40yrs Old, 6 Kids Finally Got Long over Due Tt with Muscle Repair and Breast Lift!!! - Columbus, OH

I can't believe it has been 8 weeks! I'm completely binder/compression gear free and basically no swelling either! Yay!! I'm feeling great. Pretty much back to normal. Working out is back to normal. I actually started a new program called 21 day fix extreme. Omg! These workouts are intense. I thought hey they are only 30 min I will still run too. WRONG! lol. The 1st week of the work out I couldn't do anything extra but this week I am able to run a little. I'm down 10lb since surgery, actually was able to hit my goal weight that I set for myself 4 years ago. I'm loving my new belly and boobs! My open insicion under my breast is almost healed up, finally!! I love snapping pics of my belly and I love being able to go for a run in just a sports bra and shorts especially when it's 85-90 degrees out! Oh and I love my belly button too although it seems a little red right now. I go back to the dr in a couple weeks. I'll have to ask him.

I'm 4 weeks post op as of yesterday and feeling pretty good. Pretty much back to normal. I'm even back to running and strength training but only allowed to lift up to 20lb and no ab workouts yet. My swelling has also come down. Yay!! I still have the issue with the open incision under my breast but dr said it will heal and close up on its own. I have to clean it twice a day and shove gauze in it. Yuck and ouch! I guess nothing new to report. I'm still wearing binder at night and compression gear during the day. Dr says I have to for 6 weeks.

I took all my take off yesterday so I'm posting a pic of my incisions. Also an incision under my breast from the breast lift opened up and I had to go to dr. He had to open it more and pull some stitches out. That was not fun. Now after I shower I have to clean the hole out with hydrogen peroxide and a qtip and shove gauze in it and over it. I had to talk myself up to do it last night. It's so gross and stings. Tummy incision is healing good and I'm still having swelling. Dr told me yesterday I can start lifting up to 20lb and I can now ride my bike and next week I can run. He told me the other day that I could swim but now I can't with the open incision. No ab workouts yet. Not til 6 weeks post op.