Male Tummy Tuck: Stories

I have been browsing this site for a while. It is amazing the amount of information here. I'm 5'7 155 down from 240, I lost the weight last year and as many others here I have not been able to get rid of the extra skin no matter how much you exercise. I'm having a TT plus lipo as recomended by Dr. next Sept 11 (I will never forget the date...). I have a combination of exitement and nervousness I cant explain, I think documenting this makes me feel a bit better.

Two more days...

one more day...

almost no sleep last night... here waiting for my wife and giving realself a last glimpse before meeting the knife.

6 hrs PO.Up and running, I mean walking ;). So far nothing out of the ordinary from what I read from all you guys before me. The information found here is i priceless. I guess still under the effect of the anesthesia which by the is wonderful, I talked and talkd and talked to the nurses an dont remember most of it no wonder MichaelJ liked it so much.. So, two drains, comresion gardment and walking straight... darn it I write three words and I have to correct 2. Ha ha ha. I love ir. I hope feel the same way tomorrow after sleeping face up on a reclyner. Even if no body read this s__it it fees so good dong, i guess that what they call therapy, may me wy wife has been right all these time... well too much anesthesia induced rattling/ bye


BTW I just rated "worth it"bt I guess is way to early to tell. The Dr and heir staff have been wonderful so far.

12:54 am and cant sleep,will ask the dr for some sleeping aid for to orros. Reclyner sucks big time, the only time i can say i have experience pain is getting in and out of the stupid thing. I dont know if it is the muscles what hurts or if it is the scar, i also get the burning sensation wher the tubes enter the skin. Ive walked a lot, too much according to my wife.... My Dr called to see how i was doing, that was really very nice. I asked him how much walk is too much and he said that as long i feel ok doing it there is no such a thing as too much walking. i also have some blood on the gardment and he said it was normal, same thing with the amount of liquid being emptied out of the bubbles, around 25cc every so often. Being fit really helps with the squating and some maneuvering you need to using your arms in order not to engage your core. It takes practice though. Another thing bothering me has been boredom... That is maybe why was walking so much, i wander if i will be able to do this tomorrow, the dr said that he putenough local anesthetic that it should last for 2 to 3 days and that ussually the worst days in terms of disconfort are the second and third days.

Just came back from my first Dr appointment. He said everything looks good and said I could start taking showers. Second day post op and I feel fine. I guess the local anesthesia must be wearing off, I dont feel pain but I feel soreness all over the place.

I took a shower today, man that was stressful. Im feeling very tired today. The dr gave me sleeping pills, i need the rest. Also for the first time i experience real pain, i was drinking water that went the wrong pipe and it made me cough hard,

Also for the first time i took a glimpse at the new me. Simply amazing. I took pictures but i will not upload those tomorrow, i need to edit out some xrated material. :)

Drains are out, felling more like a person. Next appointment in a month.

11 Days PO
Going back to work on monday (physically...). I have lost 3 pounds from preOp weight, dont know if it the amount of stuff they removed or I'm not eating as much as I should. Just posted new pictures, I think my PS did a great job, I'm happy with the results so far. Still there is numbness and tightness but it gets better every day. It hurts when I cough.I have been sleeping on my side in my bed for two days now, big difference. Life is returning to normal however I miss running and the gym. I can walk all I want.

19 Days PO.
Life going back to normal. All abdomen area is still numb ans also sore and swelled up at the end of the day. I still miss running and the gym. weight kept in check

19 Days PO.
Life going back to normal. All abdomen area is still numb ans also sore and swelled up at the end of the day. I still miss running and the gym. weight kept in check

3 weeks PO. 30 minutes elliptical moderate effort. felt good, no pain or disconfort afterwards.sensations are coming back to my belly, weird sensations. swelling persists, allways worse at night.

4 weeks PO.
Soreness and swelling continues. It just there, better in the morning worse in the afternoon. Pants and seat belts bother me a lot when touching my scar, they feel like they are over tightened but they really are not, they are barely touching. You may think i'm crazy, but the hair in my belly hurts! I guess is the continues pressure of the compression shirts i'm wearing but it hurts when I pull the hair or rub my fingers over.

5 wks PO pictures upladed today

Pictures added

Seven months PO I feel great and like if nothing had ever happened until I look myself in the mirror. I think the Dr did a great job with the TT however the lipo did not workout very well. Last visit to the Dr he said he could do extra lipo but at full prize i will not even consider it.