“seeing the light... - San Diego, CA”

Being a young mother of 3 (28), I have felt robbed of a youthful body. Although I love my kids more then anything, the hanging stretchmarked skin from the pregnancies kept me from feeling feminine. I am very active and have maintained a healthy weight but my tummy always bothered me.

So... i am now 8 days postop and to be quite honest the pain has never been too much to handle. The puffy swollen feeling is what bothers me most. When im lying down its not too bad but when im standing it feels like the swelling accumulates just under my incision... im wondering if its not excess fluid which may need to be drained? Just got drains removed two days ago so I will give it a couple days before I call ps... Btw preop im 5"3 130 lbs not sure of weight now gonna wait on that...

Updated on 30 Jun 2011:
Day 9 woke up feeling less " puffy "..seeing the light at the end if the tunnel..;)

Updated on 1 Jul 2011:
so im thinking its a seroma...the swelling is like fluid when I stand it seems to pool under my incision It makes me feel like a ken doll ugh..gonna call ps when they open..not gonna let this bring me down tho...just a speedbump on the long recovery road I guess..

Updated on 1 Jul 2011:
Called ps..told them my swelling concerns.they said that its normal tissue swelling so I guess I have to sit tight and be patuent which is oh so difficult.posting pic..tummy looks so flat lieing down!!!

Updated on 12 Jul 2011:
Im 3 wks post op today and im feeling pretty good. Went backvto work 3 days ago and I definately dont have the same energy copasity but im getting there. Swelling sux at its worst in the early eve. Im am very happy with my results and I cant wait to be fully healed.