So I had plastic surgery 3 weeks ago tomorrow. My surgery included belt lipectomy/360 tummy tuck, and breast lift with augmentation. Recovery has been tougher than I expected due to fatigue. I went back to work (RN in a large clinic) last Monday. The fatigue was unreal. On Tuesday, one of the doctors I work with decided I should be checked for anemia. I popped over to our lab and had a quick blood draw. I had finished lunch about 45 prior to getting the blood drawn. The next day when I received my lab results, I was surprised to see my blood glucose was 59. ? I do not dump, so I have been eating more simple carbs and sugars to try to keep from losing more weight. I had been eating some candy on Tuesday prior to lunch. Apparently, I have reactive hypoglycemia. No more simple carbs and sugars for me, except small amounts with meals. The bummer part of this, (aside from feeling extra crappy with low blood sugars), is that I am really anxious about not losing any more weight and don’t know how I am going to keep the weight on without the extra calories. I guess I need to increase healthy fats to make sure I keep my calories up. With that said, I have lost about 3 pounds since my plastic surgery. I never thought I would be stressed about losing weight. ??‍♀️ I have an appointment with my surgeon’s office in a week and I am looking forward to discussing this with them.

My labs also show some iron deficient anemia. I was not iron deficient nor anemic prior to plastics, so this is directly related to blood loss in surgery, and fairly simple to correct with diet and iron supplements (I don’t normally take any iron supplements).

Over all, I am doing very well post-plastics. My pain has really been minimal since about day 3 post-plastics. I have had a bit of trouble with my incisions separating (dehiscence) in a few small spots. My husband is a wound nurse, so we have been managing the wound care with pretty good results. I am thrilled to have breasts again after going from a 40 DD to a 34 A. ???

Anyhow, here are bikini pics to show off my post-plastics body…swelling included. ?

On 06/26/2021 at 09:13, WishMeSmaller said:

Yep…constantly feeling like I want to cry, frustration with not having my normal energy levels, disinterest in preparing and eating food. Nice to know I am not the first to feel like this post-ps.

1500 calories not enough??? ??? It is already a damn struggle. ??‍♀️??‍♀️??‍♀️

I don’t want to track calories?? (petulant and whining). I guess I will just eat more peanut butter?‍♀️???

I know tracking is a pain, but if your knee it was time limited, just to figure out your food volume needed to maintain could you do it? I bet a month would be enough-first week just track what you have been eating, next week increase by 100 cals/day, and then adjust the next couple weeks until you’re staying steady.

17 hours ago, kristieshannon said:

I know tracking is a pain, but if your knee it was time limited, just to figure out your food volume needed to maintain could you do it? I bet a month would be enough-first week just track what you have been eating, next week increase by 100 cals/day, and then adjust the next couple weeks until you’re staying steady.

You are right. I need to track intake. I just don’t want to do it. I have been really busy and pretty much will be super busy until mid-August. It feels like a hard thing to commit to when I will be on the go with parties, camping, and vacation. I will try to track for a week, just to see what my cals look like, and go from there. I do need some data to adjust from. Whaaaa?

36 minutes ago, WishMeSmaller said:

You are right. I need to track intake. I just don’t want to do it. I have been really busy and pretty much will be super busy until mid-August. It feels like a hard thing to commit to when I will be on the go with parties, camping, and vacation. I will try to track for a week, just to see what my cals look like, and go from there. I do need some data to adjust from. Whaaaa?

That’s it my pretty…follow us to the dark side

Mwha-Ha-Ha!

I too have developed hypoglycemia. Yesterday I had a reading of 48 and I have gone as low as 37. I agree with you "no more simple carbs" This morning however my blood sugar is in the 180's.

You look wonderful! Do you mind me asking if insurance paid for any of your plastic surgery? If not, how much did it cost? I am currently pre op (surgery date is 1/18/22) so I know I'm getting ahead of myself but I am 54 and anticipate lots of loose skin. Hopefully you are feeling better these days and have figured out your reactive hypoglycemia issues.