TT with MR on 7/20/11 - Not 100% satisfied, but very happy overall! - Charleston, SC

1 Year PO - 8/2/12 - Posted new pics. Things are going well. Like I've said before, my tummy still isn't as flat as I had hoped it would be, but it is still WAY better than before. I have been running for the last 9 months, doing lots of ab work, and been on Weight Watchers for the past 2 months. Looking back at my before pictures (especially the side view), I can see such a huge difference and it makes me so happy. Good luck to all going through TTs! Can't believe it has been a year since mine.

6 Months PO - 1/20/12 - Posted new pics. Overall I am very happy that I had the TT, but my tummy is still not (and never was, even right after surgery/once swelling went down/etc) as flat as I had hoped. I have been dieting, running, and doing ab work, but it still won't completely go flat. I ask my PS about this every time I go follow-up with him and he always says that with my degree of muscle separation, there was a lot of muscle atrophy and that major re-toning needs to be done. I suspect that it is just more intra-abdominal fat that I have that will take a lot more work to go away. But like I said, I am still glad I did it and I would do it again. Just wish I was a little flatter! Anyone have any tips on specific ab exercises you're doing? My PS recommends against doing traditional crunches, but instead recommends doing leg lifts.

6 Weeks PO - Saw my PS today. He has cleared me for all exercise, but recommends not doing traditional floor ab exercises (sit-ups, crunches) - but to do leg lifts instead. I guess I am disappointed. I am one of those people who actually like to do crunches. I was looking forward to getting into them to tone up my belly. Boo!

My belly button is still really red, so I am trying to massage it with the Vitamin E lotion several times a day. May try Mederma or he recommended Cortaid for the redness. Any suggestions?

For some reason I was under the impression I had to wear Spanx for a full year! Today, being 6 weeks, he says that I am free of them and don't have to wear them except for exercising. Woohoo! However, after just half a day of not wearing them, I am feeling pretty weird and unsupported. May have to wean myself off of them slowly! :)