Cant Believe I Actually Did It - Georgia

I am 5 weeks Post Op, off the compression garment, no swelling, and have been cleared to start working out next week. I have been walking 3-4 miles per day since week 3. I feel and look great. I cant wait to lose these last 10 lbs or so - which I plan to easily do by my birthday in November. Good luck to everyone on this board. I hope you have results as great as mine!

It is day 18 and I am feeling GREAT. I have been back to work since Day 6 although I will admit I was coming home and taking naps in the evening before dinner. I had my second follow up at Day 14 and PS said I was doing great. My incisions are all healed nicely and most of the bruising is gone. I am able to sleep on either side using a body pillow. My only pain now are my breasts as my nipples (TMI??) come back to life - they are like hot knives sometimes! I swell sometimes in the evenings or when I have food I should not. I am down 2.5 more pounds for about a 4 lb loss since my surgery. I started walking after my appt this week which my PS said was OK as long as I dont swell too badly afterwards so I am hitting the water (and the bathroom) very hard. My stomach is almost unnaturally flat! Not that I am complaining. I really love my whole make over and I cannot wait to get back to my fitness routine to sculpt my legs and arms. I turn 46 in November and I want to look better at 46 than i did at 26! I have a lot of transitions going on in my life right now and this is just one of them that I know will help me go confidently into the next phase of my life. I would definitely do it again and encourage others to make this move as long as you are realistic about your outcome, your recovery, and why you are doing this. It is not going to fix anything on the inside but it will give you added confidence to face and conquer those demons.

I am 45, mother of 2 teenagers, fairly fit but always wanted to take care of my c-section spare tire. Finally got the finances and the nerves together at the same time and had a full mommy-makeover on July 10. The tummy pain was the worst. i. ever. felt. My incisions burn a little but they are nothing compared to the first 24 hours of that tight tummy. I really really thought I would be "dropping in" at work by Thursday or Friday. HA. thank goodness for friends and a mom that knows better. I have been waited on hand-and-foot and could not have gotten thru it without them. I have no drains - my doc uses a different method?? I dont know much about it all but after reading the posts about drain care, I am REALLY glad. My lift/implants look really funny but I am sure it is swelling. I have some pics I think That I will post another time. For now, even though I am deep into the misery, I am really glad I did this - this is something I did for myself and no one else.