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Greg,
Thanks for the good words.
Yeah, I was surprised how quickly those surgical
drain tube holes closed up and healed up all by
themselves. My scars from the holes (little circular
marks actually) remained for many months and didn't
completely go away for a long time (almost a year).
That's the first I have heard of a long piece of
breathable looking tape being used on the incision
area but it makes sense.
It sounds like the liposuction around the chest area
may be causing you the soreness and pain that I
didn't have (no liposuction).
Sleeping on my back, I knew, was going to be a
problem for me (I have some bad discs in my neck and
can only sleep on one side). Fortunately the nurse
that I hired to care for me for the first 24 hours
taught me the trick of trying one side of my body up
about 45 degrees so that it seemed that I was
sleeping on my side but I was still on my back.
I experienced nothing unusual in my sleeping
patterns during the first three weeks. I slept
normally. During the days following surgery I would
rest and take naps during the day, but I still slept
OK at night. Nothing unusual to report. I never fell
asleep while reading or watching TV like you
indicate. Apparently your body need the sleep to
help the healing process (maybe from the
liposuction?).
With only 13 days out of surgery you are still in
the "prime healing and recovery" phase. Hopefully,
soon your morning pain will fade away. Can't your
surgeon give you anything to help the pain?
Question - Does you compression garment extend up
and completely cover the liposuction area? I assume
you are still wearing it full time.
Good luck on your recovery and let me know if you
have any more questions.
Tanner
Follow-Up Message
Hello Tanner,
What really needs to happen is my Dr. and many
others need to give you a bird dog fee, because I
would have never done that in a million years if it
were not for your very detailed website, and yours
shows up as number one when you type in Tummy Tuck.
You would think the Dr. office would give you more
information, especially all of the hints on how to
get ready for it because you are right it sure isn't
going to happen when you get home.
Thank you so much for your note, it made me realize
I just need to cool it. I think I just have a major
case of "cabin fever". I am not one to sit around
and I rarely watch TV, and I am sick of it already.
Also, what I found out is one of the medicines and
the knock out drugs caused a back up in the plumbing
department and I wasn't feeling very good from that
and would sleep all day long which was strange for
me, kind of like when you have the flu. Anyway, once
again you came through and I can't thank you enough.
How is your unrelated nerve issue coming? I agree
with you, it seems awfully coincidental that it
happened at the same time.
Yeah, the lipo really kicks your ass the Dr. said.
You know I was only going to do exactly like you
did, and at the last minute I am all swabbed up with
that brown stuff laying naked on that damn table and
he said you know we can tighten this and that and
lip this area for only an hour more time, and like a
good salesperson, I said oh sure go ahead without
think how much pain that would involve later. When I
saw you sitting up that first day I thought this is
going to be a breeze, well not, but in the end I
will be happy with the results.
Your sleeping idea worked, thank you for that too!
He did give me two kinds of pain meds, Norco I think
and Valium, but I tried to stay on Advil and that
one you suggested the liquid cherry one, but I
finally gave in and just took the drugs. Ahhh, maybe
that was the sleep problem as well.
Your a good person to take the time with me and the
others and document every step, I really appreciate
it. If I get brave I think my wife and I may do our
necks next, but that doesn't hurt nearly as bad.
Response - Gregg,
What search engine are you using to look for tummy
tuck information? When I type “tummy tuck” into the
Google and Yahoo search engines I can’t even find my
listing (at least not in the first five page
results).
My ulnar nerve damage and muscle atrophy will always
be there, but fortunately I have full use of may
hand except some weakness in the fingers. I can pick
up heavy objects and use it fairly normally except
for some things like writing with a pen or turning a
key in a car door to unlock it.
I am surprised by your doctor suggesting to do more
work at that late stage. It sounds like a sales
gimmick a mechanic would use on a little old lady.
“Your car is already on the lift. While it’s up
there do you want me to change the oil?” I am
surprised that your doctor wouldn’t have discussed
this with you before the surgery day, or at least
the morning of surgery when you see him before going
into the operating room.
I didn’t know about all the pain and soreness
associated with liposuction. I guess it makes sense
when you think about what they do to you.
Tanner
Follow-Up Message
I used Google search for "male tummy tuck", and
it came up first after the paid positions. In our
biz we would pay big bucks for that placement.
Again, thank you! Gregg
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