2 weeks post op update

Wow this has been quite the process but I’m happy to say I made it through with flying colors this far and I’m pretty happy.

The surgery took a couple hours less than he had planned - he said it was like it was ready to come off! He also said he took off just under TEN POUNDS of skin which was more than we expected. I did not want to wake up and I was in EXTREME pain but they fixed that pretty quickly and was on my way home in no time.

They sent me home with 3 drains in which was terrible and I had to be careful that the tubing laying on my skin had to be moved every few hours. First two drains came out at my one week visit and then finally the last one this past Tuesday for my 2nd week checkup. I cannot thank my husband enough for monitoring and emptying them because that was gross as hell.

I spent my first few nights in my recliner which I’m very thankful for and the hardest thing was getting up to go to the bathroom and then using my new muscles to actually go to the bathroom was excruciating. But the worst part of that is over.

I’m happy to say I don’t have to go back for a month in which I’m hoping to be released to all things active again. I’m allowed to walk a mile but have been using that activity time to get some shopping/errands done and don’t want to overdo it because that’s really easy for me to do. Luckily my surgeon is a distance runner and totally gets it.

I’ve been absolutely amazed at the difference and I can’t believe I’m sharing this info publicly but here you go! There is still some swelling to get through but overall thrilled with it and so is my surgeon. I will keep updating here as things progress! Thanks so much for all the support.

Hello and BUH BYE!

Holy hell it’s been a long time since I’ve written anything that didn’t have something to do with work! Let’s see what’s happened in the last 2.5 plus years.

I got engaged and married during a global pandemic in my backyard with my closest friends and family

I ran a WHOLE LOT of half marathons.

Lost a ridiculous amount of important people in my life..

It’s been REALLY hard but honestly what isn’t these days? Stuff is just hard.

So I find myself in a place where I feel like it’s time to document the next part of my journey. After 10 years of saving money, continuing to train, and maintaining my weight loss, the time has come to rid myself of the spare tire that is my stomach skin. I found a surgeon who is a the best in Atlanta and also a distance runner and I’m confident that THIS WEDNESDAY will be a life changing next step for me. He thinks 8-10 pounds of skin. The surgery will take 4 hours, I’ll be home the same day and walking within an hour of waking up. 8 weeks of recovery will be the most mentally challenging thing I have ever done!

I was supposed to run 13 miles today but I sacrificed that for my safety on Wednesday - however I celebrated the journey it’s taken me to get here. I promised myself I’d be as strong as I possibly could be on surgery day and honored that. I missed no runs and I end the year at a respectable 347 miles.

I will continue to update my progress here. Meanwhile enjoy this crazy photoshoot I did to commemorate the end of this nonsense!