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I am doing great!! I went to the doctor today and she was very pleased. I have a couple of areas that pulled away from the sutures, but they are healing well and appear pretty superficial. The incision at my mons is sluffing off some, but again very superficial. I am putting neosporin on these areas and that's it. I was so relieved after going to the doctor today. I have 2 very small dog ears at the top of my thigh incisions(one on each side) and on my left hip I have a little pooch. I wasn't sure if it was swelling or fat. Anyway, I wasn't sure if it was a big deal or not. Probably noone except me would notice either of these things. Well, my surgeon had noticed them too and when I am completely healed she is going to fix them. Very minor. She will do it in the office. Not a big deal at all. I was so relieved. I am VERY happy with my results and had convinced myself that I just needed to quite being so picky. I am so excited to know that she wants to fix them and that it will be easily done. I am still having a very small amount of drainage on my back so she removed all but 4 of my staples. When the drainage stops she will take those out. I know that sounds like a lot of stuff, but they are all very minor. I feel really good this week. I am still swollen, but less and less everyday. I HAVE BEEN RELEASED TO WALK FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXERCISE!!!!! WOOHOO!! Still no running, but I can live with that for now. I am so excited!! I was down 10 pounds since surgery. According to her scales I have lost 14 pounds of fat and gained 4 pounds of muscle. I am not sure how that is possible since I have been mostly sitting, but at least I haven't lost a lot of muscle during this process. According to her scales I have 7 pounds of fat left to lose. I want to lose a little more than that, but i can't believe I am getting this close to goal!! I am very excited tonight. I am starting to feel human again!! I will ahve to be careful not to overdo it with my little bit of added freedom. Thank you all so much for your thoughts and prayers and for following my progress. DH is going to take pictures in the morning and I will post some so you all can see my results. I am very pleased!!

Thanks Leslie. I am doing well. I go back to the doctor today to get the rest of my staples out. Hopefully I will get the go ahead to start walking at the track!

Karey, So glad you are out and about again!! That's great news. I can't imagine the frustration of being on bed rest. Just being less active and having to "rest" alot is about to drive me crazy. You and Shalee are troupers!! Hope you are having a great day!!

ok, for some reason my format is wrong. Would some kind soul fix it for me!! Thanks

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That is tood cool that the 2 of you can reach such huge milestones together!! Cheering you on from my recliner!!

So glad to hear from you. I'm glad you are doing better. I am going crazy not being able to get back to normal activities and all the swelling. I can't imagine how frustrating complete bedrest must be for you and Karey!! Hang in there.

way to go Georgia and Leslie!!!! I can't wait to be running again with you guys!! Don't worry too much about those pounds Georgia. They will come off!! This is such an awesome thread. Even though I can't run I look forward to coming here to find out what's going on with everyone. Things are still good here. I don't have anything exciting to report. Just sitting around doing nothing!!

Way to get back after it Georgia. I am doing well. I am so bored. This sitting around thing is NOT FOR ME!! DH and I were talking alst night, and it is so funny. 1 year ago I would have loved to be able to just lay around, but I am goign nuts. It is time to get out!! Problem is, when I venture out for very long I swell up like a pumpkin and end up paying for it!! I go to the doctor on Thursday. She is goign to take the rest of my staples out (I hope). She said that after the staple are all out I can start walking at the track. SO.....maybe next week I can start my slow proccess towards running again. I am really recovering very well. I am just very impatient!! I know yall are all shocked!

Thanks guys. I am really doing great. I have just learned that if I overdo it man this swelling is a big deal. I find it much easier to just be very compliant and sit in my recliner so that I don't have to deal with feeling like I am going to pop open. I hope this passes pretty soon. Anyway, I go to the doctor on Thursday to have the rest of my staples taken out. As wel as I am doing, I don't think I had prepared myself mentally for the long healing process that this type surgery involves. Ready to get off the couch!!! Amy

Hey guys!! Welcome NFaith!! This is an awesome thread!! Glad you are joining us! Went to the doctor this morning. She removed my staples and stitches on the front of me and my thighs. I only hae staples on my back now. She also took my drains out. This is all going faster than I expected!! I feel really good today. I can drive and shower!! WOOHOO!! I am fixing to get in the shower now!

