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Cost: $16,000 for BREAST LIFT AND FLEUR DE LIS STYLED TUMMY TUCK (saved up and self paid)

Date: January 21, 2020 surgery date

Surgeon: Dr. Dana Goldberg, Jupiter, Florida

Three days before surgery Hibiclens antispetic showers and application of Mupirocin ointment. I ate my regular routine and variety of high quality salads, fresh fruits, nuts, veggies, baked seeded crackers (Firehook brand) with cheese nibbles along with hot tea/1% milk + 80 -100 oz. water per day.

Day One

Surgery 9:00am - 3:30pm yesterday. Was administered Experal, Valium (if needed) and Enoxaparin. Recovery time until 6:00 pm. Hubby takes me home and I'm in bed by 8:00 pm until 5:00am to empty pressurize drains (3) + urinate. Off balance a bit and slumped to the floor. Puppy to the rescue! Not a fall - just loopy and off balance a bit. Walked around the house with my walker device twice. Surgeon does not want me bent over but standing straight up.

Day Two

Today follow-up appointment at surgeons office 9:15am. Everything looked great and they were amazed with my healthy appearance. I believe this is attributable to clean and simple eating, water, no sugar or salt or little processed products. 5 pounds of skin was removed and I feel so much lighter! That puts me at 124! - Of course, after swelling and settling in the next weeks and months to follow maybe more.... I had them take a picture of the removed flesh. I see it fascinating, not morbid. After all, it was a part of me once. Got a glimpse of the girls aka. breasts today and I love them!!! Perky and pretty. No longer the inherited elongated missels downward from my mother and Aunt! Haha.

Other supplements to help with pain + wound healing are daily Juven drink, Arnica, stool softener, Oxycodone graduating to Tylenol as needed. In other knee surgeries - I found keeping ahead of the pain was better than when in pain.

Overall, so far, this whole process has been intriguing AND not as bad as I thought. Sensing a good premise of what's to follow. My compression garments and socks actually feel really good - stabilizing me + fit well. They placed pads between the stitches and garment. So far feeling not pinching or discomfort. We are having crispy cool whether and enjoyed a walk down the block with hubby and puppy this afternoon. Tonight Hubby's making our favorite navy bean soup with loads of veggies, cloves + baked ham cubes for flavor. He also made Chia pudding to die for made with vanilla, pear, orange, macadamia nuts, cacao powder... Nice winter recipes.

Very excited and feel most fortunate to take this next step to what will become another game changer. I want my 60's to be a fabulous decade!

Do hope all the ladies in our winterized plastics group continued best wishes and quality healing. Addie ;]

Congratulations Sophie!!!! You look so absolutely fabulous!!![emoji108][emoji108][emoji108][emoji108][emoji108]

2 hours ago, Sophie7713 said:

Day 10 post op

Yesterday was a good but a tiring day. Took a long nap and slept in this morning. My surgeon removed the three draining tubes (no more Hawaiian fruit punch hanging off me! She laughed at my rather creative analogy)... AND said I looked like a patient 2 + weeks out! She was so pleased with the excellent progress and wound response. I finally had a good bowel movement in three parts, too. It took a little coaxing, but I could tell things were seriously compacting (as they did after sleeve) SO there was much relief from that aspect. Continue to remain low key and take things day by day. A little sore at drain sites. And, I did ask her if she did in fact tighten abdominal muscles on day of surgery. She said yes, and wanted to be sure we received optimal results! Okay then. Now I know where that horrific pain was coming from the day of my shower. And, why my appetite is still not up to speed. Apparently, one is not hungry after the tightening. Who knew? All is good. I see her next Wednesday for another follow-up. She's the best. I am so pleased and feel in very good hands in the recovery phase, too. Look forward to my two week milestone. ;]

You look FANTASTIC!

3 hours ago, Sophie7713 said:

Day 10 post op

Yesterday was a good but a tiring day. Took a long nap and slept in this morning. My surgeon removed the three draining tubes (no more Hawaiian fruit punch hanging off me! She laughed at my rather creative analogy)... AND said I looked like a patient 2 + weeks out! She was so pleased with the excellent progress and wound response. I finally had a good bowel movement in three parts, too. It took a little coaxing, but I could tell things were seriously compacting (as they did after sleeve) SO there was much relief from that aspect. Continue to remain low key and take things day by day. A little sore at drain sites. And, I did ask her if she did in fact tighten abdominal muscles on day of surgery. She said yes, and wanted to be sure we received optimal results! Okay then. Now I know where that horrific pain was coming from the day of my shower. And, why my appetite is still not up to speed. Apparently, one is not hungry after the tightening. Who knew? All is good. I see her next Wednesday for another follow-up. She's the best. I am so pleased and feel in very good hands in the recovery phase, too. Look forward to my two week milestone. ;]

Holy hell, woman! You look AMAZEBALLS!!!! So happy for you!!! Look at your darling self!!

4 hours ago, Sophie7713 said:

Day 10 post op

Sooooo pretty, Sophie-soph!!!

Glad to hear you have parted ways with those drains, it's so much better when they are gone!

You look great!

