Extended Tummy Tuck with Lipo! Cannot Wait to Lose the Muffin Top! - Vancouver, BC

It's will be one month since I had the direct excision done on this coming Tues. I am now taping my incision that seems to be healing very well.

I seem to be a bit bulkier on the right flank as compared to the left. I am hoping that this is swelling. It is early days yet. I will mention it at my next follow up.

I am still tender when I lay in bed, but I don't require anything to help me sleep anymore. So happy that everything went as planned this go around!

I went back to work 7 days post op. It was a rough go for the first few. It got easier as time goes on. I think that being able to sleep without waking up to roll over has made a big difference. Everything is going great. I returned to the gym today. I only did elliptical, as I am not pain free yet. I think bike or any floor work would be a bit painful at this point. Maybe in another week.

I tried on my skimpiest pair of underwear today. I can pretty much hide the entire scar with a bit of strategic positioning. That is great seeing it runs almost all the way around my back. I had a follow up with my surgeon this week. He seemed to be as happy as I was at how this is all turning out. I never set out to be a super model. I just wanted the excess gone! I was trying to be very realistic with the outcome since thinking about getting this done. The actual outcome has exceeded anything I had hoped for!

Well, the muffin top is FINALLY gone. I had my procedure on Tuesday. Again, it ended up being more extensive than I anticipated. I am now post op day 3. I saw my surgeon today, and he is quite happy at the result. I am swollen, but that is to be expected at this point.

My incision had to be extended quite a bit. It now runs almost all the way around. I had 388 gm of tissue removed from one flank, 385 gm from the other. That actually works out to be 1.7 lbs of tissue. I also had 650 cc of lipo done as well.

I felt like I had been hit by a truck the first night and the next day. I was popping dilaudid like it was candy, and it was not doing a whole lot. I finally got permission to use an anti inflammatory, and it was MAGIC. The pain went from about an 8/10 down to 4/10 in a couple of hours. It has not been terrible since. I also had crazy insomnia. I went 30 hours after surgery without sleep. I have had this issue before, and I am not sure what causes it to happen, but it is torture. You are exhausted, having pain, and you are completely running on empty. As with all things, this too passed. I have slept fair the past two nights, but I will take some over none!

I have said it before, and I will say it again. I am really, really glad that I picked Dr. Lennox as my surgeon. He has been great since the get go. I am a happy girl!