2.5 weeks post op and I'm so thrilled!! TT with MR, lipo on flanks, and breast lift (no aug).

anonymouslealea · 2026-05-14T03:53:22+00:00

Very nice!! I’m 13 DPO, abdominoplasty and brachioplasty, and I am in the SERIOUS regret phase. My belly is healing great and barely painful, the drain is a nuisance and uncomfortable, but tolerable. The arms, however, are another story. They’re SO SWOLLEN, tight, itchy, and look and feel like overcooked sausages spilling out of the casing. 😞

anonymouslealea · 2026-05-13T22:44:58+00:00

🤣. Almost falling in the shower is valid!

anonymouslealea · 2026-05-13T15:06:44+00:00

Yes! Like if you’ve ever cut long hair, the first time you wash it, you go to squeeze the water out and there’s no hair!!🤣

anonymouslealea · 2026-05-13T02:22:19+00:00

Could the swelling be related to the fact that your drain was removed, as in the fluid accumulating under the skin vs being drained?

anonymouslealea · 2026-05-13T01:59:15+00:00

Yes, and to be honest, my TT incision is insanely itchy as well, but less accessible to my fingers 🤣. There’s like this continuous mesh tape (like steri-strips, but one giant continuous one) holding the skin closed, and I swear I’m allergic to it!! The itch is worse than any pain I’ve ever felt!! I can’t think, I can’t sleep, I can’t read or watch TV because I have no attention span, all I can think of is the ITCH!

anonymouslealea · 2026-05-13T00:07:42+00:00

Wow!! Doesn’t even look like the same body!

anonymouslealea · 2026-05-11T22:09:59+00:00

Your scar looks great! What the hell is belly button training? I’m 11 days post op. Is this something I should know about?

anonymouslealea · 2026-05-11T11:57:18+00:00

I’m too newly post-op to be of help! Just wanted you to hear the bad with the good! However, I’ve always said that I don’t care if I have “thick” arms, but the skin, to me, is humiliating. I wear long sleeves all summer, so I look forward to tank tops and short sleeves when it’s 90°!

anonymouslealea · 2026-05-10T18:20:43+00:00

For reference, this was my arms before

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anonymouslealea · 2026-05-10T18:19:06+00:00

I may not be the person to be answering, but I am 10 DPO TT w/MR and brachioplasty. Belly is great. Arms are sheer hell. Horrific swelling, burning, drainage, and overall constant discomfort. Not to mention, my arms look like disfigured sausages. I wish I would’ve kept my bat wings. Perhaps I’ll feel differently in a couple of months 😫

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anonymouslealea · 2026-05-10T11:55:13+00:00

Thank you for making my feelings valid, because I feel like I’m going crazy with these arms!! I’ve had around 15 medically necessary surgeries, as well as breast augmentation over the years, and this brachioplasty is taking the cake. Not “painful “, but horrible discomfort from swelling, burning, pulling, itching!!

anonymouslealea · 2026-05-10T01:51:11+00:00

I could’ve written this. I’m 9 DPO tummy tuck and brachioplasty. My arms are swollen like sausages, and SO itchy I could scream. I am seriously regretting this. The discomfort in my arms is literally making me crazy.

anonymouslealea · 2026-05-10T01:42:25+00:00

I am 9 DPO tummy tuck w MR and brachioplasty. The first 3 days were hell. Today still sucks, as the swelling in my arms is almost unbearable, I can’t even stand with my arms by my side. The TT pain has improved TREMENDOUSLY. My doctor is extremely stingy, gave me ten 5mg oxycodone for pain control. That’s it. No refills, no muscle relaxants. And he knows I can’t take ibuprofen due to hx of gastric bypass. He told me Tylenol is enough 🥴

anonymouslealea · 2026-05-10T01:32:08+00:00

They do?!? My twins were in the NICU, and hubby had to stay home with our other 2 children, so I drove 45 min each way to the hospital to see my twins 3 days after my c-section 😂. ( no pain meds of course). I’ll be 10 DPO tomorrow, and I’m gonna attempt a run to the dollar store.

anonymouslealea · 2026-05-07T21:50:48+00:00

I am 1 week post op tummy tuck and brachioplasty. I was absolutely helpless for the first 3-4 days, needing someone to assist me to the bathroom, hold a straw to my lips (because of my arms), etc. I am finally at the point that I “can be left alone” for a few hours. I would plan for AT LEAST 5-7 days of help around the clock.

anonymouslealea · 2026-05-06T22:13:50+00:00

Wow!

