u/According_Action7411

Hi guys! Im 3 days post op and I feel amazing.

I stopped narcotics yesterday and Tylenol today.

Height: 5'2 and 130LB Age: 31 and had 2 kids. Procedure: Abdominalplasty with Lipo, and Muscle Repair cost a total of $11,400 including Experal and binder. Location: South Alabama I prepped about 1 month before my surgery

My doctor reccomended me to start

• Throne Multi vitamin and vitamin C a month prior. -About a week prior I started Bromalin. -3 days prior I started Miralax and Stool softener. I had a BM on my second day, no pain.

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Reccomended but not needed was

• Shower wipes
• Second pair of compression socks
• drainage bag that can clip around your waist
• Wedge pillow, not necessarily and honestly was horrible to sleep on but it got the job done.

Strict diet

I began my strict diet of limited sodium and sugar intake about a week prior to surgery and im continuing after.

I did the math to see the optiomal protein and fiber intake I needed and I did the same for sodium and sugar.

Day 1: was good, I didnt experience much pain. Went home and slept pretty well. 3/10

Day 2: was hell. No pain wise but uncomfortable wise. The pain has been manageable in total but not being able to lay comfortably or breathe was terrifying. 5/10

Day 3: I felt so much better. The burning sensation went down drastically, i walked a total of 1200 steps today ans was able to get out of bed without help. The drain is irritating me so much even with the bag. I managed to shower and I felt like my insides were gonna fall out. I took a peak at the mirror and was happy but not content with my results but I have to remind myself that it has only been a few days. 3/10 I haven't been able to stay awake much since the surgery even without medication but the rest is well needed for this recovery.

Yall, I did it 7 hours ago!

Im extremely sore as expected. Pain is extremely manageable, i took Tylenol extra strength when I got home a few hours ago but no narcotics yet. I was nauseous which was the worse part of all but I took some medication for that which helped a bit but not much. I have to return tomorrow tho due to some bruising but my doctor didn't seem too worried, just want to make sure.

Im glad to be here :)

Tomorrow morning is THE DAY, im getting TT, MR and Lipo 360. I know i will be fine, because of this subreddit my anxiety isn't in full panic mode like it usually is with this kind of topic.

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I've never had sedated surgery, only 2 C Sections so the thought of going under is absolutely terrifying. I just have to remind myself that all I have to do is go to sleep and then wake up new.

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Hoping to update everyone tomorrow or in a few days.

See yall on the other side on the road to a long and tedius recovery🫡

Wednesday is the day! As it gets closer im getting impatient and anxious to get it over with. Im excited to update and contribute my recovery and journey.

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This subreddit has been so supportive and helped me go through with the procedure and wanted to personally thank everyone who contributed in comments and posts💕

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Hi guys,

I had two different recuriter for two different position and location reach out for the typical and standard screening questions, location, salary expect, start date, etc.

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One recruiter said "answers have been registered thanks" and then other did not reply. It has been about 2 days since. Is this good or bad? Im confused to how long it takes for them to reach back out to schedule an interview, if they will.

I have a decent job current but I am burnt out by the management so I decided to apply around a bit.

After 10 interviews, currently awaiting 6 answers and about 150 applications later, this is pretty exhausting.

I was flown out for one interview, after 3 virtual ones just to not get the job and burn PTO. If the other interviews go well I'd be required to fly out for those too, at this point my PTO is about to be dedicated to interviews alone.

Props to everyone in this job market.

I booked my sugery 2 months ago and it is coming up in the next 10 days!!

I thought i was ready but the nerves are real now.

Super excited and scared but happy to be able to contribute to the community!