Almost Four Months Post Op

Hello everyone,

Well it has been a year. I am getting ready to post my pictures soon. I am still very happy with my surgery. My only problem is a boil or something I have right on my nipple. I have to go back to my doctor to see what the deal is. I am not really 100% satisfied with my bb scar because it is dark, but I'm heard that it will lighted up soon. I am seeing a little progress. My scars are starting to lighten up too.

I have to say that tt scar was the most difficult part to recover from. I am just now to the point were I can't feel it pulling on the sides. I read that a tt is the biggest plastic surgery that you can have, but I didn't understand it until I did it. I am so lucky that I work remotely and didn't have to go to work. They say you can go back to work in 2 weeks, but that is some bull as far as I am concerned. I would advise anyone to do their best to rest up for a month. It takes several months for you to fully heal. But, it was worth it to me.

Hello Everybody,

I haven't updated my post in while so I thought I'd check in. I am healing pretty well. I am a little irritated with the stitches in my breasts. They are supposed to dissolve, but it is taking a while. But, they look beautiful. My TT scar on the ends has still been a little annoying from time to time. I find I feel it pulling if I am sleeping on my side the wrong way. I saw my PS recently and he said that he didn't like the way my scar was healing in my BB and TT and said he might want to inject keritol (?) in it. My BB doesn't look bad to me; no worse than I expected (as I read it is difficult to get right often times). My stomach looks amazing, so I'm not too pressed about it. As for my TT scar, he said that it isn't kelioding but a kin to it so he wants me to use Mederma to see if that helps. I don't see my scars healing any differently than any thing I read or from any other scar I've had. I have to do some research in to Keritol and see if I would want to do that or not. I've heard that it changes your skin a little and the scar doesn't look right all the time. Plus, from everything I have read, at six months is when the TT scar looks its' worse and then starts to lighten up over the next six months.

During my visit, I saw my pictures that they took of me the morning of my surgery. I must say, what a difference. I am very happy I decided to get a lift, am happy with my breast size and my stomach looks so much better. I didn't even think the doctor did lypo on me, but they showed me the fat they sucked out from where the doctor did lypo on my sides above my hips. I had no bruising really, so I wasn't sure if he'd even done it. I am still planning to wait until a year post op before I post pictures, but I am very excited to see that day. I have been exercising and have lost about 12 lbs since my surgery and have done quite a bit to lift my butt with exercise; just now seeing the backside results (Thank you Jesus!). At almost 41, I wasn't sure if I could do it. I am so happy with my results, I don't see myself stopping short of my plan to be in great shape by May, 2013.

I have to make a correction when I put my weight gain up to 167, I went up to 267. I am sitting here very happy because I was able to lay on my stomach comfortably for the first time since my surgery. Wow, that felt good. That along with the fact that I don't feel any pulling feeling from side to side of my TT incision. I also am able to reach for things above my head with out my body feeling tight; telling me, "Hell no girl. Call your husband or forget about what you need right now" LOL. I feel like I'm entering the second phase of my surgery. Which is the "What the hell do I do with my body now?" phase. Now that my breasts and my stomach look great, I need to get this butt and these thighs in shape. I am so happy that I am cleared for exercise. I am not over doing it, but on Monday I am going to start doing Pilates twice a week. I have to (happily) keep up with my husband. He's so fine. Sorry to get off track, he does that to me. Hopefully my third phase will be "I'm ready to go shoppin' cause I think I look so good." LOL I have to say that a Mommy Makeover is a lot of work. It's not just you go in messed up and come out ready to run the streets. I feel like I have to eat healthy and exercise properly more than ever. Not only just to be healthy, but to justify why I spent this money in the first place. I hate to waste money, so I knew that I was going to take care of myself afterwards. Plus, like many mothers, there is always something else that I should have spent my money on.