Update on Sept 7:

Four days after the procedure. I finally called them because the dermabond was making my skin very red. After talking with me over the phone, they had me peel off the dermabond three days ago. The skin underneath was very angry and weeping, but the incision looked good. Yesterday a rash broke out on my stomach and this morning I went to see them and they gave me an antibiotic to be safe and a topical benedryl for the rash. I was cleared surgically though for post-op so yay!

Yesterday was the longest I’ve been away from my babies and the longest Chris and I had been alone together and it was because I had to have hernia surgery. I went in at 530 for a 730 appointment and had a rough recovery because apparently I am sensitive to heavy medications. I woke up shivering and in pain, so they gave me something for those. Then those medications made me keep vomiting, so they gave me something for nausea. All of those combined made me also feel very dizzy, so they gave me one more thing for that and sent me home with codeine. I am not allowed to lift more than 10 pounds, which means I can’t even pick up one baby, much less two.

I also ended up having open hernia surgery instead of laparoscopic, but they put the incision in my belly button mostly, so I think it will heal well. I am just in a lot of pain and even taking codeine and motrin leaves me at a 5 for pain. I miss my girls and am struggling to nurse them through the pain. I also got permission to time my breast feedings around when I take my prescriptions and said I am ok taking the codeine for up to four days while nursing them. Hopefully i won’t need it that many days and I’m also only taking a few a day.

If you want to see pictures, scroll down, but be warned that its knarly looking. Also, pay no attention to all the extra skin and the diastesis recti;)