dragonfly88

15 weeks po new pics!- Arlington Heights, IL

Four months! - Arlington Heights, IL

If this is something you really want, then do it! You will be fine! Any family that is against you on this is jealous! I know for me, my confidence level has soared and I just feel better. I had TT and BA and I just love how I look now! I worked hard to lose weight and was so sick of the double belly and I had always been small chested and now am not! I'm still adjusting to my changes, but I love them. Just give yourself the time to recover and get tons of rest, especially the first 2 weeks. It is really scary, but once it's done, then you just get to watch your body change. I don't know how the recovery is for the BBL, but I know the TT can take awhile and the lipo will leave you sore. Just set an alarm to wake you up to take your pain meds and you will be able to handle it. I look forward to hearing from you after your surgery! Sending positive thoughts your way!

This is a very long recovery. What you're experiencing is pretty normal. I'm over 4 months post op and am still in the same size jeans, but they fit differently, better. I still have swelling, but you get used to it and learn to work around it. It is all worth it. Your lymphatic system has to re-route and that takes time. I still have a bit of sensitivity where I had my muscle repair, but it's very tolerable. The lipo, from what I've read, (I only had a little), takes awhile to get over, the soreness likes to hang on. But though it may take a long time to recover fully from this surgery, it is so worth it! I would do it all over again right now. If you have any questions, feel free to ask! Hang in there! The swelling does go down, even though it hangs around. It does get better.

I'm at a higher weight then before surgery, have been since the surgery. I was at a lower high weight and right now am at a higher high weight, if that makes any sense! But I do believe a lot of it is swelling because things seem to fit the same or better and I don't look any bigger. I always gain in my face and haven't there yet. It is so weird! I'm hoping at 6 months that the lymphatic system will be doing what it's supposed to be doing again, but I know it can take up to a year. I'm not going to stop working out, even though it may make me swell.

Hang in there! You are still relatively early out. I have to remind myself that I am kind of early out too. I know it's hard to find the time to get to the doctor, but things will work out. You are never far from my thoughts! Sending tons of positive ones your way!

I try for 60 min of cardio,(usually elliptical), 2x's per week and then strength training and 20-30 min cardio 3x's per week. I may go an extra day, but haven't gotten back to that yet. Plus my lower back keeps kinking up on me, but I know it's my body way of trying to get me to stop. I went to the chiropractor and all is good. I want to try P90X or Insanity. There are people at my gym who keep trying to get me to go. I'm going to have to try it! My trainer did show me a squat where your legs are very far apart, toes pointed out to the side and you squat low, you can use dumbbells and swing them between your legs and swing them up into an X above your head, great for inner thighs and shoulders.