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ok so he can just go back to work tomorrow.. I told him I was sorry he was having a not so good day... his reply: 'its only a week' he can just go back to work.. the dogs can get boarded again and I'll be fine by myself.. fing pissed me off..

OMG Nina, you look fantastic! I was surprisingly fine the first day (day0 in my books) the next two sucked rocks! u look fabulous! c

ohhhh, and that's a tough thing to do!! best of luck to all of you about to enter twoterville ... its a nice place to visit, but you wont want to be here long!

congrats on getting the consult scheduled!

welcome Andi and congrats on almost 100 pounds!! that's great! i agree, a lot of docs dont offer any post op care. (my doc being one of them). my best advice, look around this site, lots of info here. good luck!

just took these this morning. i have the binder up a little higher to help control the swelling in my upper tummy. today is a lot better so far. things are ummm.. 'moving along' and had one of my top 10 most embarrassing moments yesterday... had to ask DH to take care of it... not a fun thing to do - for either of us im sure... but this morning, all was fine and i could do everything on my own... yay! small victories, right?? so here are my 3 day pics... i cant really tell much of a difference from 2 and 3 day, but i'll compare them at 2 and 7 maybe... still really swollen... really swollen, but it will get better, i know. i am a full 7 inches bigger in my waist than the day before surgery!! im going to order my new garment today. i need to get it quickly, my binder is quite nasty and cannot be dried in a dryer. i dont want to go too long without anything... my body temp is still really fluctuating... im never at a good state... either REALLY warm or freezing. hopefully that will regulate within a week or so yeah, right.

karey, what time are you going in tomorrow? you will be in my thoughts and prayers. take it as easy as possible today, dont stress yourself out too much. you will do fabulously! C

karey, breathe believe be happy ... you'll do great. i cannot believe how much better i feel today than the past 2 days. i got up out of bed by myself and even went to the bathroom by myself. (nothing says I Love You like your DH having to wipe your rear ... TMI i know) you will do great! im compiling 3 day pics now, will post soon.

it didnt take as long as we thot it would.. went in the OR at 8, dr p said we were finished no later than 12:15-12:30... not bad wonder if I'll get part of my 'estimated' anastesia (sp??) fees back?? not gunna hold my breath. im hwving issues with my binder.. its cutting into one of my insisions... fing kills, nearly passed out when trying to fix it... not fun.

ok, im set up in my bed but sitting down. i have an alarm that goes off every 45 mins to get my butt up and moving. i cant walk in circles cause ive gotten really dizzy even just turning, so im walking the perimeter of our house 2-3 times. lipo incisions are starting to itch horribly. i had DH rub them and that helped, but i can only have him rub for so long .. :thumbup: my hands and feet look like they belong to the old 400 lb me. horrible!! talk about puffy! im trying to drink as much as possible, but i think my band is really tight or something, cause im just not interested in anything - eating or drinking which i guess is a good thing cause much to my dismay i had more 'skin' than 'fat' removed and it was considerably less than i hoped for... i was hoping for at least 35ish, not so much! so hopefully, being nice and restricted afterwards, i can make it up to 35 (hahahahahahahahaha HA) my DH is so sweet, but just doenst get it... im achy and just not in the best of moods ... so he's getting all defensive and such ... **sigh** i am not intending to be bitchy, really... DD is in one of her moods ... dont have to worry about the low BP now that's for sure!! she's tired and cranky and pissed off that we wont give her candy like my dad did when he was here watching her (we never give her candy - especially to 'keep her awake'.. grrrrr) so now i have a recovering sugar addict for a daughter. yay. ok ... getting tired and its almost time to walk. thanks everyoen i really appreciate you all!

omg, im freaking bored already!! unfortunately my attention span isnt big enuff to read / post on the boards... i know i need to 'rest', but doc doesnt want me in bed nor asleep mucj... now what????

you are beautiful!!!! look great!

