Update, 5 days post TT

Still Fawn
on 7/29/11 7:41 pm - SIERRA MADRE, CA

I had my full TT with muscle repair on Monday around lunchtime. I came home Tuesday morning. So far the pain hasn't been too bad at all, and I am already down to taking pain meds at night only. I am down 4 pounds from the night before surgery.

I have been able to eat, sleep, and poop okay. Lol. The only things that REALLY hurt are laughing and coughing. I can get up and down and use the bathroom alone. I really hate the compression garment though, and I am stuck in it for a whole month... It rides up into my boobs and into my thighs..my drains will come out Monday- they are barely producing anything anymore. I cannot wait to take a shower after they come out! I will post pics at that point too..

Thanks to everyone for answering all my questions and being there over the past couple of years, lol.. Glad I went through with it this time!

I am still loving life with my sleeve! Been maintaining at or below goal for over 4 years!
"People spend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idle dreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill the emptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed to search was within." - Ramona L. Anderson

jtsmom02
on 7/29/11 10:14 pm - Mineola, TX

RNY on 09/09/03

Congratulations!!!

And I'm going to find you on Words with Friends! Do you play Hanging with Friends too? I have the same name there as I do here - JTsMom02.

Laina B.
250 / 160
9/9/03 Lap RNY
(Dr Charles Beall, Tyler TX - AWESOME!!!)
5/13/11 Cholecystectomy, extended abdominoplasty (anchor cut), and mastopexy
(Dr Charles Beall and Dr James Saar, Tyler TX - AWESOME!!!)
8/26/11 Abdominoplasty revision
(Dr James Saar, Tyler TX - AWESOME!!!)

sonnieN
on 7/30/11 2:42 am - grand rapids, MI

RNY on 05/14/08

Glad everything is going well for you. Sorry about the compression garment not sitting right. I actually loved mine and liked wearing it and wore it longer than I had to for the comfort it gave me.

siberiancat
on 7/30/11 3:10 am - COLUMBIA CITY, IN

RNY on 03/25/09

I wore abdominal binder for the first month and then compression corset with stays and firm compression briefs for month 2. Just got the OK yesterday to go without them.

My recovery was rough for the first 10 days - I had brachioplasty, too, at the same time as fleur de lis tummy tuck with body resculpting.

At 2 months out, my tummy still "aches." I do have a complication of tissue necrosis leaving an open wound that heals rather slow. Still have some stitches working their way up and out, too.

I'm so happy with results. So worth it.

Best wishes.

Penny
Highest Weight 255 * Wt loss includes 19 lb lost before surgery

Melinda L.
on 7/30/11 3:27 am - San Antonio, TX

RNY on 12/10/08

Sounds like your recovery is going super smooth! My LBL/BL was just a few days before yours (mine was on Wednesday 7/20) and I am still taking pain meds every 4-6 hours.

But I am super jealous that you can poop OK!! LOL I was stopped up until yesterday and those were some of the most painful hours of my life (and I have had many surgeries!!) !! :(

I'm 50/50 on my compression garment. I hate that it itches and rubs on the incisions unders my breasts - but I do feel more 'secure' and am less swollen when I wear it..

Can't wait to see pics!

RNY - 12/10/2008    Dr. Terive Duperier of BMI of Texas
Lower Body Lift / Breast Lift - 07/20/2011   Dr Peter Fisher of San Antonio Plastic Surgery Center

Still Fawn
on 7/30/11 5:35 am - SIERRA MADRE, CA

I was so scared of pooping! Lmao.. I think it was easier because of not being on the drugs. As or the garment.. The Velcro bothers my crotch.. And it makes my back hurt.. But when it's off to change dressings my tummy feels worse. Hopefully there will be a happy medium when I can switch to a different kind!

I am still loving life with my sleeve! Been maintaining at or below goal for over 4 years!
"People spend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idle dreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill the emptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed to search was within." - Ramona L. Anderson

sonnieN
on 7/30/11 10:38 am - grand rapids, MI

RNY on 05/14/08

Maybe try wearing a cotton tank top under the binder. If you are like me I didn't wear underwear so the tank top did go lower over the mons area which helped w/ the velcro touching that area.

Still Fawn
on 7/30/11 1:32 pm - SIERRA MADRE, CA

I can't wait to try this. I am not allowed to wear anything under it until the drains come out.. No tanks, no panties! Monday can't come fast enough, lol..

I am still loving life with my sleeve! Been maintaining at or below goal for over 4 years!
"People spend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idle dreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill the emptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed to search was within." - Ramona L. Anderson

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