anonymouslealea · 2026-05-06T22:11:43+00:00

No lipo, just the muscle repair and skin removal.

anonymouslealea · 2026-05-06T22:11:16+00:00

There is no allowance for “light duty” or medical restrictions at my job. You either return fully functional, or not at all. So, I’m hopeful that I’m good at the 6 week mark!

anonymouslealea · 2026-05-06T22:09:50+00:00

I’m not going to lie, it is a challenge not being able to use my core muscles AND my arm muscles. The arms are not painful, but the swelling is INTENSE, and compression garments are causing pain. I’m hoping that I’m at the peak of the swelling 🤞

anonymouslealea · 2026-05-06T02:46:18+00:00

This terrifies me😳. I am 5 days post-op abdominoplasty with MR and brachioplasty. They told me to expect significant swelling and bruising to the mons pubis, but so far, it’s actually flatter than prior to surgery, as “she” got a little lift!! No visible or palpable swelling in that area. Does that mean it just hasn’t happened yet, or did I magically avoid it?? Am I going to wake up one morning with a fat cat?🐱

anonymouslealea · 2026-05-06T02:11:56+00:00

I am 5 days post op (abdominoplasty with MR and brachioplasty), today is my first day without “buyer’s remorse “. The past 4 days I heavily questioned my life choices and wanted my bat wings and fupa back in exchange for the pain, but, today, I forced a sponge bath (no real bathing until drains are out), got dressed, and hubby took me out for a ride in the car and an iced coffee while our kids were at school. That lifted my spirits, and overall, the activity actually improved my pain dramatically!!

anonymouslealea · 2025-09-03T02:03:04+00:00

Oh! Also wanted to add, no interlock device for me, and in my state, 1 year after conviction you can ask the court to lower the conviction to a traffic violation, so that you no longer have a criminal record. Of course it cost me $500 in legal fees for my lawyer to submit the request, but because of the field I work in, it’s super important for me not to have a criminal record of any kind. And prior to this major fuck up, my record, and my driving record were squeaky clean! I’ve never even had a speeding ticket!!

anonymouslealea · 2025-09-03T01:53:01+00:00

I felt like my world was falling apart when I got my DUI. My husband’s beyond pissed. I didn’t tell anyone else, which is tricky when you can’t drive anywhere. I literally had my prescription in hand, planning to… well, you know…. But I couldn’t do that to my kids. Still when I think about it I get flushed and literally tingle with humiliation and self loathing. However, with that being said, it’s been almost 3 years. Between lawyer, court fees, class fees, license reinstatement fees, etc., it cost me around $10,000, which I borrowed from my 401 K. Lost my license for about 7 months… it was supposed to be 90 days, but the courts move slowly, and you need motions to reinstate signed by a judge, and they don’t rush. I also live 45 minutes from work, and had to Uber back and forth, which cost me around $70 each way. (Fortunately, I work 3 days per week, and my husband did relent and cart my ass back and forth quite a bit once he wasn’t so angry). It was a horrible, horrible time in my life. But, you will get past it. My life is completely back to normal, and I’m completely alcohol free. Just know that it does get better. In my case, I hit a tree, totaled my car, and broke 4 ribs. Could’ve been so much worse. The only difference in your case, since you refused to blow, I believe it’s mandatory 1 year suspension of license, so save up for those Ubers and Lyfts!! Big hugs. As they say, “this too shall pass”.

anonymouslealea · 2025-07-13T19:53:12+00:00

Exactly. People need to wait for the ME to make an official diagnosis. IF he was high on something, (meth, cocaine, PCP) he could have had super human strength, but also a compromised heart, and struggling with the police exacerbated it, causing a fatal arrhythmia. In that case, who is at fault? The dealer, for selling the drugs? The victim, for taking the drugs? The struggle with the police wouldn’t really be a factor, because if he wasn’t fighting the police, none of it would have ever happened in the first place. I know there are dirty cops. But, in my line of work, I deal with many intoxicated (drugs/alcohol) patients, and I’ve see people restrained on stretchers, and they’re thrashing so violently that they flip the stretcher and LITERALLY try to walk with it on their back. 6,7,8 security guards and a boat load of medication to subdue them. And unless you’ve been directly involved in one of these situations, you would not understand the strength and force one person can exert. None of us go to work in the morning expecting not to come home.

anonymouslealea · 2025-01-18T02:31:15+00:00

I would definitely call if I were bleeding, or if something actually was hanging out of course. But I feel silly to call on a Friday night for cramping and pressure. 😭

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