u/Chubzempic

12 dpo with 3 drains. One of the 3 drains never worked properly from day one. Not sure if it was placed like this or if the drain partial came out after surgery. Some fluid drains passively out into the bulb but most fluid just drains out and then leaks onto my backside and soaks my clothes 🙄. However because the bulb can not hold a suction most of the fluid remains which can be seen where my right side and ass cheek is noticeably more swollen while my left appears more smooth no bulging.

So now my question is, will this lack of drainage and swelling affect my results? I love the way my left side looks. Hoping I don’t come out lopsided. 😞

I thought I had prepared myself for what was coming by reading your posts and knew what to expect. Boy was I wrong. Everything hurts. The swelling is incredible. My dr has me so wrapped up it feels difficult to breath and it’s pressing into my ribs causing added pain. 😭 the back of my clothes are soaked in blood from the incision draining. Dr says it’s normal as my skin hasn’t sealed completely yet. What is draining in through my tubes is so red. Is that normal?

I know I’m being dramatic but I feel like I’m not going to make it. lol

I am five days pre-op and wondering if I made a mistake and should have chosen to wait. I guess this is kind of moot now because the surgery is in five days and already paid for if I were to cancel now I would lose all my money. I posted some pictures so you can see my concern and hopefully give me some advice. After taking a hard look in the mirror, I feel as though having the surgery now may have been a mistake. I acknowledge that I have him a long way and I have no regrets about that but looking in the mirror I still feel as though I am carrying a significant amount of fat in my stomach. And I’m concerned that after undergoing the surgery that my stomach will not be as flat as it could be and I’ll end up having to redo this whole surgery a second time. When I see other people pictures, it feels as though their skin just sagged more and flatter against their abdomen while mine still protrudes a bit. My surgeon says that it’s all subcutaneous tissue my body developed in order to hold the excess fat, but I think it’s just fat and my surgeon is just telling me what he thinks I want to hear. Am I crazy? Has anyone else felt like this?

For backup information I used to be almost 500 pounds. I am currently 220 and have lost 280 pounds. I will be having a 360 TT with a “modified FDL” on my hips, MR, Lipo, and fat transfer to my glutes, upper chest, and shoulders. I can definitely see the sagging skin but wonder if I should have waited until I was below 200 to have the surgery. I just want to be flat and tight like I see all you amazing people.