POSTED UNDER Tummy Tuck Reviews
6.5 weeks po.
UPDATED FROM crl89
2 months post
So short on time these days (maternity leave is...
WORTH IT$9,000
So short on time these days (maternity leave is over) so I'll be brief. I look much better. Still a lot of swelling, still have a small seroma left, but looking decent. Bought a bunch of new work clothes and they were all small. :) I can already tell I will need a and it will cost me $1200 it looks like. Bs. I shouldn't be paying extra for lipo he promised he'd do and marked me for but didn't and quite a bit of excess skin that should have been removed. If I bend over it still drapes off me. I've seen people get tummy tucks for less. But I am still happy... Here's how I've decided I feel: tt= totally worth it. My doctor and his cost, no way. Maybe my opinion will change, but I seriously doubt it. I'll post a pic of the excess skin later. I'm looking decent clothed but without the cg, the clothes make a bit of a muffin top of skin and show the buldges of excess skin in my upper abs too. Not cool. In theory I'm thrilled, but I paid for who was supposed to be the best and I feel for the money I spent I should have gotten better. By the way, wearing the cg level 2s with spandex undie things overtop keeps the swelling down a lot during the say. I sleep with the cg and the binder on at night and I am minimally swollen in the morning. If I don't do that, I balloon. It really works well. :)
UPDATED FROM crl89
13 days post
So my seroma was partially asparated today.. They...
So my seroma was partially asparated today.. They couldn't get it all but at least it doesn't hurt so bad anymore and I don't look so deformed from the side view or looking down. I'm still riddiculously swollen and will no doubt have to repeat the process again soon as I baloon back up ( already strarted) but now I just look a little chubby/thick from the side.. Not 4 months preggers. From the front though it looks quite good. :) So much happier for now. :) Added pics.
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B
March 6, 2013
So glad there was a reason for your swelling!
C
March 6, 2013
Yea. :) I will have to go many times to be drained but it's better than looking preggers after a tummy tuck. Lol. Ugh. I was drained standing up! Fun fun. :p
I
March 6, 2013
Excellent that you're looking and feeling better. The pics looked great. Hang on in there! :)
C
R
March 7, 2013
You look so good! My surgery is on March 12th can't wait to be on the flat side like you!
C
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I
March 23, 2013
It's been a while since you posted, so hope you are healthy, happy, and healing well! Best wishes to you!!! :)
C
I
April 7, 2013
Thanks for the update. You're looking good. I'm glad you think it is totally worth it. Mine is coming up in July and your story captured my interest. My story is a bit different, though! I am more than twice your age, had no weight to lose, but had twins, so the muscles have separated. But it's your stories and pictures that are inspiring to me and give me the courage to go ahead with this! Keep yourself well, and I have read swelling can take 6 months to a year to go down. You're doing great! Keep going!!!!
UPDATED FROM crl89
10 days post
Added pics of swelling. Sooo much more apparent in...
Added pics of swelling. Sooo much more apparent in person.
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B
March 3, 2013
Hopefully it's just some major swelling? Swelling can be massive for weeks and weeks. Hopefully your PS contacts you back soon?
C
March 3, 2013
It's been 5 hours since I paged him. And I haven't seen him since surgery.. And won't get to for 3-6 months.. Frustrating. Is it normal to be so bulged when swollen? It makes the scar look like it's popping out.
B
March 3, 2013
You don't get a follow up?? That seems wrong. I know for the first couple weeks that's where my swelling was most intense. Right along the incision. It looked deformed. Does your compression go down below the scar sufficiently? I am about 18 days PO and the swelling has decreased a lot. The ridge is a lot smaller now. I sure hope you can talk with your PS. I think it's important he address your concerns!!
C
March 3, 2013
I just get to see his nurses.. Not him. And I have some questions for him because he didn't do things he said. But I don't get to see him.. Yea, cg is like a long underwear plus I wear the 1st stage binder over it most of the day. I know swellings normal. It just is painful and seems excessive.. Is it supposed to be so painful?
B
March 3, 2013
It sure doesn't seem like it should be quite so bad? Maybe call again?? I feel so awful for you.. :-(
C
March 3, 2013
Thanks. :( I added pics. It looks way worse in real life though. Hard to capture from the right angle alone.
B
March 3, 2013
I can totally see what you are talking about. I do have one side that swells more than the other side. It looks very uncomfortable!! Drink tons of water, stay away from salt and get your feet up... And hopefully your PS will contact you soon! Hang in there!
C
March 3, 2013
Seems worse the more water I have.. :/Tmi but I'm not peeing much despite 10 cups of water. Often happens when I bloat from gluten but I just can't see where it could have come from. Does your swelling ever look like this?
C
B
March 3, 2013
It may have in the first week or so, it doesn't anymore. I feel awful for saying that! I wish I could say I am! Maybe it's a gluten thing? But, does that happen when you have a reaction? The not peeing?
C
March 3, 2013
Yes.. I pee less, and bloat til it hurts, stomach distends, I get tashes, anxiety, depression, and other unmentionables. Lol. Have experienced all of the above, albiet on the milder side this time. That's why I tend to believe it was maybe a mild contamination.. But I don't know. I'm just scared it will stay looking like this and/ or something is wrong.
C
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