day #5 post op
the last couple of days have been resting and recovery, watching hours and hours of dawsons creek and turning into an emotional mess and a hopeless romantic. all that grown up talk about soul mates between an imaginary group of friends- i found myself crying in almost every episodes. l4m3.
the stiff and soreness of my legs has lessened to the point where i can get up, sit down, lay down, move around with ease. I can walk normal again and not like a little old lady, hobbling along.
We've removed the little bandages off the puncture wounds and they are fully closed up. The bruises have really developed now. My hips, ass and thighs are covered in an elaborate pattern of red, yellow, black and blue. On the outside of both of my thighs, the bruising is really really bad. Perhaps because that is where the claps/zips of this tight compression suit sit, it has been so tight on my skin it didn't allow the blood to settle in some areas, so I actually have a zigzag pattern in my bruise. click here for a pic- be warned, its a pretty yucky bruise.
I can now start softly massaging the area, I think its to help move the fluid out of your body (if it hasn't left your body already) as well as to soften the scar tissue under your skin. To prevent scar tissue from hardening? i was told the areas that were lipo'ed could feel lumpy afterwards, but I haven't felt that yet.
of course, touching/rubbing a deep bruise hurts.
Not much change with the boobs. Still very little pain. The other day it sort of ached 'inside' the boob, like I could feel the wounds inside healing. I have the tape over the scars, it wont be changed til Monday, so I can't see the actual wound/stitches. Their shape is still good, they still have alot more settling to do, but they are looking good in my opinion.
My nipples are really sensitive, I wish I had taped gauze over them so they don't brush again my clothes all the time. I gues that's a good thing though, would have hated to lose sensitivity there.
I'm going to lunch down the road today with mum and her friends. This will be the first time out of this house since coming back Tuesday! woot!
the stiff and soreness of my legs has lessened to the point where i can get up, sit down, lay down, move around with ease. I can walk normal again and not like a little old lady, hobbling along.
We've removed the little bandages off the puncture wounds and they are fully closed up. The bruises have really developed now. My hips, ass and thighs are covered in an elaborate pattern of red, yellow, black and blue. On the outside of both of my thighs, the bruising is really really bad. Perhaps because that is where the claps/zips of this tight compression suit sit, it has been so tight on my skin it didn't allow the blood to settle in some areas, so I actually have a zigzag pattern in my bruise. click here for a pic- be warned, its a pretty yucky bruise.
I can now start softly massaging the area, I think its to help move the fluid out of your body (if it hasn't left your body already) as well as to soften the scar tissue under your skin. To prevent scar tissue from hardening? i was told the areas that were lipo'ed could feel lumpy afterwards, but I haven't felt that yet.
of course, touching/rubbing a deep bruise hurts.
Not much change with the boobs. Still very little pain. The other day it sort of ached 'inside' the boob, like I could feel the wounds inside healing. I have the tape over the scars, it wont be changed til Monday, so I can't see the actual wound/stitches. Their shape is still good, they still have alot more settling to do, but they are looking good in my opinion.
My nipples are really sensitive, I wish I had taped gauze over them so they don't brush again my clothes all the time. I gues that's a good thing though, would have hated to lose sensitivity there.
I'm going to lunch down the road today with mum and her friends. This will be the first time out of this house since coming back Tuesday! woot!
posted by reanon @ 8:39 AM
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