Tommorow....

[donescobar2000]

I am wearing some type of garment. I loosened it a little thinking it may be to tight, cutting off circulation. I may wait till later to wash up. I am really afraid to take it off. Other than that I am sitting here in my lazy boy playing my video games. I can not wait to get better. There is nothing on t.v. lol. I guess ill get through it. Today I have to make an appointment to see my surgeon he says that he is going to take off my strainer and decapitor.

 

[jenscats5]

Don't loosen the garment too much! You need the compression to help the skin reattach. If it's really really really tight loosen it a tad but it's supposed to be tight.

My advice is to have someone help you shower. Like stand in the shower with you so you can hold onto them. Why? Cuz the sight of the surgery areas will freak you out, cuz taking off the garment will cause your blood pressure to drop & you'll feel like you're going to pass out, puke or both (& weak) & when you feel that way you can't wash up & rinse off. The first shower is so very hard! You'll be exhausted afterwards!

Where in MD are you?

 

[donescobar2000]

I live in Hyattsville. In Price Georges County. 5 min from the DC borderline. I loosened it a bit but it is still tight.

 

[donescobar2000]

Today is my first visit to my doctor since surgery. I finally washed by myself. I go tired so fast but I got through it by simply sitting on the edge of the tube. Yesterfday evening was horrible. I had a headache that kills along with nausea. My mother put a cold pack on my head and told me to relax. I finally went to sleep after constant sounds of pain coming out of my mouth. I think when that happens I need food. Today I had a slight headache again but I ate and it kinda went away. I have been eating whatever mostly healthy food. The worst of it may be a serving of ice cream, cheese and brocolli soup, and a Tuscan Sub, from Quiznos. Its a sub place. Anyways I talk later. I am at the doctors office.

 

[jenscats5]

Yeah, time after surgery sucks!! There's nothing on TV & you just plain hurt! Again the first week is the hardest. It'll get better next week or the week after!! I wouldn't worry about what you eat this week. Just make sure you eat enough.

How much did he take off you? Pounds wise? Did he remove your drains today?

 

[donescobar2000]

Yea I removed my drains. I really don't know how many pounds came off. The doctor said I am going to love my results. Especially when ibecause I worked my butt off at the gym. I can not wait to finish my dream. My dream is to become lean as possible. My guess is a good 10 lbs of skin was taken off. I weighed 172. It flucatuated a lot because I know I carried a lot of extra water weight because of the skin. I look so tiny now. Before I used to look like gained weight overnight.

 

[donescobar2000]

Getting much stronger. Finally am getting around to playing my video games. Oh and I am eating everything. Metal Gear Solid baby. Had for almost 2 years and finally took it out the wrap.

 

[overhead]

Just out of curiosity did your insurance cover that, and if not how much was it? I was trying to figure out how one could convince an insurance company that it was a required procedure. Good luck with the recovery.

 

[donescobar2000]

Insurance does not cover it at all. It ran me about 11000. But is was that much because i also had some chest work done and it also included the anestesia and the operating room. The tummy tuck is probably 6000. Personally I used to retain a lot of water, because of the skin. Now im havin more trip to the bathroom than before. I also think the fact that I used to tuck my stomach under my pants it would conflict with my digestion process. I don't know if it's the colate that is helping now or the fact that my stomach is gone. I take more trip to have a bowel movement as well.