The lines that are running up and down are the indention lines from the foam inserts that go under my compression binder.
Swelling has not been bad at all - mainly I get swelling at the love handle or flank area, where the liposuction was done. Usually by the late afternoon I start to swell a bit. Over all not near as bad as I had read about or been told about.
The little bit of actual pain I have had was controlled with pain meds. I did catch a bit of a cough and that ranked right up there with natural childbirth on the pain meter. WOWZA! not good.
I have had alot of women ask me about how I am handling my house and kids and work and recovery. Well the truth is I am not handling anything but my recovery and a little bit of work. The house and kids are being handled by a great friend, My mom and of course Big Daddy. That is probably why I have recovered so well. The best advice I could give you moms who want to do this is to make sure you have help with everything for a good 3 weeks. I still can not lift my 1 year old and he is 30 pounds.
I am at day 18 post op and just within the last few days was able to get in and out of the seated position by myself. Be very detailed in your plan to have help during your recovery. It is vital to a glitch free recovery and you will be glad that you did.
Another question I have received is "When will you be posting pics of how your boobs are healing?"
I will not be posting pics of this progress. I am not comfortable sharing pics of my boobies and I am pretty sure Big Daddy would flip his lid. I will however share clothed pics soon.
I am super pleased with how my boobies are recovering. The crazy thing is that I have had not one bit of discomfort in the boob area. Not even a little. The incisions are painless and are healing really well and I love the shape and feel of my new implants. I went with High Profile silicone this time around and could not be happier.
I will start back with light cardio in 3 days. I an definitely ready to get moving again, although I know it will be a long road back to my pre op fitness level.
Look for some new progression pics around 3 to 4 weeks.
Thank you for following me on this journey :)
2 comments:
Been thinking about you a lot in the last few days and praying that your recovery was going well. This is something I've been really wanting to do for several years but have been terrified of it, and after having my gall bladder out this summer had pretty well decided I'm too much of a wuss to do it. haha Maybe once you've totally recovered and I can look back over your recovery process I can make a less fearful decision on it. I'm so glad you're doing as well as you are, and we all owe you a HUGE THANKS for including us in your journey.
Do you mind my asking-- did you lose a tattoo at the incision?
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