2nd Visit to PS - Getting there but still a way to go! - Scotland, SD

5 weeks post op Wednesday just past and 2nd visit to the ps for a check up, I had some concerns about my belly button ouzing and having what I thought was a build up of skin. However when ps checked it over he assured me it was leakage of fat that has managed to get inbetween the stitches, ive been given some idodine strips to pack it and it should hopefully dry up and fall off! Not sure whether or not thats a good thing or not! Ive got to redress the area every day, Im iin the wrong job I should be a nurse..... see pics ive added of week 5 - still swollen! these pics were taken when I had got home after a 8 hour day, you can really notice how much my tummy swells during the week. You can hopefully see the bb and what Im on about however after delayed healing due to an infection my long strip has healed it feels so much nicer to massage than rubbing over bumpy scabby bits, area still very red but Im assuming that this will fade in time :-)

Still only allowed to do moderate excercise but def no stomach crunches or excessive excercise, got to go back and see the surgeon in 2 weeks for a further update, hopefully belly button will have started to dry up slightly by then.

Cant wait to burn calories and get rid of these love handles I wanna look great in a bikini for my holidays.

Well its been exactly 4 weeks since my operation and just come back from the doctors who has agreed that I can now return too work - Woo Hoo.

Im off all painkillers and can now lie on my sides, which is a bonus as sleeping sitting up has been a right royal pain in the behind!

Ive had ups and downs and Im still waiting for my belly button to heal up as well as an inch along my scar tissue is still a bit raw but with daily dressings changed and an iodine strip its getting there.

Ive already tried on clothes that I could not wear last year and seeing myself in the mirror without the pouch is amazing! Ive also lost 9Ilb since the operation so on the whole things are going well. Ive got to wait until my other bits have healed before heading to the gym to work of my handles, but this op has given me a new lease of life.

Will post some more pics tonight. Those that are still suffering or on a down day, keep going there is light at the end of the tunnel.

Ive still got a little way to go and will keep posting on here. xx

Its been 2 weeks and 2 days since my operation. Well yesterday was my first post op visit to the ps. It went well but not not as well as I expected. Half of the dressings have come off with the exception of the wound beneath my belly button not healing as the rest of me, so they have packed it with silver dressing and redressed it the same with my belly button its still a bit gloopy and not nice to look at so again packed with silver dressing, this is to aid the healing from the inside out, too make sure that the belly button has the natural shape to it. Im also allowed to have the much long awaited bath tomorrow even thou im not allowed to soak just long enough to soak the silver dressing off. Ive been shown how to replace the dressing and have been given enough to last me a week. Im still feeling tired and get quite emotional especially this week, and i cant wait to be able to drive again. Its quite bizare really as said its only been 2 weeks. pics to follow