I’m one week post op, and literally so bored. All I can do is lay around all day and take little walks around the house. I’ve spent all my wake time doom scrolling, reading, and watching tv. I miss my husband and kids, but literally am hiding from them at my parents’ house because they’ll jump all over me otherwise. I still have my drains and I’m walking hunched over. This entire thing is just going to so slow.
How are you guys coping with the boredom?
Is sooo hard!! I’m trying to roll like a log on my side but I still feel my abdominal muscles hurting. Also it’s hard to go on my sides because I had flank lipo. Am I going to mess up my muscle repair? I keep reading conflicting things- that getting up/down can mess it up or only huge impacts can mess it up. Which one is it???
I am so excited and nervous!!
Excited for my huge pregnant looking belly from DR to be fixed and for the skin to leave and be able to look hot again!
Nervous for how my little kids and hubby will fare without me. And nervous that I won’t achieve the best results/look I am picturing in my mind. I want to look lean and beautiful and smooth and I’m so worried I’ll still look pregnant or not tight enough.
Here is a before picture of me sitting down at school pick up today. As you can see, I’m pretty thin, but with a big belly. I constantly get asked if I’m pregnant. Like almost every single day. Usually by little kids, but also by older people. I think they feel comfortable asking since the rest of me is thin and honestly I just look pregnant lol. I’m 5’7” and 130-135 pounds.
I’ll take a ton of before pictures tomorrow in all sorts of positions and angles because I loved seeing those before and afters posted on here.
Update 6:25 pm: just woke, my throat and incision are burning. I have to pee but too tired my surgery didn’t start until 11:40
Update 9:08 didn’t realize I still had a catheter in. Very grateful that I don’t have to get up. I have the tubes around my calves that compressed my muscles so no walking yet either. I stil have my IV for fluids and my factor 8 stuff. My abs feel like I did a million crunches and my incision feels like it’s burning. My throat does too. They just gave me morphine to help until my other meds arrive. It’s super boring and I’m trying to sleep, but I can’t. My surgeon will stop by in the morning. I can’t wait to ask her some questions. Like how big was my gap and hernia and the skin removed. I won’t get to see my tummy until tomorrow. I haven’t eaten since last night so I’m very hungry.
What should I have at my bedside for post surgery?
Should I pack a bag if I’m staying overnight? I was just thinking a phone charger and another set of clothes to leave in?
What is the order and timeline of what I wear? Like I’ll leave the hospital in a surgical binder with drains? And then what happens…? Switch to a faja when drains come out?
Scar stuff- when the doctors surgical tape comes off, can I put my own tape on it? When is that usually? When can I start scar gel or silicone gel ?
When can you usually first shower?