Today is a much better day.  I have switched to the lower pain medicine and am able to get up and walk around easier.  The pain is more of a soreness, like I did too many sit-ups (ok, more like I was punched in the gut too many times).  I still can’t stand up straight and am still draining too much fluid for my drains to be removed.  I was able to wash my own hair and change clothes this AM so at least I feel clean.  So far, I have been sleeping surprisingly great.  I am a side/stomach sleeper so I thought having to sleep propped up on my back with my knees elevated would be a problem; however so far, I’ve been sleeping peacefully.

The hardest part is definitely not picking up the kids.  Grammy has had them at her house since Wend. night.  They love going to Grammy’s and they are doing great.  Grammy brings them over during the day so we can visit.  I can read them stories and play a few games but can’t really hold or hug on them yet.  This weekend, Gramma and Pop-Pop G are coming to town to give Grammy a break.  Next week Max is going to be in charge in the AM and PM and Grammy will just come over during the day to help.  Hopefully by Week 3 I will be in much better shape.  Although I’m still not allowed to pick up the kids for a few more weeks, I will at least be able to get down on the floor with them so they can climb into my lap and we can all go about our normal activities.  That means by Thanksgiving, I should be almost good as new.

Is this worse than a c-section?  Yes, the pain is definitely worse than my c-section pain.  Of course, I’m not working off the adrenaline of no more bedrest and 3 newborns.  I still think the c-section was a breeze.  This, not so much.  But it isn’t awful and the meds help tremendously.

Am I happy with the results? -  Right now, my tummy is numb, bruised, swollen and red. Plus my new belly button isn’t healed.  So, essentially it looks nothing like what it is going to look like in several weeks to months.  But despite the mess, it is still better than the saggy, creped bowl of jelly from before.  They say a tt is hard to recover from because of the length of the recovery and the long wait for the final results.   If I just had a pouch I wasn’t happy with before, I could see how I may be unsatisfied right now.  However, despite the puffiness my tummy is no longer saggy and wrinkled and that is worth it already!

I will have before/after pics in a few weeks but this is what you get for now:

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