I am so happy to have found this board, and have read some great information already. I am 5'11", and a very droopy 40DD I am going in for a vertical reduction, a lift and some abdomen http://www.makemeheal.com/pictures/viewAlbum.php?albumid=1371
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A little castor oil on the incisions once they are healed (at 16 days they should be pretty much there) does amazing things for itching...(you can get it in the health food store)...topically==not ingested! Just thought of the old Little Rascals show...(when they were trying to get a spoon of castor oil down spanky's throat).
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My kids are 9,6,4 and 3. They all knew what I was having surgery for.[url=http://www.TickerFactory.com/]
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My kids are 9 and 15 and they both know. For one I didnt want them to worry it was something worse for 2 they would notice I am pretty large on top as is. My daugter cracks me up on her calender she wrote mommys little booby surgery on the day. My son said cool then you can start running with me in the morning. I have had major back issues so I think they are relieved that someone is going to do something to finally help me out of the pain end of it.
Im excited and ready to roll!!!
Kendra
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Thanks ladies for the good info! dd and I will go out for coffee (cocoa for her) next week, and I'm going to let her know. She knows about my neck pain, physical therapy and visits to the chiro and orthpedic, so I'll stree the medical part of what I'm doing. I probably won't mention the lipo unless she notices and asks.
9 days and counting!
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My kids are 11 and 7..and I told them what it was for. They were excited for me because I told them it would help my back pain...and they know I have suffered with this for a long time.
I am one week post-op...and the difference in the way I look is incredible...so they would have to noticed...even if I didn't tell them. I went from a 36DDD to a 36B/C...huge difference.
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I told my kids - boys 4 and 2. In fact the 4 year old has been a part of this whole adventure. He understands that this will help Mommy be more active, happier and more comfortable. He watched in the hospital as they stripped the drains, checked over the incisions, etc. I didn't try to hide anything, but didn't force him to look at anything either. He is a type A - and does better if he can understand, look at, and talk about things. He is doing great telling his little brother to not hug mommy too tight because she has boo-boos. They are doing great about it. I just hope they don't talk about it to too many people, mostly my in-laws from hell. What they don't know won't hurt me!!! hee hee I did tell the kids we don't talk about mommy's surgery to anyone but us and my parents. We'll see. I acted like this was no big deal, and they are acting like it too.
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My kids are grown, in their early 30s even (had em young), and I only told the two boys cause they live the closest and my daughter was in Mexico when I had it done. I knew they would be worried so I just didn't make a big deal out of it. Now, my daughter still doesn't know, and my boys are ok because I came out on the positive side. I told the boys that I was having some "non-malignant tissue" removed from my breasts and they seemed perfectly happy with that explanation, the younger one relieved that I mentioned "non-malignant". Neither was comfortable talking to me about my breasts and I don't blame them much - they're boys. I taught them the proper names for their body parts when they were little and always had frank, somewhat clinical discussions about the body and sexuality so although they are not particularly modest, its a little embarrassing for mom to actually have some kind of problem in her boobs. I think its up to the individual how she handles a BR surgery discussion with the children. As for family members outside the immediate ones, who really has to know, and why? I had an older mentor friend when I was in my 20s, who was 60ish, graceful, classy, and full of life who told me once, "have secrets". It made an indelible impression on me and I saw that it worked for her, so I do.
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