My doctor's office called this morning and asked if I could come in today instead of tommorow. So, I went this morning. GUESS WHAT??? She removed my drains and all of my staples/stitches on the front of me. I still have 1 line of staples across my back. She is going to leave them in for another week because of the drainage on my back. She said that I probably needed a drain on the back and that the drainage is healthy. The tissue looks healthy. it just needed to drain. So, I have lots of steri strips and a dressing on my back. She said that it is even more important that I wear my compression garment now to get the rest of the fluid out. She feels like I am doing very well. I can drive again as well! WHOOHOO!!! There is one area at my pubic area that the skin is very purple. She said that I will have a little wound to deal with there. She said that the skin there is going to start sluffing a little. It looks like it will be very superficial and will probably just need a little neosporin. Nothing for now. It is covered with steristrips!! I am really excited and am progressing really well. I am fixing to get in the shower.

I am staying on plan because it works!!

Hey guys! I had a really good day today. I pushed myself, but I don't think I ovrdid it. This morning we went out for breakfast. I actually sat in a booth at a resteraunt. I was much proud of that!! Then we Drove about 30 minutes to Gilmer and went to Walmart. In all, we were gone for about 2 1/2 hours. When I got home I was exhausted. DH padded me with pillows in my bed and I took some pain medicine. I took the best 2 hour nap and feel really good this evening. My back is still draining. It doesn't look infected at all. I go back to the doctor on Friday. She didn't put a drain in my back. After surgery she said she wished that she had. Therefore, I don't think the drainage is a bad thing. It would be in the drain if I had on in my adk. Does that make sense?? She has mentioned taking me back to the or under iv sedation and putting one in my back, but I'm hoping the draiage will slow down enough by Friday to not need that!! My incisions all look very healthy. I am very pleased!! I almost forgot. I weighed 170 the monring of surgery. This morning....162!!!!!!! Down 8 pounds and it is only day 5. Once all of this swelling goes away I am thinking I may be prety close to my goal I can't wait to start running and being active again. That's the worst part of all this. I want to move.

I agree with everyone. This season sucks!! The only workout we saw last night was a little bit of the last chance workout. They make it look like that is all they do all week. Anyway, Vicki and Heba are evil. That little drama between Phil, haba and Brady was ridiculous. I was ok with Brady, but he is on my bad list too. I can't stand the blue team, and love the black team. GO COLLEEN!!!!!!! Her leaving during the Heba Phil arguement is just what you would expect form her. She is not here for all that. She wants to work hard and change!! GO COLEEN!!!!

Right there with ya Karey. Man, I am getting bored. This too shall pass!!

