Mommy Makeover-BL, BA, TT with Muscle Repair - Duluth, GA

Just want to have a mini pity party. So non of my bathing suits fit and Cancun is 2 wks away. Ended up ordering a couple on line last night which will be here next Weds. 34C from VS per a bra that I had lying around. Also my TT incision isn't covered by the bottoms I got so that's a bummer. Won't be in a bikini until next summer.

I see so many girls wear the cutest tops a couple of weeks after their BA and I could pull them off right now too if it wasn't for the TT. Still wearing the bulky CG garment so I don't swell and my incision isn't all healed up yet so I'm in yoga pants all the time. I feel just as frumpy as before the surgery only now I have to deal with incisions and pain and massage, etc. Keep thinking I should have waited until after Cancun to do this. B's bachelorette party is this weekend and of course NOTHING to wear!! Not to mention that hubby is out of town on business until Thurs and both my parents work so I have to wait till he's back to try to find something that will look semi cute while still concealing the CG. Not brave enough to go out with the babies by myself yet.

I know in the end this will all be worth it but right now I'm just BLAH about the whole thing! OK pity party over, thanks for stopping by!!

So my TT incision is healing pretty well now but still taking its time. Cancun is less than 3 wks away and Dr. Song says I can't get in the water until it's completely sealed. So I was talking to my mom and she said to put sugar cane on it....what?!?! Apparently one of my aunt's C-section incision opened up and the nurses packed it with gauze and it still wouldn't close. So my grandmother put some sugar cane on it and it closed up in three days!

I Googled this craziness and in fact it is true....sugar draws out moisture from the wound which kills the bacteria and allows the skin to heal!! This treatment has been used by Native Americans, African tribes, and South American people for centuries. I read a report that an African doctor started practicing in the UK and used sugar on bed sores and ulcers that weren't responding to treatment. The patients' skin started healing and the hospital granted him 25,000 pounds to use sugar as treatment and write up a report about it.

Soooo....I'm gonna start today and I'll report back to see if it works and how quickly :). I talked to Dr. Song about it and he said it wouldn't hurt anything and to let him know if it works so he can pass the info along to future patients if needed! Who's gonna give me 25,000 pounds ;)?

Woo hoo doing sooooo much better!! The "T" part of my stomach incision is still a little goopy after showers but healing well. Dr. Song said I can lift the babies-yay-and I can do upper/lower weights up to 20 lbs and cardio like the eliptical or stationary bike. AHHHHH back to working out!!! No INSANITY yet but that's OK. No running either which is no big deal b/c I hate running lol! I can't wait to work out again though. I've really missed the energy and focus it gives me.

Let's see what else....oh NO MORE stupid breast band!! Dr. Song said I don't *have* to wear the side pads but it's better if I do. They don't bother me so I'll keep wearing them. I'm allowed to wear my CG but I still don't feel like it gives enough compression along the incision so I'm putting the white one over it for extra support. gonna get rid of this swelling one way or another. I'm to start massaging twice a day, ten times each. Pushing the boobs together, then squeezing the implant up and then down. More up than down b/c he lowered my creases and wants that tissue to heal completely first. More aggressively on the R b/c it's higher and tighter than L. Squeezing the implant feels extremely weird. It's not painful just very, very weird. I felt a little faint today in the office when Dr. Song showed me how to do it. I think it's b/c there's this foreign thing under your skin and you can actually see it moving. Just weird lol! But I did the massage once I got home and felt fine. I'm sure I'll get more and more used to it.

Lastly Dr. Song did Botox on my forehead and a little around my eyes today!! Numbing cream first then little injections. Some parts weren't numb so it felt like a bee sting....not too bad. Should see the results around 3 days from now. He said I'll look in the mirror one morning and think "man I slept good last night!" lol. Which is what I want---nothing too crazy noticeable. I will say my head hurts but that could be from not sleeping well, being out most of the day, etc. Either way my forehead feels a little heavy. I'm excited to see the results. But it lasts 3 months and if I love it I'm sure I'll go back for more....that's how they get you hooked lol! Allergan, not Dr. Song. It's the company's special not the surgery center's.

I found a bridesmaid dress I love too! The one that came in was waaaay too big and b/c of the boobs made me look matronly. I know I'm the matron of honor but come on! So this one is strapless and fits better. Will still be altered but I just love it already. Going for first fitting on Sat so I'll post pics :)