Next up was Spanx time, which I was dreading because even the nurse laughed when we showed her the Spanx we brought in. She was like, "Are those toddler size?" EXACTLY! I tried my hardest to get my one piece Spanx on but it wasn't happening. I was so terrified of touching my bruises and the idea of dragging that tight ass body suit up over my legs and back was more than I could handle. Dr. M saw my struggling and said don't worry about it for now and to just try to get it on when I got home...right! He did put another tube top over my breasts since we neglected to bring a bra in. But first he showed me how to protect and support my new nipples as the skin would sink in about 50% over time. He made my nipples kinda of big for this very reason. I wasn't concerned about the size of them, just the shape.
I have to take a square of gauze, fold in in 1/2 and snip a small triangle out of the middle for my each of my new nipples. Then tape it on to my skin and put my bra on top of that. I have to do this EVERY time I take a bath or shower, obviously.
When I got home I took a bath which was so badly needed, washed my hair, redressed my nipples and it was time to face the dreaded Spanx. My mom had dropped me back off and left to go back to work so it was just me and those Spanx. I really wasn't sure I could get them on but I knew I had to try. I took many deep breaths and yanked and pulled as slowly and gently as possible and what do you know? They slid right on with only a few cuss words and a large amount of pain! I got back into bed to rest as we are leaving for California in 2 days! Pain killers and ice packs are my new best friends.
Merry Christmas and a Happy NY to all of you!