KirstenHope

The tingle in my arms is uncomfortable. I was told to message the scare area but it totally creeps me out. Hubby is away working When he comes home on Tuesday I will be requesting he starts rubbing them. I am feeling good. Send us some pictures when you get all your drains out!!

That is great! I had my appointment too. thinks are looking great. I am able to not wear anything on my arms and it is making them swell and tingle BUT not a happy tingle (is that swell hell?) I am happy to be able to go back to wearing "normal" clothes but the loose of feeling creeps/freaks me out a bit. I am on the message the scars and use coco butter on the scares phase. My scares look great. I little punky looking in the arm pick but getting better every day. I can move my right arm almost anyway. My left arm is WAY more stiff. I can now clip a bra behind my back. One thing that is kind of funny is my arm pit hair. I do have some left but not very much. I guess a lot of it was removed - never thought about it until I finally felt good enough to save in the shower and went to check the pits out and it had VERY little hair. Another guess I guess!

AND ..... I did not have implants and my boobs look great. I was a 38DD (I have a picture in my album) and I too look great in a full coverage bra. I am now a 38D - after swelling from Lipo done on my sides goes down I should be a 36 D. I am wearing 38 D . I am totally happy I did not do implants.

Yay!! 14 days!! I look very similar to you (just a tad bit lighter ) And I just had my 3 week post op appointment today!! YAY! Everything is great!! My scars look good. I was told that I could stop wearing the compression sleeves but I am not sure I like the way my arms feel without them. I have to stay in a soft full support bra for another couple of weeks. Then after the 6 week mark I can wear any type I like. I started to get feeling back (A little) in my arms but still a long way to go. Over all I feel good. I did take a pill for the swelling but I can not remember what it was and the PS gave it to me at my post op. The ice was a wonderful the first couple of days and so where LOTS of pillows. Keeping my arm up all night seemed to really help. I just have to let me dogs out into a yard but I was up and doing well after day 2. The drains freaked my out a bit but I had them out on days 3 (thank god!) I could totally dress myself and shower if I needed to, having the help was nice but not totally nessary. I quiet smoking a month out and I drank a little in the few weeks up to surgery. I also drank A LOT of water right before so my skin would be nice a hydrated ( not sure it helped but it made me feel better!) Keep us updated!

I did not own a sports bra either! I could never image sticking my saggy boobs into one. They never felt good in one. I am wearing sports bra or Bali no underwire bras. That is not bothering me soo much. The heat and the sleeves are a little bit of a pain. Kathy, make sure you check back in after your appointment!!

That is great. I go Tuesday too for a check up. No drains or steri strips left so I am hoping he will tell me that I can stop wearing the compression sleeves all the time! I also have pain in my lower arms! The sleeves come down a few inches past my elbows like a 3/4 length sleeves. If I roll them up to my elbows it helps the pain in my lower arm go away. The sleeves are also making the incision area in my arm pits angry. My right arm feels almost normal, expect from the numbness on the underside. My left arm does not sit next to my body yet, still a little robotic. Today my boobs are ultra sensitive. Not painful just tingly I guess. I am not sure if it is the nerves reconnecting or what but it is making me aware of them all the time. Something else to add to my list of questions for the Dr. I having swelling from the Lipo on the side of boobs, I think. It feels squishy not hard like my boob where. So I am a little paranoid that it is not swollen and I still have side boobs. I know he did lipo there so I think I am being really impatient. Thanks for the update!!

How you felling Kathy?I am doing good. I am having a reaction to the steri strips so I am on a steroids now but other then that I feel good. I am totally over wearing the compression sleeves. My PS says to wear them for 3 weeks. So I have another 5 days. I actually do like the way they feel but it is HOT in Florida and I am wearing longer sleeve shirts to hid them. Look forward to your reply!!

He is luck he can eat his dinner and mine and not gain weight! Yup, He is a keeper!

I tell everyone (sometimes even the waiter so they stop asking if everything is alright!) My mother-in-law knows I had the surgery and still will say Is that all you are eating!! My husband is great about "covering" for too. He will take some off my plate or share servings. I do understand what you are saying but since I have told everyone in my life I answer a little differently. I also often when in public eating I will eat things I know I can get down, like soup or a small salad. or I order apps. The only time I really stress is going to someone's house for dinner. The portions are harder to control but that's when my hubby will come and steal off my plate. Good luck!! I personally would tell anyone that I was close to in my life. The people closest to me are my support!!

