3 wks post op w/pics...

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Well I'm officially 3wks post as of right about now :)

I had the drain taken out last Thursday afternoon (10/4) and all was fine until Monday afternoon (10/8) when I noticed that there was some fluid starting to collect on my left side and just below my incision above my pubic area. I called the Dr's office and they said to keep an eye on it but more than likely I'd have to come up to have it aspirated (needle stuck thru my skin into the fluid pocket and then suck the fluid out with a syringe). It continued to swell on my left side thru Tuesday so I went up Wednesday on my lunch break and had 80ccs removed. He was quite surprised by the amount and said we would more than likely have to do that at least one more time, maybe up to 2. To keep an eye on it again and come Friday if I noticed more swelling and if not wait until Monday. I noticed the swelling starting up again yesterday so I'm headed up there on my lunch again today and hopefully this will be it. My plan is to lay low this weekend as best i can so I can get this skin inside to completely reattach/heal so the fluid stops building up. the needle doesn't really hurt since he numbs the area with another smaller needle full of lidocain lol and I'm still very numb all over down there since the surgery BUT it did feel pretty gross and weird with the needle in there poking around.

Clothes are fitting again for the most part but I do feel like my ass and thighs are getting bigger cause those are the only parts of my pants that are fitting tighter....No worries, I'll get back down once I start working out again. Hoping I can get back to working out sometime after 4 weeks post op....

Anyway, tomorrow is my 40th birthday and I have no idea if we have any plans. Not one person in my family has even acknowledged that tomorrow is my birthday let alone my 40th except my mom who made plans to go out of town to meet her husband who is working in Texas for the weekend. So like I said my plan is to rest up so that the fluid can stop accumulating....