I had gastric bypass in 2005 and lost 130 pounds. It's almost been ten years, and even though I'm in the best shape of my life (run 4-8 miles a day), I couldn't get rid of my sad belly button (it looks like it's frowning) and my saggy boobs. I looked like I'd had children, but I'm 30 years old and never married/no kids. I was holding off on surgery so that I could have kids first, but it's looking like that might not happen, and I got tired of waiting. So.....here's to wearing a bikini for the first time in my life!
Updated on 16 Jun 2014:
Updated on 16 Jun 2014:
Updated on 20 Jun 2014:
Just started sleeping lying flat. Still needing to take Motrin every five hours and very swollen, but each day is a little better. Still can't fit into my pre op pants though :-(
Updated on 20 Jun 2014:
Updated on 24 Jun 2014:
At the 3 week mark and I'm frustrated with my recovery. My left breast started leaking a thin yellow fluid from around the nipple sutures and at the bottom of the scar. It's clearly bigger than the right so it may be infected? More troubling is that I have open wounds on my tummy suture which look nasty. The leaking from the stomach has subsided considerably. I'm sore all the time, swollen, and still can't button my pants. I feel like I look the same as week 1
Updated on 28 Jun 2014:
The sales lady must have thought I was crazy because I was smiling and crying at the same time!
Updated on 2 Jul 2014:
Updated on 16 Jul 2014:
Wow, what a difference. This really took a change for the better at around Week 5. It seemed that everything got immensely better over the course of a few days. I was finally able to sleep through an entire night, and button my jeans. Now, at week six, my dresses are even a little loose on me! I started walking - very slowly at week 3, and tried to run for the first time yesterday at six weeks. It was hard - I felt like I had fluid in my lungs, and it was tight, but it felt good trying to get back out there. I only ran 1.5 miles (pre-op I was doing 8 at a time). I've still got soreness and some pain when I'm running, and my scar isn't all the way heeled, but the wounds are closing, slowly but surely. More importantly, I feel better - happier - finally got out of this really awful depressive slump. I'm getting hit on more, and for the first time ever, a guy at the bar told me I was in "great shape!" I've got a bachelorette party this weekend, and I am so excited to get to wear a bikini by the pool; I might go buy a second one tonight so I have two options! My advice to you all, the first month is soooooooo hard. But it WILL get better, and it will be so worth it.
Updated on 17 Jul 2014:
Healing and swelling finally going down