Re: "Inverted T" abdominoplasty

[Ohm 0]

Hello, everyone. Well this is it. This is my last posting before the op. THis time tomorrow I will have a suit of skin that actually fits me. I cannot wait!!! I'm not looking forward to the pain, and I've been warned that it will be painful, but that is the price I will have to pay. They have said that I may have a morphine pump - but I hope not. I prefer to be able to think and morphine has a nasty habit of making thinking really difficult - a bit like walking through porridge.

Kenya went for a checkup with the vet today and is fine, by the way. Totally psychotic, hectic and completely uncontrollable, but fine.

Ok, will check in again when I get out.......

[Bobbie155 0]

Good Luck I am waiting on an approval from my insurance company to have my TT. Let me know how bad the pain is

[Mimilou2004 13]

Best wishes, OHM. And I am glad Kenya is fine, too. Good luck keeping her off your belly and lap!!!!

I am looking forward to your post op posts!!!!

Mimi

[Sue Magoo 71]

Hello, everyone. Well this is it. This is my last posting before the op. THis time tomorrow I will have a suit of skin that actually fits me. I cannot wait!!! I'm not looking forward to the pain, and I've been warned that it will be painful, but that is the price I will have to pay. They have said that I may have a morphine pump - but I hope not. I prefer to be able to think and morphine has a nasty habit of making thinking really difficult - a bit like walking through porridge.

Kenya went for a checkup with the vet today and is fine, by the way. Totally psychotic, hectic and completely uncontrollable, but fine.

Ok, will check in again when I get out.......

I hope that everything went smoothly and that you're taking it very very very easy. Rest, rest, and rest some more. I know it gets boring but it's the best way to recover.

I love my band and my new flat tummy!

Sue

[BarbBee 1]

Wishing you a speedy recovery Ohm! Take care and keep us posted when you are feeling a little better. All the best!

Barb

[crzytchr 3]

Hello, everyone. Well this is it. This is my last posting before the op. THis time tomorrow I will have a suit of skin that actually fits me. I cannot wait!!! I'm not looking forward to the pain, and I've been warned that it will be painful, but that is the price I will have to pay. They have said that I may have a morphine pump - but I hope not. I prefer to be able to think and morphine has a nasty habit of making thinking really difficult - a bit like walking through porridge.

Kenya went for a checkup with the vet today and is fine, by the way. Totally psychotic, hectic and completely uncontrollable, but fine.

Ok, will check in again when I get out.......

I hope you are feeling well enough to update soon.

Wow, she is still psychotic and uncontrollable....jeez, well at least she still loves you...she does, huh?!:thumbdown:

[skinnyjeans 2]

Ohm,

Wishing you a speedy recovery

[Ohm 0]

Hi everyone – Ohm lives!!!

This is way weird. I got the old lap top out this morning just to let you all know how I am, then I answered someone elses post on another matter = and it was only when I got a personal message from Mimi that I found that the message I had posted this morning has gone walkabout.

Allow me to reassure all you girls and guys considering this procedure that this is definitely the thing to do. Does it hurt? Yes. Is it worth the pain? Oh YES!

There were a few problems:

1/ I always lose plenty of blood during operations – I like to spread it around –so they thought I would be in for 8 days or so, but I’m home already.

2/I have problems controlling my body temp during surgery and it dropped to 35 degrees C, which is what happens when you are spread-eagled naked on a table top surrounded by people you don’t know to well while they do things to your unresponsive body!!!

All joking aside, I am fine. I was the first surgical case on Friday morning, the procedure lasted 4 hours (cos of the above problems) and I was back on the ward and walking to the loo by myself by 3pm and they let me home yesterday after they took out the drains.

I had two drains coming down from each groin side. They were inconvenient but not painful until they took them out – and that really did sting.

They kept on checking my blood because I lost quite a lot during the op, but they kept on getting very high haemoglobin and Iron results (stroll on my healthy vegan diet).

I asked to avoid the morphine, and the an aesthesiologist wasn’t too enthusiastic but he respected my wishes, so I was prescribed paracetamol, ibuprofen and optional tramadol and oromorph (which I took once, just before they got me out of bed for the first time). I’m also taking prophylactic antibiotics.

Anyway, I’m good! This is definitely worth it. Will post again soon.

[Mimilou2004 13]

Yay, you are so resilient!!!!! I am glad you are doing so well. And have a waist!!!

Mimi

[crzytchr 3]

It is good to hear you are doing well. I am glad to hear you think it is worth it, because I am definitely looking at this in the next year or so.

[Ohm 0]

I would definitely recommend this procedure. I have not seen the full effect yet, but looking at the bits not covered by the dressings, I now have a lovely tight little tummy with no overhang. My appendix scar is now drawn down below my bikini line and even with all the dressings and padding I have had a 6 inch reduction in my waist measurement! I am very mobile and have very little pain now, but I have to admit that I am very tired and am a bit distracted - can't concentrate on much but that is probably because I'm tired. All things considered, I would totally recommend this procedure to someone who has reached goal weight after losing shedloads. There is still some swelling, but according to the scales I've lost about 7 lbs, so when the swelling goes down I hope that figure will increase a bit. I forgot to ask the surgeon how much the tissue she removed weighed, but I'm seeing her again on Thursday.

She drew all over me on Friday morning and took photos. I asked her if she could let me have copies and she said yes, so hopefully, when she lets me have them, I can post them on here for all to see. Apparently she took after photos onthe table too, so with a little photoshopping to rotect my dignity I should be able to share a before and after view with you all. I still have to poast some big-ass photos on here - but I will do it,soon, I promise.

Thanks again for all the support and encouragement.

Hugs to all

Becci (Ohm)

[Mimilou2004 13]

I am thrilled that you are up and about, you are an inspiration. Did you need a recliner to get comfortable post op?

Mimi

[Ohm 0]

Surprisingly, the doctor inthe hospital advised me not to try to lie back flat - I suppose becuase they had stitched my stomach muscles together at the front and to lie flat may have put strain on the stitches - so until they took the drains out I had to sleep "sitting up" - but once the drains were removed I could lie on my side (which is how I normally sleep).

I have to report that I now have no pain. No pain wahatsoever. It feels a bit tight - I feel like i am an overstuffed Chesterfield sofa, but there is no pain. Of course, as I go through the day and get more tired (and boy, am I tired) I do feel some discomfort, but here I am, 6 days after the surgery and I have no incisional pain.

It's a funny sensation. My stomach feels sort of like I have done about a million sit-ups (which I couldn't do before because of the separation of the abdominus rectus (apparently thats the name of the six pack muscles?!?!?!?).

Anyway, guys, I (very naughtily) peeled off the dressing yesterday - I am so darned nosy and after all, it is my body. Good Greif. My body!!!! Is it mine? It looks better than when i was 18. I am so excited!! Hang on, I'll just post this and then I'll go and take a piccy and upload it here.

I am so CHUFFED!!!!! Watch this space.

[Ohm 0]

HOpefully the attached file should show up as an image of me in front ofthe mirror. I have a WAIST!!!!!

[Ohm 0]

Oh, and this is Kenya, by the way. Isn't she cute?