SarahZee

4 weeks post op, new pics

Thanks for the compliment! My surgeon was great :) I plan on posting throughout the entire recovery process. It will be nice to go through the pictures and (hopefully!!) see the improvement throughout the months.

Hi Rose, many good thought are going your way! I wish I would have come across your review earlier... Take a look at my before pics of my tummy. I can totally relate to how you feel! Lights off or clothes on. I'm 3 weeks post op and LOVE my tummy! I see you have some stretch marks above your belly button, so you might have some after the tuck? I had lots of marks and skin above my tummy and can barely notice the marks I still have. You will look beautiful! I never needed the toilet seat, I never had much trouble sitting down or getting up. I used my legs more than my abs. I was afraid to try the stairs, but I think I would have been ok.

And you won't have any trouble resting the first week. Your body will remind you to rest. The first week I was rarely sore until I moved... then yeowch! Anytime you barely use your abs, you will feel it!! Remember, don't cough, don't sneeze, and don't laugh! Take stool softeners, lots of people get constipated from the pain meds. The second week is when you have to start reminding yourself to slow down. I went back to work 12 days post op all day and was fine. So you may be ok going back Oct 1.

It didn't matter what I wore, I wore both gowns and t-shirts / pants. You will have the compression garment, so it won't matter too much either way. Recently I started putting my CG on top of my nightgown at night. It's probably all in my head, but it seems more comfy that way. The first two weeks I did buy tons of gauze, I kept it on my incision so it wouldn't scratch against the CG.

Let's see... I really liked my recliner the first few days. Getting in and out of it was much easier than the bed (and I had a hospital bed!). After a few days I slept in the hospital bed. I love that thing and STILL sleep in it! If you can afford one, it's not too late to order one. The hardest thing I had to do was get out of bed. I had to roll onto my side and push up with my arm.

Again happy thoughts your way. Try to get some good sleep tonight.

I'm thinking a tad bigger than a B...

I'm not straight either, but *sigh* soon enough, right? I wonder why your CG went over your legs? Was it because of the lipo? Maybe it was just PS preference? Also, since you had some feeling by your belly button, is that indicative of getting more feeling in the future??

I do have to say your pics are looking great! Not even a month has passed and look at you, girl!! Simply amazing.

And I'm glad you were able to enjoy last weekend, it breaks up the monotony.

How'd you lose 7lbs? Is that including the lipo? I'm jealous! I need to lose another 10 ideally, we'll see if that happens... Ok, gonna go eat some ice cream...

Hi doing great! You inspired me to post an update. More pics soon...