today's the day!!

my DH will post updates

thank you all for your thoughts and prayers

ok, so he apologized profusely and admitted how stupid he was.. of course this was after I sneezed and started crying... yup, hurt that bad.. so no longer for sale - for now :drool:

I posted another pic ip on make me heal.. its without clothing, just a clack triangle over my hoo hah.. scar looks really 'angry' red. this was after the sneeze and a shower..

I still look big, but nowhere near where I was before.. slowly...

ok, so he apologized profusely and admitted how stupid he was.. of course this was after I sneezed and started crying... yup, hurt that bad.. so no longer for sale - for now :drool:

I posted another pic ip on make me heal.. its without clothing, just a clack triangle over my hoo hah.. scar looks really 'angry' red. this was after the sneeze and a shower..

I still look big, but nowhere near where I was before.. slowly...

LJM...you look great. It is just amazing what a TT will do. You don't look swollen...but only you can tell. Don't get freaked but just think you deserve a compliment....you really have a nice shaped hinder. Hot momma!

ok, so he apologized profusely and admitted how stupid he was.. of course this was after I sneezed and started crying... yup, hurt that bad.. so no longer for sale - for now :cursing:

I posted another pic ip on make me heal.. its without clothing, just a clack triangle over my hoo hah.. scar looks really 'angry' red. this was after the sneeze and a shower..

I still look big, but nowhere near where I was before.. slowly...

I bet it is hard for him to see you in pain and going thru this. He loves you!!

Christine, You look absoutely AMAZING!!! :drool::thumbup::thumbup:What a Difference!! You are going to be able to accomplish anything now. Your scar does look red, but give it time and it will be only a faint scar...

Keeping you in thought for a speedy and as pain free as possible recovery!!!!

Thanks for Sharing Your Journey With Us Here On LBT!!!!

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 :cursing: yeah, right.

You look fantastic for three days out C.

Freaking amazing! :drool:

I'll concur about your butt looking really good!

And I see what you mean about the redness though it appears that a lot of that is bruising to a degree. It will fade, and you already look wonderful!!!

Glad to hear DH apologized, I think if I ever make it far enough to do a LBL/BL/BA/Lipo, etcetera. I just might do it in Mexico where you stay for a week or two post-op in one of their facilities because I'm certain I'd be plotting my DH's demise after a single day! Mine just doesn't have much patience sometimes, either. Yet of course if they have a paper cut we as women are expected to take care of them and the house and the kid(s) even if we had recently lost an arm or had pneumonia ourselves.

thanks guys, but those tiny panties hide a lot of cellulite!!

here is my view from this morning at breakfast

holy crud, LJM....AWESOME!!!!!

Love the pics..you look phenomenal (minus that purple bruise...ouch!) and you're still swollen...you are phenomenal.

Rock on sister!

Rain

looking good babes!! You wait, if you look at my laid down shots from day 5 I am still sooooo swollen, and you will be amazed what happens in the next 10 days!

Glad that DH got a stay of execution :rolleyes2:

Hugs hon

Nina x

LJM...you look great. It is just amazing what a TT will do. You don't look swollen...but only you can tell. Don't get freaked but just think you deserve a compliment....you really have a nice shaped hinder. Hot momma!

Lilo, I agree her butt is pretty doggone good :rolleyes2:

But I have to respond to your comment saying she doesn't look swollen...I think she's quite swollen but perhaps because it is all so smooth it doesn't appear that way in the photos? If you saw her post earlier, she measured her waist pre and post-op and it was actually (I believe) **9 inches** bigger after the surgery than before. That's a lot of swelling.

C, I remember reading Georgia's thread (puddin) and even three months out she still had swelling that kept her at a size 8 when she ended up a 6.

Fear not, lambchop! You ARE swollen and it will be a bit before it's gone.

thanks guys... last night was really rough and I didnt sleep well at all.. I'm very picky about my pillows and something was just 'off' and I had a headache of gigantic proportions.. took 2 doses of 3 Tylenol each and it didnt knock it out. so I woke ip about 7, ate breakfast, helped put DD's socks on (my major accomplishment for the day) sent her and DH off to school and went backto bed..

so I'm up now, headache still lingering, but not horrid. I think I have mypillow situation figured out though.. plus i called my surgeon, its ok to take Tylenol PM tonight since I haven't been on pain meds since Sunday night.. I love Tylenol PM... hopefully tonight I'll get a good rest.

my incision feels like its pulling apart, very very tight. I was told to expect this, but it is still kinda painful.. 4 out of 10 maybe. while in the hospital I never got above a 5 so its kinda big. I dont really want to take my liquid pain meds mostly cause it tastes like crap and it completely knocks meout..

so is today better than yesterday?? I'm going to have to say no... :rolleyes2: but its better than Sunday, so I'll take it!! :biggrin:

thanks for your thoughts, PMS, and responses.. I know I owe some pms, I'll get them.. :biggrin:

I have to say you are looking awsome!

Hang in there LJM - I am two weeks post-op today and mid-day yesterday I realized my back wasn't hurting nearly as bad . . . It gets better, I promise.

Have you tried taking half a dose of the liquid meds? I took 1/3 after my banding (I know that's not as painful an ordeal, so I'm not trying to compare them...). The full dose knocked me out, 1/3 was just enough to take the edge off the pain but I was still able to function.

Your looking great!!! It will get better day by day. So happy for you and your results :biggrin:

Lilo, I agree her butt is pretty doggone good :biggrin:

But I have to respond to your comment saying she doesn't look swollen...I think she's quite swollen but perhaps because it is all so smooth it doesn't appear that way in the photos? If you saw her post earlier, she measured her waist pre and post-op and it was actually (I believe) **9 inches** bigger after the surgery than before. That's a lot of swelling.

C, I remember reading Georgia's thread (puddin) and even three months out she still had swelling that kept her at a size 8 when she ended up a 6.

Fear not, lambchop! You ARE swollen and it will be a bit before it's gone.

Yep, Faith, I stand corrected. I can see where that was misunderstood. I do understand that LJM knows that she is absolutely swollen all to hell. Was just making a comment that in the photo she did not look swollen. After you commented on my statement, I knew exactly where you were coming from. I guess I missed that 9" part. Sorry.