Can I Go Thru with This ......? - Chicago, IL

Well, its been very busy lately. I had Thanksgiving and was very sore that night. I had some pain for 2 days after in the upper right rib area. I took it easier and it settled down but that seems to be a sensitive area for me. I seem to be able to aggravate that with sneezing, coughing ,lifting. I did have a rash on my bb at 6 1/2 weeks that turned out to be a neosporin reaction. I have accepted that some days I will have some pangs here and there. I still have pretty much maintained my level of swelling.
I don't seem to have any noticeable reduction. I am in spanxs most days but love my cg at night !! As far as the scar goes I have been using bio oil twice a day.

I have to remember not to lift, carry heavy bags now or else I feel pulling/burning in upper abs. That is cramping my Christmas shopping style :)

Well every week is going by faster than the week before ! Living a very normal life now. Went back to the gym last week , starting slowly ,only non impact exercise. Every day I am there I push a little harder with no problems. Realized that I am having way less of the "tightening" feeling this week. I finally removed all the steri strips last week and stared with bio oil. I think the scar will look fine in time. I am in spanx now during the day and go to binder at night. I actually think that some of the spanx are less comfortable than the binder. I will probably lose the spanx in a week or so and go back to real underwear ! I really can see the change now in clothes. So much more hourglass figure because I now have a waist !! Swelling is mostly crotch area I think. I suppose there can still be more but I guess I won't know for a while. So happy to be here at 5 weeks !! Cant wait to see if any of my Thanksgiving company will notice my new body. I will post new pictures after the holiday. Have family arriving this weekend so its going to get crazy busy.