Day 9

I am 9 days post op. I have to say it is going by pretty quickly (knock on wood)! There have been some hiccups but I am sure that is to be expected. My main hiccup is crying, can you believe that? Me crying over EVERYTHING. What a shock. I've cried cause it hurts, I'm tired, I miss my dog, I miss sleeping next to Ryan. You name it, I have cried over it. I feel like I fully prepared myself for the actual surgery and the physical stuff but not how much this surgery would change my everyday life. It annoys me that I cannot stretch or shower without feeling like my skin is going to rip opened. I know this will all improve with time, but, I super impatient. Time, time, time I suppose. I also didn't expect to be so grossed out. I give my mom and Ryan so much credit for changing my gauze and draining my drains (ew). I had two drains on both ends of my incision. They helped reduce swelling which was nice but they were disgusting. I would cringe when I saw them and thought about how there were  tubes in my body. Thankfully I got them pulled out yesterday. I will not get into detail about that. It was horrific and Ryan watched the whole thing. I think he will make a great nurse :) I also have had a horrible time sleeping! I usually sleep on my side curled up in a ball. I have been having to sleep propped up on my back, ALONE! Being alone makes me think which make my anxiety sky rocket. As I lay there I just can't stop thinking, and then I realize I have been laying there for 6 hours without sleeping. That has been a huge problem but I am to the point where I am so exhausted, I think I will start sleeping normally again soon.

 My favorite part of this surgery is my new belly button, YES, a new one. It is so cute. My belly button has always looked like a saggy line, not anymore!  I also have to get my nose re pierced. It closed during my surgery. Bummer right? I also lost 5 pounds. I can't really eat a lot, it makes me so bloated. I have been eating super light, lots of fruits and veggies too. I have also been drinking a ton of water, more water than I ever have! This isn't from the surgery. The excess skin didn't weigh much because it was empty. If he did take off any weight from my belly, he just added it back with the implant. So, that is that, a quick update. I think an "after" picture will be coming by the end of the week. Sorry for the super random last paragraph!