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3 months PO - time to sell you my Compression Garment?
UPDATED FROM ThreeBellyButtons
3 months post
3 Months Post-op today. I'm done with the...
ThreeBellyButtonsDecember 30, 2012
WORTH IT$8,300
3 Months Post-op today. I'm done with the compression garments! Yea! I might still wear one if I work out, but I am feeling good throughout the day and night to not generally wear one. So, in honor of this momentous occasion, I decided to list my Leonisa boyshort bodyshaper with zipper on Ebay (size Medium)! If anyone is looking for a stage 2 compression garment, this one will really hold you in! Here is the link (enter - shameless promotion): http://www.ebay.com/itm/200872355117?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
On a different note, I feel like my swelling still happens but not much has changed from post-op month 2 to 3. I think this is a good thing but I am still waiting for a little more definition where I had lipo contouring on my lovehandles. Overall, I love my belly button, love my waist, and love the fact that my incision is healing up nice. I gained a couple of pounds over the holidays, so I am working out hard, now, to get back to 132 (I weigh 135 now - pre-tummy tuck I weighed 138). I ran 3 miles today and yesterday I cross-country skiied for a few miles. For you ladies who feel like you'll never get back to normal, trust me, you will!
On a different note, I feel like my swelling still happens but not much has changed from post-op month 2 to 3. I think this is a good thing but I am still waiting for a little more definition where I had lipo contouring on my lovehandles. Overall, I love my belly button, love my waist, and love the fact that my incision is healing up nice. I gained a couple of pounds over the holidays, so I am working out hard, now, to get back to 132 (I weigh 135 now - pre-tummy tuck I weighed 138). I ran 3 miles today and yesterday I cross-country skiied for a few miles. For you ladies who feel like you'll never get back to normal, trust me, you will!
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UPDATED FROM ThreeBellyButtons
2 months post
2 months PO - Well, I am happy to report that my...
ThreeBellyButtonsNovember 30, 2012
2 months PO - Well, I am happy to report that my incision is all healed up - I've even posted pics to prove it! My shape hasn't changed much in the past few weeks - so I guess I'm stable. Not too swollen but I hope this isn't my final result either. Would like to be a little flatter in my lower abdomen. My PS said yesterday that I am still a little swollen. I did a round of ultrasonic massage yesterday and that seems to help. I weigh 133 lbs and my waist is 29" and my hips are about 35". This is about 5 lbs weight loss and about 6" waist decrease and a couple inches hip decrease. Yeah!
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November 30, 2012
looks great!!! the hole healed up pretty good huh? How exciting!! you look great for 2 months out!
November 30, 2012
Looking good. I'm glad everything is all healed up. How did you move your most recent picture to the front? I wish they allow us to delete pictures. Take care and stay in touch. You look great.
December 1, 2012
Thanks petitemom, appreciate you writing so much! Love getting your updates, too. Anyway, to move the picture, just click and hold and then move it up to the top of your screen and it will start to move. Just keep holding and you can stop holding down the click button when the pic is where you want it.
December 1, 2012
Wow....amazing :) you look awesome
December 1, 2012
Thanks for showing me how to move the pictures. I don't think I would be able to figure it out on my own. Do you find that your waist has plateaued at 29 inches? That's pretty good, considering that you started at 35 inches. Mine has been unchanged at 28 inches for the past 3 weeks or so. Pre-TT, I think I was 29.5 inches, so I only went down by 1.5 inches. That's okay. It is what it is....... Maybe we will both go down a little more once we are cleared for more cardio and ab work..... I went to my PS 2 days ago for my PO 5.5 week visit. He said everything looks good. He feels that there is still swelling above my incision, and he thinks that I'll go down a little more in the next few weeks. That would be really nice. Nothing has changed with me, so probably won't post new pictures until week 8 or so. I just did a little running on the treadmill earlier. It feels good to get moving again. I'll try to slowly increase the distance and speed everyday. Glad that you're doing well and glad to have you around to "compare" notes with. Have a nice weekend.
December 11, 2012
I cant believe how great your incision scar is healing up. Your hole healed up quite nicely and I'm sure it will look just like the rest of your incision soon. Thank you for putting up new photos. This was great because I didn't think to measure my waist for a b4 and after and will do that now. Keep it up, your healing progress looks wonderful even if you feel a bit flabby. We are always most critical if ourselves. Enjoy the holidays!!
UPDATED FROM ThreeBellyButtons
2 months post
8 weeks post op - Hi, well, its been about 10 days...
ThreeBellyButtonsNovember 25, 2012
8 weeks post op - Hi, well, its been about 10 days since I had my second mini-surgery to close up the hole. Amazingly, now it looks just the same as the other part of my incision. Just a nice pink thin line. Its still swollen and bumpy around my incision but of course I'm expecting this for a while yet. I am still in my mini-elastic binder but maybe next week I'll "graduate" to regular spanx type garments instead. On a note, I got an expensive Leonisa garment with little boyshorts and a gusseted opening between the legs and boy oh boy was it uncomfortable. I will give it another whirl, but so far, I think it was a waste of $60. : (
I am so thankful for my Dr and for the care I've received. I am back to doing some light exercise (walking on treadmill, a little jogging) but so far I'm feeling flabby. (Maybe thats due to Thanksgiving and a lack of exercise...hmmm...doesn't take a genius to figure that out!)
I am so thankful for my Dr and for the care I've received. I am back to doing some light exercise (walking on treadmill, a little jogging) but so far I'm feeling flabby. (Maybe thats due to Thanksgiving and a lack of exercise...hmmm...doesn't take a genius to figure that out!)
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November 26, 2012
HAHAHAAA!!!! I was admiring your pics and came across the "sorry for the pubes" comment. I'm glad I haven't had mine yet, I would've busted every stitch I'd have had. (having mine on the 5th of dec.) you look great, congratulations!!! hope you're healing well.
November 27, 2012
Thank you so much for the nice comments - I hope that your surgery goes well!!
November 27, 2012
Glad to hear that you're doing better. I've been taking long walks, but I can't wait to start doing a little more cardio. I read some recent post (dated Nov 26), in which the women started gaining weight, and was essentially back to square one, by PO 6 months t - 8 months. Gotta watch out for that. (Please note my username change). Take care.
November 27, 2012
Thanks for writing - I think your recent pictures are just fabulous! I say ditch the baggy shirts! You don't have to wear anything too revealing or tight (immodest) but you can certainly get rid of loose fitting shirts! Man, what you are saying about weight gain post TT is SCARY!
November 27, 2012
Well I'm not at all trying to mean or ugly here but you can't get a tummy tuck then go back to eating twinkies every day and expect to stay slim. Weight maintenance is an ongoing thing, you have to use diet and exercise and not look at the tummy tuck as a "quick fix" to your weight issue. I'm just saying.....hope I don't get any hate mail out of this, I mean absolutely no offense to anyone!!!
November 27, 2012
That's so true...good reminder...I think the women who do the best overall go back to their *hopefully* "normal" routine of healthy eating AND exercise.
November 28, 2012
I did some shopping on black Friday, and bought some tops that I wouldn't have bought before the TT. I haven't quite worn them yet. Still, when choosing between a SP(small petite) or a MP(medium petite), I still favored the larger size. Oh well, one baby step at a time.
December 3, 2016
Question for you... since you had to have that surgery due to the whole opening were you charged for all the costs of that surgery again or was that covered since you had already paid for your initial?
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