A glimpse of the new me....

I got a sneek peak tonight of my tummy while night nurse Patty was fixing my drains, and my belly looks pretty flat to me!  I am amazed at the difference in 24 hours!  I have to say that the butt grafting is the worst pain I have ever had.  He put 700 CC's in each butt cheek!  Trying to get comfortable is not an easy task!  My pain meds were not touching my pain, so he came in and changed them tonight.  I got new IV meds, a shot of morphine, and a Tylenol for my headache and fever.  Fever is not due to infection, but just trauma of the surgery!  Everything is looking great, but I am really really sore! 

Dr Sauceda also brought Debbie by to meet me and Tony, and she is a doll!  She goes in tomorrow morning for surgery, so please keep her in your prayers. Dr S also informed me that I had a hernia that I knew nothing about up at the top of my stomach.  He said it was about the size of a baseball.  Thank goodness he repaired that too! Shortly after Dr S. left, my IV blew, and my hand swelled up twice the size of my normal hand.  It was painful!  Patty came in and took it out, and tried to start another one in the other hand with no luck.  She made a quick call to Dr Sauceda and I emailed him.  He responded back in 30 seconds that he changed my meds to orally, so no more IV for me as long as I stay hydrated!

Tony is checking out of the clinic and moving over to the hotel tomorrow, so he spent an entire week in the clinic.  Since we have internet now, it does make you want to stay in the clinic longer and get pampered by the nurses.  The food is pretty good, and you order off of a menu.  They have it delivered from a local restaurant, and they have quite a bit to choose from!  Pasta, fajitas, sandwiches, pizza, chicken, salads, desserts, smoothies, etc.  Dr S wants us to up our calorie intake to help us heal faster.

We had another English speaking nurse on the afternoon shift today, and her name was Nora.  She was fantastic as well. I just need to make sure I keep up with my meds, and I will stay sane.  The lipo with fat grafting has been the worst part of the surgery, but the pain will pass soon.  I have to remember that I am not superwoman, and I too can get a little upset when I am in pain.  Oh well, it will all be worth it in the end!!!If you don't like to see a little blood and partial nudity, then please do not go any further.

Night before (neck)

24 hours later....

Night before

24 hours later

Night before

 

Night after

 

I cannot wait to see how my belly, butt, and thighs look tomorrow when I get my shower!  Not too bad for 24 hours post op!!