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Had an Umbilical Float Tummy Tuck and Muscle Tightening 3.8.12- Washington

UPDATED FROM Hollie010
1 month post

I am about 6 1/2 weeks PO I think.. I am slowly...

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I am about 6 1/2 weeks PO I think.. I am slowly starting to work out again. Been doing crunches and leg lifts but not pushing my body to hard. I am still having issues with the blood pocket right above my belly button :( Also still feel there is extra skin when I bend over and I had a TON of stretch marks and still do so it makes it looks worse.. I am happy because it is better than what I had before but just 100% what I was hoping for. I am hoping once I work out more things will tighten more. Added a couple pictures I took tonight and you can see the blood pocket, you dont really see the extra skin while I am standing it is just when I bend over.

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I went in to my PS today to talk about a revision, I am 4 months post op and after almost all my swelling went down I still have extra skin and almost look the sam as I did before. I am very un happy and pretty much went through surgery for nothing. Since i had a floating TT if I did a revision I could lose my BB completely and he said he could do a skin graft to make a new one, UMMM no thank you, I dont want to look even more messed up.. He said he would give me my money back for my surgery if I signed a waiver of liability or I could try a revision wth him, I dont think i want to risk going through anothe surgery, it does look a LITTLE better than what I had before but not worth it at all.. He said I might of set my expectations too high, my expectations going into this was to get rid of my extra skin isnt that everyones? ugh.. so disappointed.. I think I am just going to sign the waiver then wait a year or so and talk to another PS if I still want to try a revision. It just makes me mad that since he did a floating TT that my BB is not attached to the stock so it really ruins my chance of ever having the tummy I could of had if he did a normal TT... :( I waited 9 years for this and was so excited to feel comfortable with my tummy and now i think it is ruined forever.

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Your scar and tummy are looking fab. It gives me a lot of courage but I'm still pondering. Go girl!
:) Thank you!!!
Still looking fab!! Loving all the low cut bottoms you are able to wear!!!
Thanks FitDiva :) I have always worn low cut stuff, I roll everything over if possible too lol.
Hey there glad to hear you are back to exercising. I am 7 weeks PO and I still can't do any push ups or crunches. It actually hurts when I try. I am limited to lunges and arms. :-(

Glad to hear you are able to. Good for you!
I tried to do planks last night and I dont think I am ready for that yet.. Is your tummy tender to the touch? I notice that I feel fine, just full feeling, until i actually touch my stomach and it almoost feels like a sunburn.
Yes, it is tender. You are right, sometimes it feels like a sunburn. Tomorrow I see my PS and will also be getting a tummy massage. There are still parts that feel a little too hard. I am hoping the massage tomorrow will help.

Planks are impossible for me right now. I wonder when I will be ready to do abs again. I hear some people doing abs at 6 weeks.
PLEASE let me know who your doctor was! I live in central va & am starting to do consultations for a tummy tuck/breast aug. after gaining (& thankfully loosing), 88 lbs. with each of my 2 kids, (17 mos apart). Your scarring and results look the best of any I've seen!
Oh thank you. I went to Dr Copper in Spokane Wa. I have 2 kids also that are 16 months apart and gained 80 with my first :-) good luck with your search. I am sure you will find a great Dr.
Ahhh....the website had you pop up as near to me. I was assuming Washington as in DC, [RS bleep]. Back to the drawing board ;( Thanks anyway and you look great!
UPDATED FROM Hollie010
8 days post

9 days PO and feeling great... I do get fluid...

9 days PO and feeling great... I do get fluid right above my belly button so hopefully that will go down soon but other tham that no complaints :) Swelling has gone down a ton!

