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Continue reading →: It’s All Fun & Games Until You CoughYou know how much it sucks when you cough with sore abs? Imagine that, on steroids and on fire. And that’s what led me to have a near-panic attack at 11pm last night. I was warned by the nurses and surgeon to support my lower abdomen with both hands and/or…
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Continue reading →: Day Three: Can I die of boredom?The walls of my bedroom feel like they’re getting smaller by the hour today, so I was glad to get out for a drive (as the passenger, of course!) to our favourite coffee shop. M humoured me today by agreeing to take me for a walk outside, which I don’t…
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Continue reading →: Before & After Lymphatic Drainage Massage TreatmentIf you’re not familiar with lymphatic drainage massage, this is a gentle massage treatment that encourages waste in your body towards your lymph nodes to be flushed out naturally. It does this by stimulating the lymphatic system, and thus enhances the body’s natural detoxification process. It’s a great way to…
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Continue reading →: The Recovery Essentials, Pt. 1As I make it further into my recovery, I will add additional posts to this series realizing that different things will be important at different stages of the recovery process. Abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) recovery is not short! It’s a pretty major abdominal surgery and between the muscle manipulation, repair, liposuction,…
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Continue reading →: The First Night At HomeY’all. I knew it would be tough to hear my kids playing downstairs (or worse, crying!) and be unable to go to them but so far, that’s the most painful part of recovery. Hands down. My first day and night at home were pretty good. I’ll confess I missed a…
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Continue reading →: 24 hours post-opIt’s been 24 hours since I woke up to the (not so fun) sensation of my oxygen tube sliding out of my mouth. Blech. On the one hand, I genuinely can’t believe how good I feel but on the other hand, I’ve realized maybe – just maybe – it’s not…
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Continue reading →: Done Like DinnerIt’s honestly surreal to have surgery behind me now. The moment I woke up in post-operative recovery, I was hit with the reality and gratitude that it was all over. And also, parched as heck! The first sip of water I had was absolute bliss. The day went by quickly,…
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Continue reading →: What Went in the Hospital BagI am notoriously bad at packing for anything. I always either underpack or overpack, and I was determined to get it right for my surgery. As it were, I did overpack (slightly) but only in that it turned out I didn’t really need my robe, fuzzy socks or PJs since…
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Continue reading →: Inside 48 Hours
I woke up this morning feeling an overwhelming amount of anxiety today. The reality that my surgery is (now less than!) 48 hours away hit hard. Yesterday, I did the final run-around to grab things I’d need. For example, believe it or not, I didn’t own a single pair of…
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Continue reading →: How It All Really StartedIn my first blog post here, I talked about the journey starting in July 2024. The truth is it started a long time ago – in 2009 to be exact. When you’re in your early twenties, especially when you were of my generation, there is no horror greater than the…
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