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I just scedualaed my tummy tuck surgery!

less-of-me

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less-of-me    2

less-of-me
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Reneek Im feeling great! I heard so many bad things about this surgery that it truely scared me to bits. Everyone said the pain is umbearable and long recovery. My experience was the total opposite. I have almost zero pain. I am suppose to take pain meds every 4 hours and today I did it every 12 hours and I only took it because I thought I should not because I hurt. I am walking around fine. I could stand fully straight if I wanted but my doctor doesnt want me to unil he sees me at my 1 week post op. pulled the pain pump cords out of my legs lastnight (about 10 inches of cord fed inside of each of my legs to send pain meds straight to wound site). Now I just have the drains still in me. I am also still bandaged up so I havent seen my tummy or my new belly button. My doctor did move my port and reattached it becasuse it was flipped since 2 months after being banded. I hope this info helps. If you have any other questions let me know and I will do my best to answer them. Im excited to see the full results one tuesday and maybe I will be brave enough to post before and after pics!!! Have a great night all!

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I went to the doctor on tuesday for my 1 week post op. they undid my bandages and I saw my tummy for the first time. Really swollen but a HUGE differance. they also took aout all but 2 stitches out on my NEW beely button. And then they took out the drains. The drains being taken out was the worst part of the whole Tummy Tuck experience. Luckily, it sis not last long and I was on my way home. I am still only allowed to go from bed to couch to kitchen to bathroom. I am not allowed to go anywhere till tuesday. I had to explain I had to go to the dr with my 7 year old daughter who is having a large birthmark taken off her side while awake and only numbing cream on the site. Then they will test it for cancer. After that I have another follow up appointment with my surgon. Im hoping to be cleared to shower....I wash my hair in the sink but I cant wait to stand in running warm water! Besides my back hurting from laying down so much I feel amazing. It has been a good experience and Im greatful I have had little to no pain!!! Heres to another week of healing! have a great memorial day weekend!

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Hi, LOM! I haven't been on the computer for a while, or I would have replied sooner. How are you feeling now? I hope everything is still going well! :)

Check in when you can and let us know how you are.:thumbup:

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well Im 3 1/2 weeks post-op on my tt surgery. I feel great I went to the mall all day yesterday and this morning and I am going to another one after my kids take their nap. Right now the only exercise I can do is walking so I want to do a lot of it. I miss running soooo very much and because I havent run in weeks im losing all my muscle! I still have 5 weeks till I can begin running again....I cant wait!!! But Im also really excited next month is my 10 year reunion back home and we are doing some of the activities at the lake and then in auguest for my 9 year anniveersary my hubby is taking me on a 7 day cruise...so this afternoon im going swim suit shopping. Its weird to say that im very excited to see what I am able to wear after losing 106 pounds and getting my tummy tuck!!! Im still not brave enough yet to put up before and after pictures. I dont want to scare people away...lol! have a great thursday everyone!

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SpideyMom    1

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How exciting, LOM! :rolleyes: A 10-year reunion and a cruise coming up? Wow! You are going to look so good in a bathing suit! Are you going for a bikini? If so, you have to show before and after pix! :frown:

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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