Day 2 post-op Tummy Tuck

Hello Everyone! Today I'm feeling a bit down, exhausted, and just yucky overall...I had my doctors appointment yesterday and he said I'll have to go back to the hospital on Sunday to have some draining done because he thinks there may be lots of blood forming under my swelling. I think I'll just feel better once that is over & hopefully this extreme swelling starts to subside. I've gotten comments about how my belly button looks like it has disappeared & how my stomach may not return to being flat. I just wanted to let everyone know that according to my doctor that this is only temporary until my swelling goes down & my stomach, along with belly button, will be flat. He's emphasized to me that he removed A LOT of skin. I'm only three days out of operation and it's way too soon to determine what the final results are going to be.

My appetite has been missing, but I don't feel hungry at all....I've been forcing myself to eat little bits of food at a time, things like rice cakes, whole grain crackers, fruit & lots of pure apple juice & gatorade. My boyfriend is taking such good care of me. He's has little alarms for my medicines, empties my drains & tracks my progress, helps me bathe & keep up my hygiene, and last night he gave me a manicure & pedicure!! He's been good for reassuring me that everything is looking much better & that it's going to get better and better. His mother has had some plastic surgery done & reassured me that after the blood is emptied tomorrow that I will be feeling much better....I can't wait!

I'll probably take photos to post again tomorrow after I'm back from the hospital. Thanks again to all of you who have kept me feeling up beat & the ones of you that have been considering a tummy tuck & are following my journey. It was my goal to have a blog that would document my whole experience for others that were like me. If any of you tummy tuck vets have any words of wisdom on recovery I would greatly appreciate it!

You are doing GREAT!!! Do not STRESSS, rest and recover!!!! We will still be here when you come back!!! Your BF is for sure a KEEPER! His mommy did well!

Thanks so much Vhuber! I'm so lucky to have all this support! I'm feeling really positive tonight & going to try and make an effort to eat a bigger meal to give myself energy before the dreaded shower tonight. I'll be posting to my blog later tonight about my binder, drains, stockings, and the shower experience I think. I'm just looking forward to tomorrow morning & getting the minor surgery out of the way so I can start reducing the swelling...fingers crossed!

Well...I'm feeling a little drugged & I think it's time for more medication haha. Take care everyone & I hope you're having a lovely weekend!