36 Year Old, 2 Kids by C-section and Waited 9 Years to Do This!

I'm almost 3 months post op. Man...what a difference time makes! 2 months ago I was still very much hunched over and couldn't lift anything and still popping pain pills.

Today I went to the gym and squatted 40lbs! I feel great. I haven't taken anything for pain in a long time. My doctor cleared me to workout at the gym back in January. I can do pretty much anything with the exception of an work. She put her foot down and said no ab work at all. Not one single crunch. I've learned to listen to my body and stop when it tells me to.

I wear a spanx garment 5 days out the week. I stopped sleeping in any garment or change since January. My doctor felt it was doing more harm than good. I agree. My back has felt better and the swelling in my upper abs has gone down since I stopped doing that.

I haven't bought new clothes yet but all my old sweaters and t shirts look amazing now! I'm down 12lbs since the surgery. I don't know how much of that is surgery or my efforts in the gym and better nutrition.

I'm so glad I did it and wish I did it 8 years ago.

Picture posted below is from today.

I've been meaning to get on here and update but every time I thought about it, it was because I felt horrible and wanted to vent.

Today was a good day. The past few days? Not so much. I was terribly swollen and uncomfortable and pretty miserable. It finally hit me today. I started my "lady times" and that was the reason my bloating was a 20 on a scale of 1-10 and my bitchiness was unusually bitchy. Man. ..pms is 10 times worse post-surgery!

Due to a lot of swelling and general uncomfortableness, I found solace in my old trusty recliner. My hubs wasn't so pleased as he wants me back in the bed with him, but I think the recliner is necessary right now. The option to roll over in the middle of the night isn't a great one right now.

A positive for today is that I hit the treadmill today! Working out always helped my pms pre-op so I figured I'd give it a try. I walked on the treadmill at 1.0 speed and 0 incline. I lasted 30 minutes before I got tired and stopped. Hopefully this "exercise" will help me sleep better tonight.

My incision & bb are healing nicely. No more issues with them. I don't go back to my ps until January. Until then, I'm trying my best to take it slowly.