38 Yr Old Looking for my Waistline..have You Seen It? - Jasper, TX

I know it has been quite some time since I have updated and that I was going to post some pics but I have been so busy with my new job and working on my new college classes that I haven't even had time to breathe...lol. I have started back working out and actually doing sit ups. I am working into it very slowly. Even at 2 months post op I am still struggling with discomfort and swelling. I am on my feet all of the time so by the time I get home I am blown up like a blimp. I am hoping that this stops soon. I am pleased with my flat tummy but after the staph infection it has created a very uneven and bumpy scar. The hole from the infection went so deep into my abdominal area under the skin that it created something like a indention. IF that makes sense...I also have dog ears on the end of my scar that is very tender...is that normal?

As for the lipo on my inner thighs, well lets just say I need to be more patient with those results. I am uneven and bumpy especially when I do not wear my garment. I am not sure what to think other than I need a revision. I would like to think that my doctor will do this for me after I heal. As well as my other scar. They look horrible. I have done everything in my power to make sure everything heals right now I think that I need a little help with it. I don't want to look like a freak all uneven and scarred. How should I approach this with my doctor? Anyone else going through this? Please will someone help me figure this out?

Also now that my procedure is over I cannot get a hold of anyone in the doctors office via email or get returned phone calls. So I am at a loss. I do not understand what I have done to be ignored...Suggestions?????

So this monday marks my seventh week of healing and the beginning of my eighth week. I have stopped wearing my garment for most of the time all though I feel I may need to wear it to my new job for support. I am discouraged and frustrated regarding the lipo I had. My flanks were never done and the inside of my thighs look horrible. I have massaged and massaged until the cows come home and I can not get rid of that dented in look on the inner thigh. Now I see I have a big bulge on the upper most inner part of my thighs. So skinny thigh up to the top then BOOM! Big bulge. It looks horrible. My scar from my tuck has healed well on one side but where I had the staph infection it is bulging and looks horrible. I am at a loss at this point and don't know how to approach this. I have spoken with my PS office and they say that I am still too early and to stop worrying about a revision at this point. Well I see a lot of women on here that had a lot more work done than me and have come out with great results regardless of any complications that they have had. I just feel if I spent this kind of money, I want to be able to look at myself in the mirror naked and not be horrified by what I see. HOw do I handle this? Any suggestions on what to say to the doctor without offending them so they don't just throw me to the back burner and keep putting me off?

I haven't posted any more pics recently but I plan on it!...I am feeling good about my body and it shows in my attitude. I have started my sixth week of post op healing and almost feel 100% normal. I am able to get around well at home and at work. The only thing I am still struggling with is the ability to be able to stretch and sleep on my stomach. But I am getting there...:). As soon as I take some new pics in my bathing suit. I am still concerned about the flank area. It is uneven from the rest of my body...makes my waist look really short. Maybe this is something he will take care after I am completely healed and have my final results. He has to redo some of my incision from the staph infection so maybe he can fix this then. I hope so...:). I am still excited but don't like looking like I don't have a waist...like my rib cage sits right on top of my hips...lol. Anyway...I have more of waist than I did...I definitely have a flat tummy and sooooo happy with it. I look forward to my continous morphing over the next few months...:).

I have also started to run again...still tiring easily but getting better...want to continue to keep my shape and actually improve it. Any suggestions from anyone on this subject? Continuous cardio or a mixture? I would think a mixture but not sure...HELP PLEASE!...

Need some information on silicone sheets...how do they work and is everyone having a good experience with them? Is there any other way to make your scar become flatter? Thanks ladies for all of your help.