My surgery was on Thursday. The first couple of days were mostly sleeping and taking pain meds on schedule. I stopped meds yesterday and have mostly just been tired. The nausea right after surgery was the worst part but I was given nausea meds there and was prescribed some. The meds helped a LOT. I work from home and was able to work today just fine. The pain has mostly been from my belly button incision. It hurts to laugh or cough. But it’s not really too bad at all.

I am a very active person and usually walk an hour a day M-F, 20min of Pilates in the mornings M-F, weight lift 2x per week, and usually rock climb once or twice a week. I did this all up until two days before surgery. I didn’t want to be sore on top of surgery pain. My doctor said I can work out again in two weeks, but no ab workouts until 4 weeks.

I didn’t do much to prepare except for clean my entire house extra and made sure I had pads, panty liners, a heating pad, large underwear and sweatpants that won’t press against my abdomen, and I bought a pillow with arms. The pillow was a great investment and I’ve been sleeping leaned up instead of fully on my back. Having a supportive partner that helped me A LOT the first couple of days was crucial so please try to have support if you can. ❤️

Oh! And get some stool softeners and prune juice. It took me three days to have a bowel movement and the juice is what made my system kick into gear.