10 Days Post Tummy Tuck & Hernia Repair

*Also posted to the DS board*

Just wanted to post a brief update to say hello and let you all know that I still exist.  I had my hernia repair and tummy tuck 10 days ago and I'm feeling pretty darn good. 

My hernia turned out to be much bigger than anyone anticipated.  It was about 9cm tall and 18cm wide.  Pretty huge!  I had a great hernia specialist though and he got it all put back together.   He did end up having to use mesh and I'm not sure how I feel about that.  It's such a big piece that I worry about being able to get pregnant and carry to term safely.  There have been some bad results because the mesh will not expand, so it won't let your uterus expand.  Only time will tell there.  I have a follow up with him next week so I'll get more info then.

I still have my two drains in because I'm producing lots of fluid.  They don't want to take them out too soon and risk having to go in and empty me with a needle.  I hate the drains with a passion, but it's still better than that!  I'm hoping that maybe next week I'll be ready.

My incision is healing beautifully, I still have some steri strips on.  I'm only taking them off once they peel off the actual incision line.  They are starting to fall off, so I imagine they'll all be gone within a week or so.  I only have a single incision line right at the bikini line.

I'm really happy with my new shape.  I know you all will understand this, but the thing I'm most excited about is that my underwear lay flat on my stomach now.  They don't roll over or bunch anymore.  I can't remember a time in my life when that was the case.  I find myself looking at it in the mirror every chance I get :-)  Bandages and all!

I did get yelled at by my surgeon to stop doing too much.  I'm feeling pretty good and DH is not exactly keeping up with the housework, so I emptied the dishwasher thinking that if I did it one dish at a time it wouldn't be a big deal.  Wrong.  I was ordered to stay on the couch and rest and to use my abs as little as possible for a while.  Of course I can walk around, but I'm not allowed to stoop or bend or pick *anything* up.  I hate being so dependant on my DH when I'm feeling so good.  Not to mention that he's a typical man and if I ask for something I'm lucky to get part of it 30 minutes later.

I have a fellow DS friend that's arriving tonight to stay a few days though, so DH can go back to work, so I think that will be lots of fun. 

All in all, I'm trucking along in my recovery and feeling pretty good. 

I weighed myself this morning, just out of curiosity and I'm down another 3 pounds.  Still obese according to BMI, but what do they know!!

YAY! I know the feeling with trying to get my hubby and sons to do things how I want them done but it's a lesson for me. lol. Great to hear your recovery is going well!