JustGoForIt

I will be 6 months post opt this month and I'm thankful I wen thru wit my decision and everything came out great! I will say as a piece of important advice to anyone wanting to get this procedure to prepare your body, mind and spirit because it's not an easy walk especially when you go to a different country to have this done. You need to have an amazing support system, recovery home, nurse, massages and people to help you for at least 4 weeks when you get back home. Take it from experience relax as much as you can while in recovery and when coming home listen to your doctor and try to relax , hence why it's important to have someone waiting for you at home to help you.. especially if you have little one's.
Do not be shy when expressing what you need, want or not want to the doctor's, nurses, recovery home etc. And I would strongly suggest hiring a nurse to stay with you that night at the hospital. Investigate because I had to pay to have wifi in my hospital room, and I found out last minute.. Make sure you research your recovery home truly and have a plan B in case .. By plan B I mean search the hotels, recovery homes in the location your staying at because you never know you may end up needing plan B. And always be 100 honest with your doctor and all the specialists doing testing because your life may be at risk if you lie or keep info from them.
It has been a roller coaster but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel today at 6 months post opt. I'm back to the gym and trying to get back to my self. Any questions let me know!!! Below are some pictures of my current stage at 6 months post opt :)

Today marked 24 days post opt and it's been a roller coaster. Good and bad days, I say bad because I feel more swollen on certain days and some days I feel like I can do this... Lipo is no joke ladies so if your getting lipo know that you will experience pain , bruising galore and swollenness for months and you have to live in your garment to keep that swellingness under control and achieve your results. It's a slow but sure progress!!! I went back to work on my 20th day post opt and since my job is flexible and sedentary I can leave early if I need to but now they need me longer hours so we'll see how that go's. The Tummy Tuck was for me the easy part, its the lipo that made me think I did I really need this (Lipo part).... But thinking about it I would have done it all again but never again would I put myself thru lipo, I will work my butt off in the gym for sure.... So here is a picture of my abdomen I took on 22nd day post opt first thing in the morning when my stomach for the most part looks flat but I'm constantly swollen on my lower abdomen and lower back area and at times it feels hard like cement so the massages help soooo much.

So surgery was March 1st and thank God everything went well. I'm in minor pain right now still in the clinic and it's been about 7 hours out of surgery. I fee alert and really good actually to have just had surgery. Will post more the rest of the week.