Day 4 Post-Surgery

I'm pretty surprised at how quickly I'm able to do some things.  I can get myself into and out of bed, and it no longer hurts my stomach muscles when I clear my throat-- though I still totally can't cough or anything.

I've not had any nausea the past couple of days, and I can slowly feel the swelling going down a tiny bit each day.  I can stand up normally, don't feel like I have to hunch over at all.  When I first get out of bed, it takes a few seconds for me to get straightened up but then I'm good to go.

It seems like I'm either really sleepy or really full of energy.  Sleep has been good the past couple of nights, I think I mentioned before that we have a bed with an adjustable base, so I canelevate my head and knees with remote control.  I had no idea it would be such a great thing to have after surgery!

My pain meds are every 4 hours, and I am still taking them kind of regularly (letting my body dictate when I need them, not taking them like clockwork).  With each dose of Vicodin, I make sure to eat something-- even if it's just a few saltines-- to keep nausea at bay.  The muscle relaxer that's every 8 hours is the same... If I feel it's needed I take it.  If not, I go longer than 8 hours until I'm reaching a point where it's necessary.

The drains aren't nearly as awful as I had imagined!  They're super simple to empty, they don't hurt, they aren't smelly... I guess I just had some really icky misconceptions about how they'd be.  I'm glad they're getting all that fluid out of my abdomen, that's for sure.

I apologize if I've repeated myself from the previous blog.  Lots of days on pain meds paired with the sleep schedule of a toddler means I'm not really retaining a great deal of short term memory.

I can say that at 4 days out from the surgery, I'm having no regrets.  The breast reduction has been pretty easy to deal with.  I don't feel too limited in my range of motion, I can wash/ brush my own hair, wash my face, and puton front-closure tops.  There isn't a lot of noticeable discomfort up top.  My swelling is going down each day, and the nagging back pain is absolutely gone.  Soon I'll be wearing adorable winter clothes... Pea Coats, button front or ruffled tops... Yaaaay!

I am curious to see what pant sizing will be like. I had a tummy tuck, but not a leg or thigh tuck, lol.

I've been getting up and down the stairs a couple of times a day, just to get some energy out of my system and keep my body parts moving.i feel like the key to good healing is plenty of rest, but not letting your range of motion slack.  I'm excited for the time when I can take a little walk around the block : )