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Hi Hollie-- you are looking fabulous!!! I'm so glad it sounds like you're having a smooth recovery. May I ask who your PS is? I am still in the shopping-around-for-drs phase & I'm in WA too. Thanks for sharing your story!
Hey thanks... yeah my recovery is going way better than expected.. I went to Dr. Cooper in Spokane. Him and his staff were wonderful.
Looking good Hollie!!!
girl you look amazing and I am so glad you posted photos!! My body is just like your's prep. Do you think being fit has helped with your recovery? could you provide the name of your doctor. I'm scheduling a TT for August in AZ and I live in NY. Dr. Leber has amazing photos and i had a phone consult with him and he was absolute awesome, honest and sincere. But I really want to have a low incision like you :)
sorry just scrolled up and found the answers to my questions :) wishing you a speedy recovery
oh thank you so much :) I am sure you will find a great PS that will gve you awesome results!
You look amazing :) hope your well
Thank you Mandy, I am doing way better than I expected...
You are looking amazing! So I got my one of my drains out on Monday. It's been SUPER itchy ever since. Do you have that same issue? I just want to scratch it off me!
Oh thank you, you are looking amazing yourself :) No mine didnt really itch at all I get kind of itchy were my incision is though... I peeled my tape off a couple days ago because I go in Tues and they said if it wasnt off tey would peel it off, so I did it myself :)
Good for you. I know the peeling off thing is painful... especially when the pubic hairs are in the way :-)
@Special its a good thing she peeled it of herself bcus mine wasn't loose and it wasn't falling off so when they pulled it off it did hurt, bcus the tape pulled off the scabs and it did hurt a little
yeah I pulled my really slow and held my skin down. I knew they would not be so careful and slow so thought it was best if I did it... :) But yeah I was scared when the scab came off with it....
Yesterday I got curious about my scar and started pulling the tape off myself. I have an appointment at 9:30am today so I said what the heck. But I only pulled half of the tape off and chickened out. The other half was scabbing so I didn't want to mess with it. I guess I go through half the pain today... hopefully it won't be too bad. Today I get my last drain out!! I can't wait.
UPDATED FROM Hollie010
4 days post

DRAIN FREE!!!!! I went in today only expecting to...

DRAIN FREE!!!!! I went in today only expecting to get one out and they removed them both.. I hugged the nurse and told her she made my day!!!!! I was having the worst time trying to get comfortable with the drains in. They both were right on my hip bones.. I was so nervous to get them out but it was painless... I went straight home and took a long nap on my side... It felt so good to be able to lay on my side and cuddle up to my boyfriend. I kind of over did it though the past 2 days. Last night we went out to dinner then today had my appointment with my PS, then of course I wanted to go shopping and take my boys for ice cream... I am one swollen cookie.. On the couch now and my boys are being so sweet.. My little helpers :) I will wait and take drain free pictures tomorrow when I am not so swollen....

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WOW uh.....you look so good! I am sure you are just jumping up and down on the inside lol! You look amazing!
lol.... yes I am.... Thank you :) I am a lot happier today since I got my drains out. I am excited to see your results, you will look awesome as well.
Thanks Hollie:)
wow, your scar looks amazing! thats only slightly bigger than my c-section scar. beautiful! im sure your are going to be so happy.
I know...she already looks great.
awww thanks girls :) ***blushing****
oh lucky the drains came out I still have one at day 12 and I am soooo sick of it, you are such a tiny little thing, you look fabulous, look at your pic in day 2-day 4 you can see how the swelling is going down!
I feel like a new person with the drains out... But without having them I was pretty swollen by the end of the night.. thank you, I am very pleased so far. I just checked your pics and you are looking awesome :) Bikinis here we come :)
Aaaamazing results! Don't push it girl! Try to lay low. You look great!
Oh thank you :) Yeah I am putting my self in time out today lol... It is so hard.. I am a go go go person.
I'm so jealous....I had a better figure with the pouch and saggy breasts....I'm on day six and can stand halfway up. I think I'm bigger everywhere......I hate how big my implants look. I wanted small and they look huge!
It is just swelling sweetie... It will all go down.. I was a good 5-10 lbs heavier after surgery... I promise your implants will go down.... I had mine done 4 years ago and they scared the crap out of me lol... It takes awhiile before they look normal... Hang in there you will be so happy you did it soon.
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