Got my operation today

[gbone]

Today is the day I go in for my tummy tuck,its a strange feeling of excitement and a bit of fear.

I just hope to god it isnt cancelled when I get there and have to wait a month or two again I couldnt bear it having come this close to see it moved,I have built myself up for this for a month or two now and am finally ready to get rid of this bloody skin.

I have never had anasthetic or even been in hospital before so I am a bit scared but its overshadowed by the fact my weight loss is nearly over and this op is the final piece.

See you in a few days hopefully,if not I,ll be posting in a few hours moaning its been cancelled

 

[josieslimmer]

Good luck on your weight lose. ( i have my byoass op next Saturday) Hope today goes well and you wake up with a nice flat tummy and no loose skin. x good luck x

 

[32bme]

Good luck and speedy recovery on your T.T. lets see some photos later if you can.
Best wishes Mia

 

[SarahSez]

Good luck, you'll be fine. Post some pics when you're up to it

 

[gbone]

Just got back from the hospital had to stay in a full week.

Things did not go according to plan but everything seems fine now.

Had my operation monday afternoon came round fine bandaged up nice and tight but about 8pm that night my right side seemed very swollen and extremely tender drifting in and out I kept nodding off till about midnight.at about 1 am the nurse and a few junior doctors woke me up in a pool of my own blood and told me I needed emergency surgery and a blood transfusion straight away,I finally come round again at 7am tuesday morning then pretty much slept straight through tuesday with my catheters and drips in.Wedenesday I woke up and started hammering the morphine then about wednesday afternoon gingerly sat up everything was tight but different than before,since then I have pottered about the drains have pretty much run clear and they sent me home today with a flat stomach and some painkillers the district nurse has to come tomorrow to check the drains then I go back wednesday to have them out and my dressings changed.

Even now its done its bizarre,its not perfect left side feels slightly less tight than right, only 5 days after the second op and am still pretty swollen and tender not to mention bruised,but I keep looking at my self side on lifting my top up and still being amazed that I have no hanging apron below my belt line.The surgeon said 2.3kg of skin was removed

One thing that surprises me is the fact I dont look that different clothed but naked the difference is mind blowing,I have lost no size really thats why I look similar clothed but everything is nice and tight not saggy,I like the fact that my jeans and boxers fit against my skin and I for once have not got a big saggy flap of skin tucked into them..

I know it will get better and the swelling will go,but even in the slightly swollen bloated and massively bruised position I am now Its more than I could have hoped for looking at myself last monday,its not a perfectly flat normal stomach but its my flat stomach and i would do it again everyday

 

[SarahSez]

I'm glad you're ok, shame things didn't go to plan but you're ok now and that's the main thing.

It's a wierd feeling after a TT, and over the next few wks you will go through a rollercoaster of emotions, everything from frustration to estatic, but its all worth it at the end of the day.

Keep us up to date on how you're doing though.

 

[gbone]

Thanks for the comments,and sarah I hear you on the emotions .Over this last week or two I have had more mood swings than in the rest of my life.

Its strange but since coming out of hospital I am really irritable and short with people,mainly due to the constant niggly pain of the drains nothing bad but if I move a bit quick or turn over wrong.and also the fact that constipation has now given way to diahorrea

Also this last few days I dont know if I am coming down with the flu or what but I have never felt so tired and run down,I just dont feel up to doing anything,I just want to sleep,maybe this is not that extraordinary after having 2 big ops in one day

 

[tubbiesgirl]

I am pleased for you that all went ok in the end, post operative pain can affect people in different ways, hence the niggy mood swings, I had a C section for my second daughter and had to have drains as I developed a heamatoma ( collection of blood under the cut) and it stayed in for 7 days after going home, when it came out I felt so much better, even though I didnt realise at the time it was hurting and pulling, time heals and I am sure your family are pleased all is ok even if you are a grumpo!!well done