Home, minor complications, good one kind of!

Hello everyone, we made it home from the hospital around 7pm last night. I went in Friday for a Panniculectomy (skin removal from below belly button only, doesn't include muscle tightening,( and a hernia repair. We all thought I had a hernia in my belly button. My wls surgeon, my pcp, my ps surgeon. The surgery itself was supposed to last from 10am to 12pm. I didn't get out of surgery until 2pm. The minor complications was this. I didn't have a hernia at all. Something about the muscle in there had come loose. Even though my insurance didn't cover this, the dr went ahead and did the full abdomioplasty, full tummy tuck. Not really a complication cause I'm pretty tickled with it. I have 2 drains down by my u know who, they're a pain but will come out Thursday. He would not let me up at all the day of surgery. So I finally go into my room a little after 3pm. I was pretty much out of it that day. Adam and sis stayed till 5 or so and I told him to come home. I was tired and sleeping anyway. My dad and aunt were up there all day till after I got in my room. They took the cathter out around 6am yesterday morning and I got up and pottied around 8am. Getting up that first time was not as hard as I thought it would be. Yes, it hurt. But not as bad as when I had my open gastric bypass. I did get sick that first time up. The nurse took me to the bathroom and left me. I got hot flashes, dizzy, lightheaded and had dry heaves. I pull that cord for help and she finally got back in there. All in all the nurses at Baptist East were very sweet and helpful. I am still sore. I think I've slept all day today. I just got up and Adam drained my tubes. The nurse told me I could have a shower today but I've got bandages all the way across my bikini line from one hip to the other and a bandage coming up my belly almost under my breast. I took a spongebath earlier and I'll call my dr tomorrow to make sure its ok to shower. I'll take pics when Adam takes the bandages off tomorrow to change them. Oh, I have a belly button I can see! The nurse peeked under the bandage yesterday and I've got one! He repositioned it! Yeah! I'll update more when I'm not as sore. Hugs Ange Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers!

Hi Angela........im so glad that you got youre surgery!!!! But all the pain will be a lost memory when you are lookin so hot next summer in a bikini.............you have done so well and i no this is just another hurdle for you............you take care of yourself and let hubby take care of things for ya ok............hugs vickie

Thanks!

good to hear your slight complication turned into something good for you!! keep us informed..as you know I am right behind you on abdominoplasty...I don't wanna hear about how bad it hurts..lie to me and tell me it's a piece of cake...lol

Ummm, its a piece of cake???? LOL, honestly its not too bad! Just sore. Not as bad as my open gastric bypass at all. Yesterday I got out and walked around the yard and was a little sore but other than that I'm fine. I'm posting pics on my profile of my incision later today.

I am glad that your little set back turned into the full abdominoplasty... and Congrats on the belly button! I cant wait untill I am as far out as you are so I can get mine done! I hope the pain gets better every day.... thanks for keeping us updated!

Hey Lady, want to resize some incision pics for me later today? Just let me know your email!

I forgot my email is [email protected]

So glad to hear from you!! I've been thinking of you the whole weekend! It sounds like it went really great! I know you feel so proud of yourself for having this done! I am glad you got the whole deal!! Can't wait for pictures! Hugs and Prayers!! Take Care!

Thanks! When is your seminar????