
Gwen M.

Gwen M. posted a discussion topic 7 years, 11 months ago
I'm feeling great!
I started with 10mg of oxy every 6 hours and 5mg of Valium every 6 hours (so one or the other every 3 hours) and I'm now done with the Valium and only taking 2.5mg of oxy every 6 hours. Tomorrow I plan to switch to tylenol

Gwen M. posted a comment 7 years, 11 months ago

Gwen M. posted a discussion topic 7 years, 11 months ago
Surgery was yesterday. Art and I got to Sibley shortly before check in at 530. Quick drive from a nearby hotel. It wasn't too long before I was called back for pre-op stuff. Peed in a cup, got my hospital gown on, got my IV in.
Then Dr Michaels

Gwen M. posted a discussion topic 7 years, 11 months ago
Surgery was yesterday. Art and I got to Sibley shortly before check in at 530. Quick drive from a nearby hotel. It wasn't too long before I was called back for pre-op stuff. Peed in a cup, got my hospital gown on, got my IV in.
Then Dr Michaels

Gwen M. posted a comment 7 years, 11 months ago

Gwen M. posted a comment 7 years, 11 months ago

Gwen M. posted a discussion topic 7 years, 11 months ago
Aaaaaah, three days to go! Today I start surgery prep - arnica, stool softener, and hibiclens!
It's super weird getting dressed and thinking, "wow, this is one of the last times I'll ever wear this bra" and "wow, this is one of the last time

Gwen M. posted a discussion topic 7 years, 11 months ago
Happy Friday, everyone! It's three days until surgery for me, so I get to start arnica, hibiclens showers, and stool softeners today. I've also got Tai Chi and my monthly massage! Lots of fun and excitement.
Any big plans for the weekend?

Gwen M. posted a discussion topic 7 years, 11 months ago
Good morning VSGers! I'll post this quick and then edit in a moment.
1: protein shake
2: protein shake
3: gangnam style pasta (just the sauce for me)
liquid and vites: on track
exercise: nope
How about you? Ho

Gwen M. posted a discussion topic 7 years, 11 months ago
How long did you wait to buy new bras after having your breasts done? For swelling, etc?
What did you wear in the meantime?
Did the style of bra that you preferred change after surgery? If so, how did it change?
(Please

Gwen M. posted a discussion topic 7 years, 11 months ago
I had my pre-op for surgery #2 today! It was also a two month post-op for surgery #1.
So let's see. He put silver nitrate on the oozy spot where my right hip drain was. He thinks upping my protein will help with the hair loss so I need to ma

Gwen M. posted a discussion topic 7 years, 12 months ago
Morning all! I'll go ahead and get this started. I've got two weeks left to exercise, so I'll try to make them count. It's challenging, though, since I'm having a hard time finding that fine line between doing enough and doing too much! When I do t

Gwen M. posted a discussion topic 7 years, 12 months ago
Morning all! Weird to put an August date in the subject line. This means I'm two weeks pre-op for reconstructive plastic surgery #2. EEEEEK. I'd really like to see 145 on the scale between now and then but it seems impossible. I had been down to 1

Gwen M. posted a comment 7 years, 12 months ago

Gwen M. posted a discussion topic 7 years, 12 months ago
I'm super stiff and sore from yesterday's activities, so I'll be resting today so I don't put myself in the place I was last week which was exhausted all week from the weekend. Listening to my body is still a daily challenge.
No big plans fo

Gwen M. posted a discussion topic 7 years, 12 months ago
My second surgery is in 15.5 days and I realized I haven't thought much about what my recovery will be like. I'll be having an upper body lift (back, sides) and mastopexy (lift, no augmentation).
What can I expect movement wise in my arms?

Gwen M. posted a discussion topic 8 years ago
Good morning, all! I'm still feeling a bit run down from my weekend/week so I decided to sleep in a little and just go to Tai Chi class this morning. I can't wait - I haven't been except to visit briefly since I had my last surgery! Then I've got a

Gwen M. posted a discussion topic 8 years ago
Do I really get to start the meal thread today?! Yay rah!
Today should be a busy day here. I've got to get my pre-op blood work done this morning, so I'm fasting until after that. Then I'm back home to work on school before meeting up with

Gwen M. posted a discussion topic 8 years ago
Hi!
I use Trendweight and love it a lot, but I always find myself wishing that I could add annotations to weigh-ins. Like "period started today" or "had surgery." Or whatever.
Do you know of any weight tracking apps or websites th

Gwen M. posted a comment 8 years ago

Gwen M. posted a discussion topic 8 years ago
Deanna, Future PinUp Girl, Sharon? Anyone else? (Sorry for misspelled names.) How are you all doing?
I'm 7 weeks post-op from my LBL and brachioplasty and 3 weeks pre-op for my mastopexy and UBL.
Doing well. My butt hurts a lot -

Gwen M. posted a discussion topic 8 years ago
Hi all.
Today I had my pre-op appointment with my PCP. (I've got my second round of reconstructive surgeries coming up in, omg, 20 days.) This was the first time I'd seen her since my last surgery. She was super impressed with my results s

Gwen M. posted a discussion topic 8 years ago
http://m.seasons52.com/menu-listing/dinner
If you were eating here for dinner, what would you order?

Gwen M. posted a comment 8 years ago
