Happy and Horrified! LOL

Ok so this is 16 days after my surgery and the pics are below...however before we get to that...what the heck was I thinking posting those last 2 shots of me....haha! Now I look at them and my kitchen is a DISASTER!! and I look like the biggest dork EVER!! OH BOY!!! I would like to blame the meds...except I wasn't on any..eesh any ways... I will attribute it to being super excited that the wraps were off and results are a bit more obvious. So anyways now I am at 16 days and pretty happy with the results BUT I AM GOING CRAZY!! How do people stay home every night and watch TV ...holy crap! I NEED to get back to the gym and hockey...I go back on the third and hopefully I get permission to go back to the gym so I am ready to play on the 9th. The rip in my stitches may work against me, but I mean come on this is crazy... no wonder why it I sso easy to get and stay overweight ( I should know) it is like you get into a rut and can't pull yourself out...I am also finding it hard not to snack out of boredom so I am even more motivated to GET OUT!!! phew ok...I am done my little rant. Voila the pictures!! YAY!!! so still a little swelling

Follow up

Today was my follow up with Dr. Schwarz and yahoo the bandages are OFF! yahoo!! Still no exercise or anything but at least I get to be a little freer in terms of not being mummified. LOL!! Here are the pics without the bandages and without the wings of glory...AMEN!

Day 11

So here we are 11 days out of surgery and healing is slow and steady...let me reiterate slow. I will say I am not in an enormous amount of pain, but I get these huge shocks through my arms, like electricity. The skin is tight and I have limited mobility in terms of how high I can move my arm. Today was the first day I was able to blow dry my hair ( sort of). Picture this: I cant reach my hair standing, so I am sitting on the floor in the bathroom in a sit up so my arms can stay bent below my shoulders and my head is down near my knees...my abs got a good work out! LOL! Plus my hair doesn't look so bad! 3 weeks from today I am supposed to be back on the ice....HMMMM.

Ok so would I do this again...good question. My arms look amazing ( to me) and even if they look as they do now I would be able to wear tanks and t-shirts. YAY! there is still A LOT of healing to go and I can only imagine how normal they will look then. super excited!! I won't lie, this hurts and it is hard. I still can't get fully dressed by  myself and cooking is still difficult since lifting pots and pans are heavier than usual. Today I made muffins and it took much longer than usual..ugh. Also I am much slower than usual and so regular thing take much more time and I get frustrated. The worst of it all is I can't pick up Layla Rose by myself. Eric has to put her in may arms and it is so hard because she grabs on to me and I feel like a horrible mom...ugh. So selfishly I am so excited to be able to look like normal and wear normal clothes , but truthfully there is a reason why (other than money) rich people do this, it's because they have help to cook, clean , care etc. ( my assumption). But anyways what's done is done and I am excited to see the results in a few weeks! here are the pics from today:

6 days post op

Ok so first on the agenda today... a shout out to my 2 friends Katie and Nat who  have begun their own personal lifestyle change. Ladies your courage to begin this rollercoaster inspires me to keep going. Stay on it ladies , all of us who care about you are right there with you!! I have had many high highs and some of my lowest lows on this ridiculous and wonderful road I am going down. So Hang in there !!

2 tips for everyone: (lessons from my lows) 1. build yourself a good support group that will get you through the down lows (love my goddesses) and 2. one meal, piece of cake or drink will not undo all that you have accomplished. I have  a big problem in that area and hope that my pitfalls can help you to avoid them.

So day 6 of my healing...and..............OUCH! ok so today it kinda hurts. I am feeling the "tingle" ( electric shock) of the wound and working through it, skin is super tight and movement hurts a bit more. BUT I feel like my arms look great. I actually put my arms down by my sides and the touched, no sacks a fat and skin in the way and I feel like I could wear a tshirt and not be ashamed. I wouldn't even care if the scars don't fade..whatever.

