Good Luck Limewave. I can't wait to hear about it and see how it goes.
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Good Luck Limewave. I can't wait to hear about it and see how it goes.
Fingers crossed for you!
Best of luck to you through surgery and recovery -- may it be speedy!!Quote:
Originally Posted by limewave
If/when we redo our countertops concrete tops our list.
Here's hoping the surgery is quick and easy.
Home from the hospital. Surgery went well but I was very nauseated afterwards. My stomach feels like I did a million crunches. I haven't looked at my belly yet--I'm so nervous! Thank you for all the get-well wishes!
Wow, I wasn't expecting you to check in for a few days yet! Glad you're feeling good enough to check in. Heal fast!
I am sure you are glad to be home. Heal well!
My family is taking such good care of me. I had to sleep in a recliner because i have to stay in a bent position for five days. When I am sitting I have very little pain. It's the attempt to stand up that is brutal. My arms feel pretty good and I have almost full use of them already.
Continue to heal well!! Thank you for sharing your journey - you are such an inspiration in so many ways!!
I can't wait to see your results!! And kudos on your family for being so great. My ovary and cyst removal is in about 11 days and I predict my guys will be great, too. They were wonderful when I had my breast reduction almost 10 years ago.
I hope your recovery continues to go well!
Day 2 post-op: the pain is manageable. I had a decent night sleeping in the recliner. Today, however, I have really bad acid reflux and have throw up a few times. I can't take any antacids because they interact with my prescriptions. I also have to stay in a bent position which isn't helping. I haven't had anything to eat since breakfast. DH also helped me take a shower today. I am still too nervous to see my stomach. DH said it looks really good. He offered to take a picture so I can see it when I am ready. That is all for now. I really appreciate all the encouragement you all have been sending my way.
Day 3: horrible night last night. I am experiencing severe heartburn and nausea. I haven't been able to take my meds since 10 last night because I keep throwing up. I just swallowed 3 tsp of apple cider vinegar and that actually seems to be helping. That is all for now.
Hang in there....remember that both peppermint and ginger are good for upset tummies....tea or hard candy....
Ugh. What did they give you as far as painkillers? Can you call your doc and see about getting something that's a little easier on your system? (Ok, none of them are great, but...)
Hang in there. Gentle ((hugs)).
I'm on Norco and Ibuprofen for pain. I'm also taking bactrim. I stopped taking both of the painkillers for now. And after calling the doctor this morning I am also on something for the nausea. Things are going a bit better than earlier today.
Oh, yes, the Norco would cause nausea. Glad you've got something for the nausea and you're feeling better, even if it's only a bit. It's hard to rest when you're puking. :|
This is the worst thing ever. I truly hope the end result is worth it all. I haven't had a BM in a week and I've tried everything. I shudder to think what I may end up having to do to resolve that issue.
Staying in a bent position and sleeping in a chair is doing a number on my back.
Bit the worst part is I can't hug and snuggle with my kids :(
(((((Lime))))) Hope you feel better very soon.
After I busted my wrist Norco stopped me up something fierce!!! I don't recall what finally worked…milk of magnesia, perhaps? Or Senekot + stool softener. See what your doctor recommends. Perhaps something old-school like a glycerine suppository would even work.
I hope you feel better fast. I suspect a lot of your woes are due to narcotic pain meds. I tend to get all the nasty effects from those, too.
Oh my goodness. I am sorry you are having a tough post-op. It is the worst. I just talked to a family member yesterday that is post-op and we laughed about pain vs constipation. It is a tough choice. I would not wish that on anyone. So sorry.
I think I used stool softeners and a small bit of MofM to reboot the system after my last surgery. Holy Moly, hang in there.
Talk to your doc. S/he might be able to recommend something stronger than than the remedies we think of.
Hope you "go" soon.
MoM seemed to do the trick. I was able to shower this morning--I'm feeling a little better today. Thanks for all the encouragement!
Glad the MoM worked, that stuff is magic for me after surgery. You'll be right as rain in no time.
