Tummy tuck 40 yrs old, 2 kids, 136 lbs. Ab separation, umbilical hernia, lipo.

Not much time to update because I’m almost part of society again! At least partially ;)
Today I dropped my kids off at school and picked them up. Grocery shopped alone (using the cart as a walker!) Someone asked if I was ok because I didn’t look well. Haha!! I’ll take that any day over being asked when my baby is due!
Day by day:
- my energy is coming back
- numbing is wearing off
- soreness increases
- sharp pain decreases
- mobility increases
- productivity increases
The consistent factor is that I have energy in the morning and hardly anything left in the tanks by evening time. I also don’t really feel like eating often. I’m sure that’s fairly typical. So happy with what I’m seeing under the binder!

Today we had yet another snow day, so I was home with kids and my amazingly helpful mom all day. I got a much-needed good nights’ sleep and was in bed a full 12 hours! My legs are starting to feel stiff from lack of use, which is depressing. Numbing is still fading which has pros and cons. All the bruises and muscle aches are starting to emerge. Bruises are fading fast. Swelling is still full force- my mid section looks atrocious and blubbery, I think most indentations are from the combo of swelling and the tight binder. My days are starting to feel the same- monotonous and I miss being active! I can stand for longer periods of time and today was the first day I haven’t needed or taken a nap!! Yea! Still not much of an appetite and I keep forgetting to have my mid-day Tylenol and lunch.

Day by day I’m getting to a better place. Still hitting the wall mid afternoon but today I felt human. I ate more regular meals today and was more productive in Home and work responsibilities. Bruising is fading, itching is subsiding but now I have an odd lump on my left hip. Nurse says it’s just bruised soft tissue and asked me to email her pictures.

All is well, and I miss my daily routine and miss my kids desperately, because they’re still along on their busy daily journey, being cared for by friends and family- and I’m homebound. I soak up every minute that they’re home and have to keep reminding myself that it will be all worth it when I can keep up with them this summer during all our fun adventures, especially at the beach - pain free. Cheers to that!