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Calling all "Fun Sized" Women - Shorties ..Are you 5'-0" to 5'-3" then let's chat here
By Kimmers25 on 05 Mar 2011
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This is an awesome idea! I've seen a lot of petite ladies on this this site and hopefully you all can get together to chat.
How long before you were able to wear a bathing suit? Or how long before you felt like working out or doing your normal routine?
and it 's been 4wks and 3days since my tt. I am doing ok. Still dont have a flat tummy.It looks alot better than what it was before the tt but I am still swollen, which i hope will go down but i have this hard/swollen area above the belly button, just hope it is not something i will have to live with forever.
Kimmers your pic's are awesome,you look great.
BTW... did you have lipo of the upper ab area? Maybe a little massage will help with the lumps... I know this is normal sometimes with lipo.
I think your ps or his nurse could probably take the pictures for you,if you ask them; I think that is a good idea, I should have done
that too.
Hurray for all of us shorties! You have an inch on me girl:)
Hang in there and it will continue to improve each week. I also had or have the bump above the belly button. What is up with that!! My doctor said that it was the muscle but was fine. The little bump sure beats the double muffin top any day.
Being short we can't hide a single pound right! You are early in the process so will have to ride the wave a few more months but it is all worth it:)
Yes I am being patient because even if its not all flat,I just love not having the loose skin and
fat below the belly button.
Just keep at it and you will get there before you know it! When I was in my process I just took it five pounds at a time. And trust me when I say this....my body does not give it up easily. I have to fight for every pound which stinks.
Being almost 47, on estrogen and thyroid meds makes it even harder.
Just hang in there and push through! You can do it. The little nuggets can do anything they put the minds to:). My hubby says I am like a wild bull in a china shop.....step asidem
Hugs!
For over a year my weight has been the same so I decided to have my TT. I am 5 wks post-op and feeling good. Just hate the swelling!!!!
The only problem I had was a stitch abcess that got infected & I developed staph. PS had to cut the incision open and clean it out so that it could heal. It's been one week since that and it is healing really well. Thanks to this procedure & antibiotics.
I am so happy I made the decision to have a TT. And glad that I found this site before.
Ouch now that sounds painful!
The swelling is a pain in the ass! The only thing you can do is be patient and ride it out. My swelling tortured me until 7 months post op...bugger!
It does end and you will all be glad in the end. A little temporary swelling beats a hanging muffin top any day!!
I am so glad that I did both of my procedures and would do it all over again for the results I have.
You are a total peanut!! You are scheduled right before my birthday!
Just relax, take a deep breath and think ahead to the beautiful new tummy you will end up with.
The one thing I can say about being small and having a TT is that you will feel really tight after. I could not take a deep breath for the first 4 days after and my Doc told me that it was because I was so small. He tightened the Ab muscles so tight and it squished everything in my little body...LOL
I hope that he can leave your ab muscles alone. If so it will be a much quicker recovery. If you do have them done you just have to relax and stay calm when you get that tight feeling.
The tightness and not being able to take a deep breath caused me a bit of panic. My hubby had to talk me down off the cliff. He could just see the anxiety building in me and it also scared him. So between that and being constipated the first 3-4 days it was horrible.
I felt like I was going to explode. My lungs felt compressed because of being so tight and small...plus I was full of pooh. Now there is simply not enough room in the little body for all of that action...LOL
You ladies are all going to do really well. Here is to all of us Fun Sized girls!!
The one problem you will have is with the binder. Even the small sizes are horrible on us shorties. They go from under your boobs all the way down past your hips and just do not fit us well.
Luckily my doctor let me ditch mine three days post OP. I was one of the lucky ones who's doctor is not a big believer in them anyway.
That was me...I said that my Who Who looked like a baseball...LOL Not so funny at the time.
LOL...I know. The first time I looked down and got a look at that hot mess I about died. I wish you could have seen my hubbys eyes. I looked and said "I have a man package". Priceless! I was like..what the hell has happened to my Va Jay Jay.
It goes down but is a bit freaky to look at the first two weeks.
It is pretty comical! All you can do is laugh at the time. It goes down but takes a little while. And yes, it gives the hubbies something to laugh about as well.