I'm starting to feel a lot better. My follow-up appointment isn't until Tuesday. I'm really hoping to have both drains removed--I think that will go a long way in feeling somewhat normal again. I started sleeping in my bed last night. It went alright. Its very awkward to have to sleep in one position and not be able to move at all. My back was killing me by 6 AM. But I slept from 9 PM to 2:30 AM and then until 6 AM--not bad! I cannot believe how much better my belly looks. The doctor must have removed a lot of skin. I had a Fleur de Lis Tummy Tuck which, by my understanding, is only done on people who have lost more than 100 pounds.
My arms look great. I cannot believe how different they are! When I used to put my elbows on an arm rest, I could feel my upper arm--all the way up to my arm pit, also resting on the arm rest! I had so much skin hanging there. It's always bothered me. Now my arms look normal! It's amazing. Finally starting to turn that corner :)
Thanks again for all the support. I'll post a picture after the drains are out . . .
So happy to hear that your results are already showing! And that you're feeling so much better. Anesthesia and pain meds can really wreck havoc on a person's system.
Lime.
I'm very happy for you. Good luck through your recovery.
I just posted two photos. For as long as I can remember I have wanted to be able to wear jeans with a tucked-in shirt and belt. I've never been able to because of my apron of skin. I kind of had two aprons--an upper and a lower, if that makes sense. I've always had to wear clothes to cover things up. Yesterday I finally had the drains removed. I still have medical bandages on everything and have to keep my entire abdomen compressed, but already things look so great!!! We went out for our weekly family breakfast and I wore jeans for the first time. I'm so happy!
My arms are looking good too. Normally they test the seam of a sleeve and if I were to wear something short, like this t-shirt, my arm would spill out and hang down several inches. I have to keep these compressed for a week or two more as well. I swapped out my medical compression sleeves for cute running ones :)
The photos are taken in my daughter's room--she's the only one in the family with a big mirror.
You look awesome!
You are beautiful! Congratulations on the outcome and am very glad that it is working out as desired. Ive thought about doing this, but the thought of a third stomach surgery isn't a good one...
You look amazing!!
You look fabulous!
Ditto, totally worth it. You look great!
What captured me is your expression in the arm photo. You look so happy and proud and kindof amazed. I love that!
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Wow, you look fantastic, limewave! I am normally not a big fan of plastic surgery, but I certainly think there are cases when it's completely appropriate. In folks who have lost a lot of weight, I can completely see the reasoning and need. No more hiding behind big, baggy clothes for you! :D
Thanks everyone! I can't wait to start running and biking again. I can't imagine how different things are going to feel without that apron of skin. I also always used to get bad/painful rashes on my arms from the sleeves rubbing on my skin--I'm hoping that won't be an issue any more either.
I felt good enough this weekend to do a bit of Christmas shopping for the kids. We went WAY overboard and bought our daughter a 2013 Salsa El Mariachi XS 29er!!!!! One of her mountain biking heros is Salsa sponsored Danielle Musto. DS will be so excited! It's definitely going to be a big bike for her. We made sure to take measurements and she will have decent standover. In fact, we looked at some 24" and 26" bikes and she'll have better geometry on the XS 29er than those. There was a 24" Scott cyclocross bike that DS had her eyes on. We considered that bike as well. But when we looked at it earlier this summer, it fit her perfectly. Which is not a good thing as she is young and growing a lot. We recently measured her and she grew 6" in ten months!
I'm so excited for Christmas! :D
Wow you look fabulous!
I just had my 3 week post-op appointment. Everything is healing very well! All the scabs are gone, there's no red or infected areas, no fluid build-up. It's looking SO good I'm approved to take a bath tomorrow!!!! When I first found out at the pre-op appointment that I wouldn't be able to take a bath for 2 months--that was a tough pill to swallow. I'm super excited about taking a long hot bath first thing in the morning (after the kids are shuffled to school). And, next week Thursday I' have full clearance to begin exercising again! I can walk, jog, do sit ups, lift weights--whatever I want! Yay!!!! Obviously I'll have to ease back into things, but this is great news. This is weeks earlier than what I had planned. I didn't think I'd be back on my bike for at least another 3 weeks.