Tummy Tuck W/Liposuction of the Flanks - Chicago, IL

Hello fellow tummy Tucker's:) I am 21 days post op and I'm feeling pretty good. My swelling has been really minimal and my recovery seems to be going well. I have one spot on my incision that is taking its time in closing; I was really stressed out about it so I went to see my Dr. And he said it was going to take maybe another two weeks to completely close. He advised me to continue with my protein shakes and keep applying wound be gone. My lower back still hurts and sometimes the actual process of sitting down sends shooting pain up my spine. Can't wait for that to stop. I will post pics tomorrow.

Today is post op day 8. I have made it through the first week hurdles and now it seems that the 2nd week hurdles are taking charge. My back hurts from still walking slightly bent over. I have been reading on other realself reviews that people were able to walk straight right away. I was hoping that would be me but no such luck. My PS said that he was agressive with the skin removal and tightning and removed a football size piece of skin. I think that may be the reason that im still slightly hunched over. Yesterday I think i might have pulled something (or at least it feels that way) cause i have muscle pain in the top portion of my tummy. I have my 2nd post op appt this afternoon and I am hoping that my drains come out. I have been suffering from extreme insomnia, i am not sure why but i plan on asking the dr. about it. My preop weight was 191 and right now i am 185 such a disappointment. I am hoping that i lose more weight in these upcoming weeks. I have eliminated almost all salt and am doing really well with the type of food i shove in my mouth. I cannot wait until i can lay in my own bed cause my butt is sore from both the liposuction of the flanks and side area as well as from sitting and laying in the same position for 8 days straight. I am finally adding pics that i have taken from this past week. I really hate it that i cannot upload pictures from my IPad.

SOoo!!!!!! Only one drain was removed and I did shed a tear of disappointment but I guess it's better than my other option which is having all of the nasty drainage drain into my very expensive flat belly:) (still a pain in my ass and a wardrobe killer)