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New Pics- I bought myself a bathing suit.

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Well, I finally went shopping for a 2 piece. I...

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Melinda N
$10,500
Well, I finally went shopping for a 2 piece. I know I still have stretch marks and I'm STILL swollen, but I do not care. I wish it wasn't swollen above the incision line like a mini muffin but the doc said because I had the two hernias taken out at the same time, it will take longer for swelling go down. Anyone with great way to reduce it or a way to fade 16 year old stretch marks- I am all ears!

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So far, so good! APRN spent 1.5 hours w mr and surgeon spent 1.5 too in the same visit. I'll add more to this later.

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June 1, 2012
looking good in the red bikini!
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BB
June 1, 2012
Looking AWESOME,
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M
June 2, 2012
You look fab in your bikini!!!
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June 11, 2012
Wow you look great :)
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Heading back to work today. I am definitely not...

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Melinda N
Heading back to work today. I am definitely not ready to keep up with the students. Still swollen. What helps the most? I'm drinking a lot of water and green tea. I just feel like Frankenstein with different parts stitched together- ugh.

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MN
May 10, 2012
Sooo tired after work and swollen. I should have waited until next week!
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I have finally posted some pics. I have gone from...

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Melinda N
I have finally posted some pics. I have gone from depressed and miserable to feeling great and happy, to some type of postpartum anxiety and back. I called the doc today because I do not like how my incision is looking below the belly button. I called on Monday worried about the belly button (infection?), but the APRN said it was normal. I don't know.
I ditched the dreaded binder this past Saturday and switched to SPANX! I have finally started to feel human.
I am so not ready to go back to work! I can't wait until all of this stupid tape comes off. Just a side note- I stopped taking the narcotics 5 days after surgery (after taking out the drain that day during first post-op appt.) they made me feel horrible! Switched to Tylenol and Motrin.

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