almost 1 yr post op TT, Belt, BA, BL Draper, UT

I am now almost 1 yr post op and couldn't be happier. I love my new tummy. I've never had a flat tummy and I'm moving it. The scars have reduced in color a lot, but I'm hopeful that it will get even better.
I am Unfortunatly needing to have a little touch up on my right breast because it droops a little more then the other. It's not very noticeable to my husband but he says if I'm not happy lets fix it because it will always bother me. So since I'm doing that I'm gonna have a little touch up on my upper stomach that couldn't get much lipo done initially and well since I'm there I'm getting my thighs done. Lol!
I'm hoping the recovery is much easier then after the tt, man that was rough! It was completely worth it but man oh man was it rough. I had a really hard time with pain meds so I'm hoping we can find something that's not so hard on me.
Well that's my post for now good luck to all you people beginning the process.

Just wanted to touch base and let everyone know I'm doing so so good. I have a few little things that my PS is going to fix, like I have a dog ear at the end of the incision under my right breast. I had a little spot at the t of my lift incision on my left breast that just didnt want to heal up and my PS said he may have to fix that too, but I think its almost healed so I dont think I'll need any repair on that. I also have a very pootchy vajayjay. My PS wanted to wait till I was 3 months post op before worrying about it, but he said if by the 3 month mark if it was still like this he wanted to do more lipo. There are a few little spots that I'm not thrilled with like where the drains came out of my body my skin dips in alot. Its BIG on my right side, but I dont know if there is much he can do about that and it can be covered with panties and clothes so really not a huge problem. I dont know how excited I am about having more surgery though, even if it is just lipo. I think the lipo spots hurt the most and my recovery was just not very fun. Plus I dont know that I want to have to wear this compression garment anymore.
Hey ? I'm 11 weeks post op tomorrow and my PS wanted me to wear this freaking compression garment 24/7 till 12 weeks, so my question is, is anyone else still wearing theirs at 11 weeks. I read that most Dr want you to wear them for 6-8 weeks 9 weeks was the most I've seen anyone required to wear them, so I'm going out of town this weekend and we are going to be in Vegas and we are planning on doing alot of swimming. I'm hoping I can go without for a few days, but I've noticed my stomach gets muscel cramps still when I go without for very long. like when Im washing them. Thoughts.......?
Well I haven't done much "working out" however I do jump on our trampoline for hrs with my kids everyday and ride bikes and run and play and the jumping at first was killer, but I've gotten used to it. I tried to do 1 sit up today and OMG it hurt so bad. My belly like down the center and where my new belly button is still is very sore. I guess I just take forever to heal. I'm going to mention that to my PS when I see him next on June 7th, but I think he'll say its just normal for me.
I do hate that I had 10lbs taken off me, but never lost even 1/2 lb on my scale??? I just dont get that and losing anymore weight has been sooooo difficult. I just dont get it. I'm just thinking its my body readjusting to everything. I've read that major surgery effects hormones, blood sugar levels and other things and it takes aroud 1 year for your body to readjust, I guess like having babies or doing HCG. so I'll just relax and be happy that my apron of fat/skin is gone. Yay!!!
I asked my hubby how people hold their pants up without having a belly, my pants never stay up and since I having zero feeling around pretty much my entire body where my pants ride if they fall I cant feel it. So weird...
Anyway hope everyone is healing great and so excited for all of us to open a new chapter YAY!!!
Oh one more ? how long do I do scar thearpy???? I'm now just using vit e oil or bio oil, no more scar tape, it just got to be a huge pain and they were not sticking anymore. So what if anything are you guys doing at 11 wks po? My PS said it doesnt make a whole lot of difference, its got more to do with you then what you rub on it. So ???

7 weeks and 1 day, its been a long road of recovery but its totally been worth it. The first 3 weeks were pretty awful, but today I can do anything I was doing before, hold my 2 year old, run and play with my kids and exercise, however I've been taking that extreemly slow. My abs are still very sore, feels like I've done 500 sit ups my son kinda shoved me in the tummy and it hurt. I get muscle cramps in the lower belly area if I try to tighten my muscles, but I think all that will just get better and better as it heals, so far nothing I cant handle. My breast have gotten much better they are still a little sore but the big lighting bolt pain I would get when I moved my arm has gotten tons better and it only bothers me once in awhile, my nipples are still a little sore too. Right now I just am mostly itchy around all my incisions. I am still wearing my CG but I have stopped the silicone strips at least for a week. It was very warm here and my kids always want to be outside and I was just sweating under it so bad. Then ones on my breasts wouldnt stay on and the one around my belly was like soaked and by the time I took it off in the evening my incisions were super purple and I had weird swelling marks. So I'm gonna give that a break for a week or so. My PS says he doesnt feel they really do much more, but he was fine with me trying whatever I wanted as far as scar treatment goes. I still feel uncomfortable without the CG on. When I have them in the wash its seems more sore, but I dont have anxiety attacks like I was getting when I had it off for long, even a few minutes in the shower would throw me into a panic attack....weird.... but thats much better.
I dont think the pics are much different from the 6 week pics so I'm not adding any more at this time.
I have been trying to get back on track with my weight loss meetings I'm only down 2 lbs, but I'm an emotional eater and this whole thing has my emotions all over the place, mostly stress. I am very stressed that I'm not swollen and that this little gut is gonna be the real me, Its so silly because its 100% better then before but I donno, then my boobs I was thinking they were not big enough after the swelling went down, but I went to find a underwire bra and YEAH I'm freaking huge now. I thought maybe a D but I tried on a dozen D's from 38-40 and finally came to the conclusion I am not a D, but a DD and I'm no longer a 38, but a 36, so I'm a 36DD (maybe I went to big :/). There arnt many sexy 36DD bras with a little padding. I'm gonna keep looking. I havnt been to VS yet because I've been thinking I'm still a little swollen plus wanted to wait til I could wear a underwire. Guess its time to check into that, but lemme tell ya how my boys HATE going into VS and then waiting for me to try on bras, LOL! Anyway things are going super good. Feel pretty much back to me thank goodness. I never thought this day would come again. Seriously I was wondering if I'd feel like me again after feeling so shitty for so long.
Oh one other thing is I'm not thinking I'm gonna be much of a stomach sleeper anymore. These boobs are so big and hardish that its not very comfortable laying on my tummy, maybe I'll get used to it, but I've found a new position that works and I'm sleeping pretty darn good, if it werent for this 2 year old still waking in the night I'd be in great shape, lol!
Well happy healing to all you lovely ladies. Heres to looking at hot as I feel. YAY!!