks off work and I work as a nurse. I still had some minor discomfort when I went back, but nothing that Tylenol didn’t help with. I was on light duty though-no heavy lifting for 6 weeks due to the arm lift.

Thanks, it helps to hear someone else say that these are a big deal.

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Thanks. That's exciting going off those medications. Congrats

Thanks for the advice. I will definitely enjoy the naps..lol I am off to bed now. My surgery is at 6:30 in the morning. My son is coming for me around 5ish. I will post again after it's over.

Well, if the term "lifestyle changes" doesn't get rid of them (which is my goal -- I do not wish to discuss my body, my weight, or my diet with anyone other than medical professionals, and I consider it rude for people to ask about these personal topics in public, so I just want them to drop it without having to be rude myself and say, "None of your business"), I sometimes mention specific lifestyle changes, all of which are true. I work out daily, track my food intake, avoid sugar and fried foods, eat more vegetables, find healthy recipes to cook, and use online grocery shopping to avoid temptation. These are actual lifestyle changes that I have made and use along with the tool of my surgery, and I know that if I fall off the wagon of all these lifestyle changes, I can easily regain a lot of the weight. I WISH the surgery worked like magic and I didn't have to make permanent lifestyle changes.

Good luck!!! I didn't have any pain after surgery, just lots of fatigue. I felt like I slept more than I was awake, so enjoy all of those naps!! Take tiny sips to get your liquids in, to stay hydrated. And again, enjoy the naps! LOL!!

Been using patches for many years. I switched from PatchMD to Patchaid a few years ago after PatchMD changed they formulation (nerfed the calcium content). Luckily patches work very well for me (verified by yearly blood tests).

that's mostly false. I have no problem taking pills and could take most as soon as I got home from the hospital. The only kind they usually switch us from are extended release versions, because they don't stay in our stomachs long enough for that (our pyloric valves are bypassed, so food moves through us as soon as it's small enough to go through the stoma). There are usually other options for extended release meds, though. Also some people also have to get their dosages adjusted on some meds because of the malabsorption factor, but that's pretty much it when it comes to pills. Your clinic may advise you to crush pills the first month or so after your surgery, but I never had to do that. Even if yours insists you do that, it's not a forever thing.

I have fibro. I haven't had a flare (that I'm aware of), since my surgery. I know that correlation doesn't equal causation, so it's hard to say if they're related.