30 Y/o, Two Kids & Massive Weight Loss - Boise, ID

My surgeon suggested getting the Fleur De Lis incision to remove more skin from above my belly button and that it would give me a more desirable result than just the traditional cut across. I get to keep my belly buttom (yay!) there is no muscle repair, since insurance is paying for this. I've been overweight & morbidly obese since I was 3 years old, so there's no way my skin was going to "snap back". I am looking forward to being able to exercise without the pannus in the way, wearing shirts that are form fitting and shorter and not having to hide the weird bulge in my lower abdomen. My upper abdomen is a smaller roll of skin, and I have skin rolls on the side higher up which I don't think the surgery will fix, but that's ok. I will post before and afters when the surgery is complete :)

I'm feeling much better. It's rough not being able to do everything for yourself and having to rely on other people, but I managed :) The anxiety after surgery was really hard on me, I'm not sure why. I also pulled some muscles in my neck from walking hunched over the first few days. Overall, I'm extremely happy with my results and my surgeon said my muscles were barely separated, yay!

I went to the gym today and did light cardio on the exercise bike. It felt good not to be stagnant lol I got a little light headed, but adjusted intensity accordingly. Swelling has gone down considerably.