Tummy Tuck With Liposuction / Finally Did It 7 Years Later

Was the end result worth it? Yes. Would I go through the pain and revisions again knowing what I know now? I don’t know.
After my first surgery my stomach wall/ large hernia broke open. I had to basically get the same procedure done and when they opened me up the original
metal staples were infected.
Then they did it again with a mesh binder. Worked better but a third surgery with light lipo was needed for scar build up along incision.
Scaring is barely visible now but I think I have internal scar tissue in the abdomen and around lower rib cage.
Does my stomach look good? Yes. But I lost a lot of my life getting there.

So I have a seroma (bulge) in the upper abdomen and one above the incision line. :(
I was drained today and I have to use foam compression under the binder. My upper seroma is staying pretty flat now but the lower swells as soon as I remove compression.
So we will keep draining until it’s not working, then he may have to inject something to make the area filling with fluid collapse. Ugh
I am super sick of the binder but the foam really makes it all suck.
My belly button is leaking a lot and does not smell great, my doctor just says keep it clean and use gauze.
My husband (thank god) has been really great about helping with the binder and massaging the lipo on my hips and back.
I admit I’m starting to get a bit weepy and short tempered which I hear is normal.
This is a long journey and the last 17 days feel like months.
I am eating too many Oreos. I’m afraid I’ll gain weight and have my fat cells expand in some weird place like my back or arms!
My doctor has been on top of everything so I’m grateful for that. He told me to call him or email him at any hour if I have a problem.
So I look pregnant..and I have to be pushed up and out of the car like when I was pregnant. Not quite what I was expecting.
I am so so swollen I forget how happy I was on day 4 when I first saw results.
Back to sleeping in a recliner

Woke up on day 8 And had a swollen upper abdomen. Kind of like a large egg shaped bulge. Time for tears.. right?
I also had pain in my right upper muscle region. I am afraid I popped a stitch.
The doctor drained it and it went flat again but swelled by next morning. Also swollen.. pubic mound. Ugh
Doctor drained both areas but this time not do much came out of upper abdomen which has me worried .
He told me keep binder tight and we will keep an eye on it.
Also day 10 - flank lipo is a bit lumpy and uneven.