Way overdue Tummy Tuck and the Stars Finally Aligned!! - Jacksonville, FL

First off this has been a long time coming. I had lost about a 100 lbs 5 years ago but then slowly gained it back. I have lost it again and this time for good!! I found a doctor that I liked, felt comfortable with and was taking the summer semester off as it was so the stars aligned and I finally got my long overdue TT with Monsplasty too. It is still an ongoing journey as tomorrow will be 3 weeks, but will continue to add pictures along the way.

I didn't mention that I am 5'11" and 168 lbs. Forgot to say, that if you notice which most people do not initially, I opted to not have a belly button. Why you ask? Well honestly the one I had was horrid, deep and troublesome, I know he would have given me a new pretty low maintenance one but in all honesty it serves no purpose and eventually I do plan on tattooing my entire abdomen. Today has been good for the most part, more swollen than yesterday, slept in the recliner last night as the pressure on my right side since the scar is right on my hip bone and there is not meat really irritated that area so I wanted to give it a break.

I am going back to work tomorrow. It will be 28 days post op, I am ready mentally that is for sure but concerned about swelling as I do work three 12 hour shifts. I usually try to break up my days here and there, but this week will be three in a row then two off. I still have areas that have glue on them, which in my opinion is fine, the longer it takes to come off the better and I will not pick at either. I did have A LOT of swelling yesterday for some reason but it is better today. I do still have bruising on my left hip and am not sleeping through out the entire evening yet, just can't seem to get comfortable but it is getting better day by day. The best advice I read on here that stuck with me and that I think everyone should remember is "don't expect perfection" we all do when we think of plastic surgery but realistically everyone's body is different, everyone heals differently, not everyone is symmetrical even thought they may think they are, I had not noticed till this procedure that my hips are off a bit. Not everyone will come out looking like they want initially, it takes time for the swelling to go down and as much as we can prepare ourselves for it by research, that by far is not enough to truly prepare you hahahaha....No regrets, just better day by day!