Finally Something 4 Me!!! - Albany, NY

Can't believe that it's been a month since the big day, but here we are! I'm starting to get over the hump of being tired and exhausted and feel more like my self. I'm posting my pics for this week, so you can see my TT scar and necrosis, but undies cover it quite well. I just have them lowered so you can see incision. The wound above my TT scar is where my BB used to be, but it's almost completely healed ( 80% or so). I have this since I didn't have so much a lot of excess skin, but mostly separated muscle before surgery. A small sacrifice for the return! I like my new 'inny' BB! My weight has leveled off now and I'm waiting for lower back scar tissue to dissolve. All in all, I'm thrilled with the new me! I love the VS bikini I got by mail order, but the top was way to small, so I'm waiting for larger top to come in, it's on back order til 7/4, so I'm going shopping next week w/ a friend to get a 2nd one!

I am very happy to report that the drainage tubes have finally been removed! After having them for three weeks, what a liberating feeling! Also all stiches have been removed but one on nipple (oversight on nurses part). I guess that little sucker will have to stay until next appt w/ PS in two weeks. ;( I had this really strange blood vessel that had gotten engorged w/ blood under my left breast, which bulged when I lifted my arm. The PS said this was kind of common and that it would eventually be absorbed by the body, but he said lets get rid of it now. He applied lots of pressure on it with his thumbs and after a minute it popped and it was gone! The PS admitted he loved doing this... I guess it one of his little pleasures in life :/ Anyways I'm glad its no longer there! I'm still very exhausted and can't get enough sleep it seems. I also have zero ambition too. I'm hoping this will pass real soon and that its just my body just trying to play catchup from the past few weeks. I'm hoping that PS gives the OK to start excerising again in a couple weeks. Maybe its the physical inactivity that's also compounding the issue too. All in all, healing process is going well. The TT scar necrosis is healing, but ever so slowly.

Yea!!! I'm really starting to see results now! Everything seems to be settling into their right places, implants are starting to drop and most swelling is down. I still have some swelling in the lower back area, but I think its mostly scar tissue that needs to dissolve. It's hard and tender still. I've been exhausted the past few days, sleeping a lot, not sure why, maybe lack of activity and the body recovering from trauma. I'm still losing a 1lb a day, I've lost 8lbs since last week!!! I hit 174lb at the max weight a few days after surgery, so I'm down over 25lbs now since 3 weeks ago! Whew that's a relief!! I'm posting some more pics today to show my progress. Ordered a VS bikini this past weekend, and yes, no more miracle bra's required for me! I do have a little necrosis at the center of my TT incision, but the PS says that it looks good and will heal w/out problems. He put me on more antibiotics until it fully heals. My drains are producing less than 50cc the past two days, so hopefully they will be removed on Thursday at next PS checkup. They have become very cumbersome for me and the tube on right side hurts now and drainage leaks from the opening, I need to wear gauze to collect liquid. It will be nice not to have them anymore. Looking forward to Thursday to get them out!!!!