Funny things they don't tell you:

• forget putting a bra on by yourself
• unless your husband is unique , forget having him help you make a pony tail
• you walk like you should be on walking dead
• hope you know someone at work who will put your coat on
• teach your man to cook before :) Luv you Eric
• Find a friend who will wash your hair...5 days no shower...oh boy LOL

:)

Here are the pic from day 6

4 days post op

ok yahoo! I got to take off the bandages today. Thank goodness because they were killing and sooooooo itchy!! I got to see the initial results...super encouraging! YAY!!! my arms are super tight and I feel like I have biceps of steel ( skin is tight due to swelling) but a big difference from before and I am super excited to see how they will look over time. healing will take place over the next 6 weeks and then the scar takes 12-18 months to completely fade. I can now take a shower (thank goodness) and am allowed to drive if I feel ok and I can start walking on a treadmill as of Saturday if all goes well. Next apt. is Monday to do another follow up and make sure all is good in the land of no wings of glory..AMEN! P.S. who doesn't love Monday with Dr. Hotpants...oooweee!

here are the pics form today and the incredible braid Eric did...WONDERFUL DEAR!

2 days post op

ok so here I am in a moment of lucidity ( sort of) to up date you on the operation. So it went well and required less than originally thought. So no lipo or drains YAY! Dr. said it was due to my muscular arms...lol that's a first. so right now I look like the Michelin man and walking like a zombie. the pain is tolerable but uncomfortable. They gave me oxycodone which I will say right now SUCKS and I have no idea how people get hooked on this crap. it tastes terrible and make me feel so awful I can't even stay awake...not to mention that I want to vomit on it. YUCK. so as of today I am going to try to do this with out the narcotics and stick to Tylenol....we shall see.
As usual Eric is a champ...although his ability to make a pony tail is abysmal lol! My mom had to come and make one! haha! with a daughter you will have to learn soon Cherie!  So mobility and independence aside...so far not so bad. Plus did I mention that during the pre op I got to once again be a la nude in front of Dr. mcdreamy while he did arts and crafts with sharpies on my arms...let me just say  you have to really want it. SO I won't be able to see any results until Monday...but here is a pic of the zombie look. Enjoy!

HELLOOOOOOOOOOO 2014!

Wow ok so 2013 was exciting to say the very least ( I say that oozing with sarcasm) LOL! Glad it is over and 2014 has begun. Having said that it hasn't exactly been the smoothest transition HAHA! 2014 wanted to let us know it was still gonna keep it lively...our fridge and car both  broke YES! so now we have our faithful Matilda( Santa Fe) at the garage and our fridge sitting empty waiting to have the compressor fixed...sigh. Oh Well..yeehaw!

On a more fun note I am BACK with my ladies at the studio, been 2 days back and I am walking like I just did a transcontinental trek on horseback...OUCH is all I have to say. But I am a person who needs her people and her support and that is what my beautiful goddesses at the studio are so YAY! for being back! I am only back until tonight though because tomorrow....drumroll.....surgery!

FINALLY! I am here! it has been a long time coming but my wings of glory are finally going to be removed. I wanted to lose 100lbs before I did it, but didn't achieve that goal. I got 96lbs which is pretty good too. I wish I could have hit those last 4 lbs, but during these 3 weeks off I was not able to do it, I managed to only lose 1lb in three weeks. I sort of blame myself for not putting the same effort as before and all the going out and parties. On the other hand still being able to lose even just one pound during the holidays is I guess a victory in itself. So...tomorrow ...bye bye wings of glory and hello stitches bruising and sexy compression sleeves! Up until today I was not nervous but now...not going to lie...FREAKING OUT! also the nurse called to give me all the info and that kinda made it real. YIKES! Hopefully it will go ok, I have read some post op horror stories and some really good ones so here is to the good ones...and after reading all the stuff out there...I WILL LISTEN to the doctor...haha..for those of you who don't know I can be quite stubborn...I know, I know...hard to believe. :)

So I will be blogging about the operation and recovery...we will see the results and pics during the next 6 weeks...so here is the before shots... until our next meeting post op and heavily drugged...oh the things I shall say !HAHA!