10 weeks post op plastics

Aug 28, 2009

So the pain is gone, but the general "I don't feel quite normal" is still hanging around.  Things are healing well and I am happy with all but the boobage.  He did a FABULOUS job, but with the reconstruction from my crappy breast reduction and the lack of tissue/thin skin issues...he had alot to fix.  He did well, but I don't think he will be done.  He places them higher than normal initially for WLS patients because we tend to drop more than the normal person.  But I guess my body disagrees, because they won't quite drop all the way.  They look fine in clothes, but nekkid you can tell.  Not terrible, but I paid too much to not have them perfect!  He said he can adjust that in office, but I am dreading being cut on again at all.  Overall, things have gone as well as could be expected for doing so much at once. 

I am not tracking my eating anymore and playing it by ear.  That is dangerous, because I seem to be splurging daily now.  The difference is that I still make sure to eat generally healthy stuff and even the splurges are in tiny amounts.  I would have had an entire bag of chips before, but now it is just 6 or 7.  My body seems to be ok with it so far, but as I get further out I will have to watch carefully in case it starts to absorb more calories.  I don't think my calories are high even with the splurges though, so all should be fine.  I watch the scale like a hawk though!

I am sooooo lucky to have made it this far...I almost feel like it is too good to be true.  I worry something (like me) will comprimise my success somewhere down the road.  But even if I gained half of my weight back I would still be healthier and thinner than I can ever remember being.  I would have been guaranteed a short life span and a life riddled with health issues had I NOT done this.  So, even if it doesn't last forever, I bought some precious, healthy, happy time living life.  I guess time will tell.

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