31 Year Old Mother of Two Finally Gets Her Tummy Tuck - Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

Ok every one I made it to exactly one week. My surgery was last Friday 2/20/15. I am eager to report I feel better than last week. I'm off my pain meds bc I have to go back to work on Monday. Desk job do I don't have to do much but sign papers. No walking around, and I'm only gonna work a few hours a day. Atleast that's what I'm telling myself. Anyway, I feel good. Still have a LOT of swelling, so much so that I'm not sure my procedure was good or not. I'm trying to be patient but I'm so sad. I can't stand to look at myself. Any remedy out there for renewed spirt? I think perhaps my expectations were to great. I compared myself to others thinking that's how I'd look. Bad idea.
As for the procedure, I'm healing well according to PS I may get my drains in two days, my drainage put is decreasing steadily. My surgical tape has been removed by PS and she says I have to wait a few more weeks before I can use scar therapy tape. How are you all doing ?

Okay so it's been five days since my surgery and I'm feeling pretty good. My pain has decreased some . Thank God we purchased these recliners before surgery bc it has made all the difference. Both me and my husband sleep on the reclining sofa. He's been good at helping out. I had my first shower last night with the bandages off, and it was ok will be better when I can wash without sitting in shower chair. I have po dr visit this morning so I'm gonna try to doll myself up to make me feel better. I don't know about anyone else at this stage but I'm not impressed with my procedure. I can't stand to look in the mirror at myself my PS and hubby both think I am just swollen but to me I look fat. I look like a can of biscuits. Before surgery I had a overhang belly flap. Now it just looks like I have a belly. I thought I'd be flat after procedure. I had full TT with abdominal restructuring and lipo. Now I'm asking " was any of this worth it" . I've experienced some depression over these five days, been told that too is normal. I really don't know how to feel. Is this the "swell hell" people keep referring to.

After giving birth to my "irish" twins I was left with a very bad over hanging belly. I decided to hire a personal trainer, and with him I lost 70 pounds. You would think that made me feel better. NOPE! The hanging skin looked evern worse. I was so depressed and starTed putting the weight back on. After my husband suggested the TT did I really believe there was hope. I was very nervous a b d scared because I never had any kind of surgery before. But I had a terrific surgeon. Dr.Hickman and her team of nurses really babied me. They took such great care of me that I wonder why I was ever scared. I can tell you more about the operating room and procedure if you like. But as for now I am 2 days post operation and I'm in pain! Beginning to doubt the procedure being worth it. I know I'll feel better once I'm healed and back to normal. We shall see.