Living the dream: tucking in shirts!! ❤️

10 hours ago, Sophie7713 said:

Day 10 post op

Yesterday was a good but a tiring day. Took a long nap and slept in this morning. My surgeon removed the three draining tubes (no more Hawaiian fruit punch hanging off me! She laughed at my rather creative analogy)... AND said I looked like a patient 2 + weeks out! She was so pleased with the excellent progress and wound response. I finally had a good bowel movement in three parts, too. It took a little coaxing, but I could tell things were seriously compacting (as they did after sleeve) SO there was much relief from that aspect. Continue to remain low key and take things day by day. A little sore at drain sites. And, I did ask her if she did in fact tighten abdominal muscles on day of surgery. She said yes, and wanted to be sure we received optimal results! Okay then. Now I know where that horrific pain was coming from the day of my shower. And, why my appetite is still not up to speed. Apparently, one is not hungry after the tightening. Who knew? All is good. I see her next Wednesday for another follow-up. She's the best. I am so pleased and feel in very good hands in the recovery phase, too. Look forward to my two week milestone. ;]

Hey! A Bobby sighting! He was on the move...now you see him, now you don't. You look great but Bobby ALWAYS makes me smile!

On 1/23/2020 at 9:28 AM, Sophie7713 said:

SK how are you feeling!? Rockin and rolling full speed ahead yet? Yes, I thought surgeon wanted me hunched over but not the case. She's also keeping 3 drains in until next Wednesday on 3rd follow-up. So far, the only freight train hit of pain is getting in and out of bed. Which is only potty or bed/morning time. Try to take a few daily walks outside a day and sit in kitchen nook with lap top. And, stroll around the house. SK she sculpted beautiful perky breasts for me... (I'll share them privately later down the line) I could not be more pleased. I am allowed to shower Friday and excited to see the big reveal minus the swelling, of course. Aren't you glad we did this!?! I feel like a weight has been lifted off my abdominal section! She took 4.8 pounds off. I should settle nicely into becoming a low twenties petite gal.

Taken me so long to respond, sorry!

Yes, I'm feeling really good. There are some residual issues, but they for the most part don't affect me too much.

I also had 4.5 lbs taken off. Amazing, isn't it? I like the fact my surgeon had a lot of drains and some stayed a full two weeks. They kept the swelling away while they were in. I'm glad because I got to see I really do have a flat tummy now, and it's swelling that is making it poochy, not excess tissue.

It's the fact you didn't have the muscle tightening is what is allowing you to stand up straight. It's nice that you avoided that. My stomach muscles are still off and on painful now nearly 8 weeks out.

Catching up @Sophie7713!

I'm glad you're doing so well! You look amazing. Thank you for posting up the pics. I'm sure many people who are considering plastics will appreciate your openness!

You did have muscle tightening, so that explains the sharp pain getting in and out of bed. I had the same, and even at 8 weeks I can still feel soreness from that more than anywhere else. But a tight flat tummy and defined waist is the benefit, so worth it IMO.

Day 15 post op

My second official long warm shower with compression garments off! Only I ran out of hot water. Maybe I should qualify that as a very long, long, long, long shower! Haha. It felt so good. A definite team effort. While Sophie takes her shower - the boys zealously wash and then, dry garments in the closet with a blow dryer for a fast turn around. Pretty exciting stuff for Bobby, the wire fox terrier. It did not hurt to re-armor this time as last. The breasts felt tight and the tummy is flattening. Again, I share these as clinical not personal. I see the surgeon tomorrow for my 16th day check up and I think the tape comes off over the stitches with new garment instructions? I feel so much better after the constipation subsided around day 12. Hopefully, that system is regaining normalcy. This is certainly not a surgical procedure for the faint hearted. I am still very pleased with the decision to have had removed the 5 pounds of excess stretched skin. Still a long road ahead... physically and emotionally. Last night was a great comic relief! And, battling that big bad hair dryer was simply exhausting notes the pouch.

Glad you are doing so well @Sophie7713!

You look great! Glad to see you are doing so well.

Bobby is such a sweetie! And he fits in with your decor so well!? My JRTs aren't bothered by a blow dryer, but the vacuum cleaner--that's another story...

20 hours ago, Sophie7713 said:

Looks Just like me after eating Halo Top ?

5 hours ago, JRT Mom said:

You look great! Glad to see you are doing so well.

Bobby is such a sweetie! And he fits in with your decor so well!? My JRTs aren't bothered by a blow dryer, but the vacuum cleaner--that's another story...

Bobby does battle with the ice dispenser and vacuum cleaner monsters, too! It is a riot. Wonder what they could be thinking? My idea of heaven is hundreds of frisky Wires AND Jack Russels running all about! Right!?

5 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

Looks Just like me after eating Halo Top ?

How are you, love? Has it been a better week... Snow storm pending? Time to come back to us here in Florida.

23 minutes ago, Sophie7713 said:

How are you, love? Has it been a better week... Snow storm pending? Time to come back to us here in Florida.

Im doing pretty much the same. Dreary weather here but no snow. It has dawned on me that maybe its seasonal and I do need the sun, its where I thrive.

I can't wait for warmer weather ?