Home - Week 1, Post Op! Tummy troubles :)

Oct 22, 2011

I haven't posted as much as I would like...it's been up and down with recovery.  A few issues with pain and not staying on top of my pain meds.  A little bit of over-doing-it.  A little bit of not getting enough calories.  A little bit of just being overwhelmed with it all!

So I think I'm pretty normal on my first week of post-op.


The ONE thing that I don't remember reading about in the forums was the wounds.  The 5 little holes are almost in a circle and one of mine is JUST below where my bra stra layes on my chest bone.  I think being 5'4 and having a very short waist made mine look different than the pictures I've seen of other's incisions.  Anyhow my incisions prevent me from wearing from almost all of my pants.  There are 5 but none are linear to each other and almost form a perfect circle and it's hard to figure out where to put my waist band.  I never owned low-rider items because I always thought they looked rediculous and the other thing is...now I have a bit of belly that hangs out past my shirt.  I already have a "shelf" from having had two csections that involved 10lb babies, so I have  LOT of tummy.  It's frustrating to not be able to cover your belly with your pants and then your shirts not being long enough.  I don't want to buy anything BIGGER just to cover that.  I'm hoping the incisions heal a bit faster because right now to even have a loose pair of pants over them is uncomfortable.  Plus I've noticed my belly is swollen.  It's getting better but it's over-all, swollen.  But considering I had surgery on Monday and it's only Saturday, an injury even takes time to heal. 

Anyhow, get some nightgowns for sleeping.  I was always and JUST a PJs girl and I'm having trouble with keeping my pants rolled down and keeping them on my butt.  (I never really had a big butt) 

So gotta keep in the liquids, get in the calories and push proteins first!

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