Day 3 of Panniculectomy

It has been six weeks since my surgery and I am absolutely thrilled. I do have to admit week 3 to 4 was pretty bad my body was rejecting some stitches I still have some scabs from that. At 6 weeks I’m still a little tender and feel bloated a bit swollen but cannot express how much this has changed me physically and mentally. I am absolutely loving my new body.

I’m still feeling really good. I have had some rough days with sharp pain and I am definitely swollen. I’m intrigued to you see what my bellybutton will end up looking like. Before I was a deep any now I’m almost an outie, though I do go back to see the doctor on December 29 I was told to bring a marble for my belly button.
All in all this has been a great experience so far and so happy I did it.

Feeling good. I got my drain out yesterday (this was terrible) and could finally shower today. Shower felt great, though I had to squat for most of it, I find squatting helps when washing my hair so my stomach doesn’t stretch.
I have to be honest, I teared up when I looked at myself in the mirror, it’s the first time since I was 17 that I had seen a flat belly, I also let my husband of 14 see my stand naked in front of him, my stomach has always made me insecure, my issue, he loves me regardless by I could not get past it, it took me looking like I was cut in half to feel beautiful. Not only medically necessary but physiological too, and I am only at day 6, I can’t wait to see where I am at in a couple of weeks.
Photo is with clothes on, I will post one of my stomach when I take my binder off next.