Mommy Makeover-Over a month PO!! *New Pics*

Well, I am so long overdue for an update! I had a follow up appointment with MD on 3/19 and he said I could begin wearing an underwire bra, instead of the sports bra. He said that it would help my boobs not drop further, and help with shaping. Also, he said that I could stop wearing the binder, and replace it with an undergarment with thighs for compression included. My mom bough one the next day @ Walmart, I was so excited. The binder was CRAZY tight and small. I was ready to get rid of that thing. I also purchased the underwire bra . It def. rubbed my incisions some, but I placed ABD pads between the bra and incision, so that helped. Wednesday, 3/20, I returned to work!! It was hard at first, but everyday gets better. On 3/30/12, the stitch holding in my JP tube came out. I called MD and he said to remove it. My sister s/w him and was given instructions. When I went home after work, I laid down and she put on gloves, and slowly pulled the tube out. It was about 12in. long. I didn't feel anything at all. That weekend, I went to Chattanooga, TN for my sons 5 B-day vacation, and definitely walked WAY too much. It was fun, but I was very swollen and hurting. Ibuprofen helped.

I saw PS again on 4/10/12. he removed almost all my steri-strips. I was so scared...it hurt! Especially the ones that were attached, ummm LOW. Lets just say, I should have shaved. He told me to exercise and said the best way to loose weight was to exercises reallu hard for 20-30 secs, 7-8 times a week, 2-3 times a week. Im working on that. After removing the steri-strips, I went home and scrubbed in the shower--I felt dirty b/c those steri-strips were sooo grody.
Everything looked good, but then I returned to work and felt something wet in my bra. I had some open areas along my incisions, 4 total. I called MD and he said that the steri strips should have come off 3 weeks earlier, and it seems that what the open areas were, were stitch abscesses. He told me it was normal. He advised me to apply worm moist compresses 2-3 times a day, and cover the areas if they were oozing into my bra. I did everything he said and the areas are now closed. I am so happy b/c that freaked me out!

So currently, I am doing okay. My breasts hurt on occasion (Like when my 5 year old head butted me yesterday). My tummy is still very swollen, more so after work of course. everything seems good and closed now. Yesterday I went to Old Navy and Dressbarn and spent too much money on retail therapy. It was great!! I am in the same size that I was in pre-op, but everything fits so much better. I look and feel amazing! I am going to continue to watch what I eat, and will begin PS exercise instructions. I am happy so far for sure!

I am going to post another/ better pics soon. This one was taken 2-3 days ago & it is hard to take pics by yourself.

New pics!!

PO day 13-- well, I just felt it was time to update. I had a follow up appointment with MD on 3/19 and he said I could begin wearing an underwire bra, instead of the sports bra. He said that it would help my boobs not drop further, and help with shaping. Also, he said that I could stop wearing the binder, and replace it with an undergarment with thighs for compression included. My mom bough one the next day @ Walmart, I was so excited. The binder was CRAZY tight and small. I was ready to get rid of that thing. I also purchased the underwire bra on Saturday. It def. rubs my incisions some, but I've placed ABD pads between the bra and incision, so that helps. Wednesday, 3/20, I returned to work!! It was hard at first, but everyday gets better. Im feeling great and will write more later--Its quitting time! Pics to come!