no heartburn yet.. doc wants me primarily on my back... SO not a back sleeper.. i alternated last night between left abd right sife sleeping, may be why im swollen.. he was thinking small pockey of fluid, but put a needle in thre and nothing came oue... soooo i guess its back sleepung for me sorry typos

ok.... i am SO swollen. SO SO SO very swollen, hopefully not just my fingers and toes cause my tummy is still bigger than i would liek it, but ya know, even if i were to only go down a little more, it would be SO worth it. i had DH take pics in these pants night before and took them again just now. really big difference! kinda questioning the lipo... ??? i dont see a huge difference yet. hopefully its just swelling (a lot).

pain is minimal, more sore than anything. my pain pump ran out of juice, so he pulled it out this morning.. didnt even feel it. getting up and down off the bathroom was challenging. appetite still gone, they brought me a HUGE Breakfast of omelet, 2 biscuits, sausage, etc.. darn near made me gag... :laugh: had 1/2 atkins shake and banana, slowly eating chocolate pudding right now. being around DD I think has taken care of the low BP. she is tired and whiney.. dunno if I posted, I did get a shower in.. felt AMAZING!! I felt like there was a green smoke coming from my body *gag*.. I can't remember who all response, sorry. faith, will have DH set up reminders for the breathing karey, hope all went well with mom.. it isn't HORRIBLE, but not a walk in the park... walk as soon as they suggest it. first few times suck, but it gets easier thanks everyone for thoughts REALLY appreciate it. C

I took a shower before I left the surg center ... felt great now im just sleepy DH is picking up some bansnss to get things 'moving' again.. hope that works. sooooo sleepy. walked a lot hoday. will check in later

I thot it was almost time to go home, look ip at the vlock, only 1120 gahh guess I'll go for a walk and ??? awake now thanks for your thought! too drugged up to address all, sorry Neal - for some reason iPhone won't log on to mmh thanks for posting faith, using breathing machine as often as I think of it I'm back on oxygen, pulse of went low again 90ish, can't keep it ip above 92 wifh I cd keep these leg things off very annoying ok - off to do my 'marathon' :eek:

Neal, u look fabulous!!! wow!

Tylenol took care of the fever a bit... still up a little, but not horrid took pain meds about 11, will take more in about half hour so I can be knocked out for a bit. no idea how I'm going to get up at home in my bed. :eek: really nervous about that my appetite has left... yay! I had about 4-5 bites of Pasta and a whole salad.. guess I'm glad I got my unfill cause I feel a tad tight. my fingers look like I am back up to 400 pounds. my 'big' wedding ring won't even slipon. :cool2: finger feels naked trying to drink as much as possible.. ok tired. later

fever is up above 100, norm is 96 chills Tylenol ... sleep

ok...pics attached, in swell hell. but looking ok first picture - day of surgery front...that ball is my pain pump second - day of surgery back... third - lipo bruising... fourth - lipo incisions... fifth - me "upright" as much as possible. black pouch is pain pump

I am planning on leaving tomorrow morning.. no idea what I'm gunna do next week.. just sitting around is gunna drive me bonkers!! I do have a ton of movies... yay sitting!! :eek: what did you do that first week or so, how did you keep from going insane??

I did post a little pic onmy blog.. walked again and had lunch, it was great! :eek: nothing really new..

well my IV is mostly out (needle in arm for another round of antibiotics) but leg compression thingys are on.. yay. DH and company are at hotel so its nice & quiet... :w00t: things are pretty good. I walked again and even gave myself a wash cloth bath.. I'm still really pale, nearly translucent (sp??) haven't hadpain meds since about 3am ish, will get more in a bit. dr p came in and offered a narcotic shot, I declined. lipo bruising is nasty bad, I'm really sore, but nothing too horrid. I wanted to thank u all again for your support, REALLY appreciate it. sorry this post is all over the place, I'm just typing as I remember... :huggie:

I'm staying another nite. BP is low (94/50ish) and temp is a little high 99.4 but my norm is 96... it'll be nice to be pampered a tad more before going back to the real world.. unfortunately, my appetite is here... I was hoping it wouldnt be, but thats what I get for being unfilled. not sure med names, I'll find out. did get the anti clot med ... burned like an MF!! holy crap. going to walk for a little more (walk off a portion of my omelet I had for bfast) and then siesta time! the surg center here TX institute for surg is amazing. great nurses! going to try to take a non revealing picand post to my blog.