A little history - I was banded Dec 2010. I have lost 100 so far. I have had some ups and downs but for the most part I am VERY happy with having the surgery. I have had 4 fills and I can not remember how many cc's I have - I think and 8.5 or 9. I am a size 14 (I think I was 10 or 11 years old the last time I saw a size 14) Over all I feel Awesome BUT I have lots of sagging skin. My boobs are giving me directions to my toes and my arms look like a roosters neck. My belly is not bad at but my thigh skin is very loose and droopy. Most of my weight was lower. Sooo I went for a plastic surgery consult and decided to have my boobs lifted and my arms lifted at the same time. Belly and legs will come later. Surgery is set for July 26th. I am super excited and nervous. I am worried the lift will not lift enough or the arms will still look flabby. I am also worried about the recovery. Should I get a special bra? Compression sleeves on my arms? Soo many questions. I will have time to ask my doctor all of these questions but sometimes the best advice is from ppl that have gone through it!! I will post pictures once I have the surgery. Seeing real pictures of ppl you can relate too have been helpful for me!! Any advice of feedback welcomed!

That is great!! I thought about it but really did not have issues that I could justify. Then I found out about the Care Credit and that helped me make it happen!!

I felt like I was hit by a truck the first 5 mins I was awake but it got better fast. I agree with taking the pain meds on time. That helps. If I was ready for the other surgeries I would have had as many as the Doc would have done!! Over all not a bad experience. I will feel better when I am wearing a cute bra with my new perky boobs but I am feeling pretty good right now. The drains for me did suck but it was a mental thing. I will be better prepared for them next time. I did also need help the first few days with everything but I am OK on my own now, I am also totally off of any pain meds, even over the counter stuff. I am so grateful for everyone on here too. Having people (especially Kathy!!) was great. Janiece I can not wait to see your pictures!!!

Looking good Kathy!! A shower will make you feel like gold. Just think in 6 months we will feel great!! I have 2 more surgeries but probably not for at least 6-9 more months. Need to loose 15 more pound and I need to work to pay for it!!

I finger crossed on the shower!! My drains where the length of the cut and part that was in side was square, it had little holes and the nurse had to PULL to get them out. The right side drain was not bad but the left made me see stars coming out. The boob drains where smaller tubes and came right out. Can ot wait to see new pics!!

I will give it a little while and I would also have it fixed in my next surgery. How are you geeling?? How are those drains doing???

All of my steri strips are off now. Everything is healing nice. I have one nipple a little higher then the other but I hope when things settle in they will be the same. Still have brusing but it is going away everyday.

I am in Central Florida. My legs are bad too but I am still 15 pounds from my goal weight and my boobs and arm bothered me more. I wear capris all the time and you can not tell I have saggy folded skin. In a bathing suit I can not hide it but oh well. I wear tank tops all the time and I hated my Bat wings I feel like they made me look soooo much bigger then I was. And I could not image have skinny arms and flappy boobs I will have a tummy tuck too but I have to let the funds build back up again!

I did buy a few strapless maxi dresses at walmart - the tops are scrunchy and kind of hug my breat which feels good. When I have left the house I put normal clothes on. I am able to put on a shirt over my head. To me, it does not feel good to have anything around my arms other then the compression sleeves. Where the cutting was done is still numb and shirts make the area feel strange and uncomfortable (does not hurt just weird) I wore one of the dresses into the surgery center and the nurses all said how much easier it was to dress me after. I had a wrap I used to throw over my shoulder for the car ride home to cover the bra strap, and also what ended up to be drains clipped all over me. Button down shirts would be helpful but it was easier to go to the bathroom by myself with a dress. Today I have on shorts and a tank top, nothing I would go out in public with be comfy for me at home.

Lookin Great Kathy!! They pulled my drains out and let me tell you there was no way with out being pulled those arm drain are coming out. The drains in my boobs wherea little different. Nice and perky!!

I had surgery Friday. On Sunday I took off the compression sleeves and the dressings they had put on my arms. I also took off the surgical bra and was able to remove the dressings on my boobs. Then I was able to shower. I clipped the drains to a long necklace. The first shower did not feel real great. I could not wait to get back into the sleeves and bra. My arms felt really weird and my boobs where sore, Then add a bunch of drains hanging around my neck and it made for a bizarre moment. I also kinda freak out when I first saw my boobs looking perky and my arm thin. BUT so I guess a very long answer to your question 2 days

They gave me special compression sleeves to wear 23 hours a day for 3 weeks. I don't mind wearing them at all - the sleeve make me feel like they are holding my arms together. I am wearing sports type bras right now. I am also wearing sleeveless maxi dress with like a scrunchy top that offers a little more tightness. My steri strips came off of both breast between yesterday and today. Everything looks really good so for. I am tired but feeling good.

I tried one on before I had the surgery and would work but since I had my arms lifted too I can not pull the bra over my head I will look into one once my arms are more healed!

Yay! You look great! I am still doing great to. Some of my steri strips are coming off. I am spending my first day out today. I still get tired fast but I feel good. Wait till the drains come out you will feel like a new person!