Down 5 and recovering from tt surgery. I won't make goal, but I am expecting the scales to keep dropping as all of this swelling goes down!! *****START WEIGHT*****CURRENT WEIGHT********GOAL********LBS. LOST ****:laugh:************:w00t:*************:tt2:*************:w00t:******** 1dayatime..........263............259............243............4 2BHealthE!.........194............179............194............0 ahsem2bme..........244............244............225............0 aJoneen............223............213............213...........10 Aphrodite1984......208............208............190............0 Ariel..............199............191.3..........185..........7.6 ArmyWife4life......209.5..........209.5..........190............0 Barb12590..........228............212............213...........16 Bea1128............210.5..........201.5..........188............9 blueriley..........206............206............190............0 Brandymom1234......227............151.9..........135..........4.1 Caramia71..........208............202............195............6 cQQlgirl...........194............189............185............5 Crzytchr...........281............265............265...........16 DebinFl............181............177............168............4 georgiagirl........245............227............220...........18 HarleyGirl.........188............182............175............6 HeatherA...........210.5..........199.4..........200.........11.1 HeatherO...........155............143............140...........12 Ivyrose325.........212............212............199............0 Jazzyywan..........255............255............190............0 Jodi_620...........196............176............177...........20 KikiVal315.........237.5..........229............220..........8.5 Lana24.............208............193............190............2 laurigee...........180............169............160...........11 Leslie2Lose........220............214............205............6 lindar172 .........274.2..........258............256.........16.2 LisaB..............205.5..........192............180.........13.5 livn4thm...........235............229............210............6 Long2bthin.........248............227............230...........21 Luu2008............203............199.5..........183..........3.5 Mamanmidwife.......299............276............280...........23 mamato3............186............186............170............0 MarinaBleu.........226.5..........226.5..........216............0 memom..............210............210............168...........42 Minxz..............299............286............280............9 mominlv13..........299.8..........282.4..........280.........17.4 Momof5.............192.5..........187.5..........175..........5.0 nip50..............175............166............160............9 NukeChik...........218............213............208............5 NurseNiki..........258............244............239...........14 odamay.............242............242............225............0 paige65............252............240............232............8 Peaches11..........205............205............194............0 pj_txlady..........220............213.5..........200..........6.5 Redtulips3.........180............171............169............9 Renee74............214............198.5............199..........16 Renewedhope........171............162............150............9 reif78.............294............195............185............0 savimama...........216............216............200............0 shaversd...........230.5..........225............210..........5.5 SpecialK...........294............286............280............8 Sunshine2..........177............167............167...........10 Tess...............304............296............280............8 thatDEgirl.........211............191.6..........195.........19.4 tp78...............201............192............180............9 Turler.............225............215............210...........10 wendyw.............192............179............172...........13 wowox7.............195............175............170...........20 WyominGirl.........327............321............312............6 __________________ __________________

I am definately out for the rest of October. PS went well. I'll be cheering yall on till sometime in November!!

I'm staying on plan today because I had a tt on Friday. Now I can see the results of staying on plan and IT IS WORTH IT!!

Kathy, so glad you had a good first day!! I am a bit pooped today. This morning i washed my hair in the sink, waxed my face and got dressed. This afternoon we went to CVS and then changed all of the dressings and washed my compression garment. Doesn't sound like a lot but changing the dressings and standeing to do it was VERY exhausting. I have pretty much laid around all evening. I got to see myself for the first time today. It was crazy. I really am petite and have a waist and shape. I am in awe. I can't believe this is my body. I'll post pictures when I get a little further along!! Yall have a great night!!

Shalee, I have a little spot as well where a vertical and horizontal incision meet on my inner thigh that looks like a suture pulled loose. We steri stripped it today and it looks fine. I figure with as many sutures as we have there is bound to be a stubborn area or two. hang in there. You will be up and going until then. So glad you are doing so well!!

I haven't been on much either. It is really hard to sit in a regular chair. The incision going all the way around is quite a deal. It makes it pretty difficult to get comfortable. howeve, I am not regretting the decision at all. Today DH and I changed all of my dressings so I got to take the compression garment off and see myself for the first time. Very surreal. I can't believe that is me. Lots of swelling, but under this garb is a petite little waist. I can actually see my back bone. My tummy is SOOO flat. I will definately post pictures when I heal a little more. I can still see imperfections, but I am so amazed with my results. I stll can't believe that body attached to my head is mine!! It is really difficult to put into words. I have worked so hard for this and I finally can really see the results. BTW, I weighed today. I weighed 170 the morning of surgery. The doctor removed 8.2 pounds. I am obviously VERY swollen so I was very pleased when the scales said 166.2 this afternoon. I feel pretty good. More discomfort than pain. One of my drains pulls funny and really gives me grief, but that is my biggest complaint!!

I'm so excited for you Kathy!! Have a great first day back!! I am doing great!! Still swollen, but moving a little better. DH and I actually went to the movie place and rented a couple of movies. It felt good to get out! SPeaking of, he is waiting to start a movie. More later!!