3 Weeks Until my Tummy Tuck with Miss Kat - United Kingdom, GB

Just wanted to update you on how much my tummy has changed over the past few days. Last week I was so stressed out about my shape as one side was visibly different from the other. Well over the past few days its really evened out, the change is amazing and im so pleased. I tried a pair of 'pre' pre (lol) op jeans on today, a uk size 10 (us size 6) and they fitted with no muffin top. Im delighted!! My swelling is still huge but my tummy is improving alot. Here are the pics :)

So yesterday was my second post op check. When we arrived I was called in buy the same nurse as last week, she removed my belly buttton dressing and said how good it was looking, she cleaned it and all of the glue came away, underneath all the stitches had disolved and it looks fab! She then removd the micropore tape from my incision, it really hurt! Its all healed now apart from about an inch right in the middle, the nurse said its not infected and that this is the common in alot of people. My surgeon came in then, she checked me over and said I looked great for 2 weeks po, she looked at the part of the incision that had not closed and said for the nurse to put iodene on it and put a waterproof dressing over and then micropore over the rest of the scar. I told her how concernted I was about my waist being different shaoes each side and she said I had alot of internal work done and its just swollen more on one side, she sqid its far to early for me to worry and it will have gone down bupy the time of my 3 month check. The nurse told my surgeon she was concerned about my swelling as it was still the same as last week, my surgeon prodded and poked it and said its not a sermoa just alot of swelling, she said that it will go down in time and again said how much work she did on my muscles. She asked me to go back again next week so she can check that my incision has fully closed, and if it has then that will be it untill my 3 month check in may (unless and other issues arrise) I feel a million times better now she has seen me. I think iv had so much time on my hands that im over thinking things and need ti remember in only 17 days po.
When I got back from the hospital, I walked to the chemist round the corner with my husband to pick up my prescription. Its the first time I have left the house aoart from the 2 hospitsl trips. It is apporx a 3 min walk each way, but it felt like miles! Im still quite hunched over and it hurt my back but it was great to get out of the house. I was so tired when I got home though. I have found over the past few days that im doing a little more such as a bit of laundry folding and light tidying up. Its nice to know im making positive steps towards returning to normal. However, today I have been so tired and really achy, I have also had a bit of pain low down In my tummy. It is to be expected though as yesterday was my first walk, so today I have taken it really easy. I will have another small walk either tomorrow or Thursday, I dont want to over do it and set my recovery back though. Hubby is being amazing still and my boys are being great, my eldest Is being eally sweet and offering me drinks etc and askes if I need anything before he goes to school bless him.

Ill upload some new pics tomorrow and if I dont before, ill update monday after my check up :)

Yesterday I was 2weeks post op. In myself im feeling alot better and there has been an improvement in my mobility and pain over the week too. I can fully shower and dress myself now, it does take a while longer then normal but its bound to. I am not as hunched over when i walk either. Im far from standing straight though, my stomach muscles physically wont let me yet and if I try I get shooting pains in my lower stomach. I havent walked out of the house apart from at hospital appointment the other day but hoping to try a little walk roind the block over the weekend. Walking itself is ok its just my back really hurts as im hunched over and it really tires me out holding upper body in that position.
I ordered a new compression garment, its called a MACOM. It is quite comfortable and gives good compression as my hospital ones were becoming a bit loose. I assume that's because some swelling has gone down. Talking of swelling, the bad area around belly button to scar has gone down slightly but not as much as I hoped. I have another po appointment on monday with my PS so ill see what she says then. Im a bit concerned that im different shapes on each side above my hips. It has really stressed me out for a few days, but iv spoken to my friend who works at the hospital I had surgery, she said she thinks I look great and that its swelling and to bare in mind im only 2 weeks po and it should even out. She said the worst case will be Miss Kat will do a little more lipo. I feel so much better now. Hoping Miss Kat will say the same monday. I think I have to much time on my hands and am over analysing it lol.
Im cleaning and dressing my belly button twice a day as directed and im really happy with it. Ill update again on monday after iv seen my surgeon :)