Full Abdominoplasty with Muscle Tightening - Fargo, ND

My wound is too small to pack and just about gone. Whew. That was scary for a while. Wasn't fun to deal with but I am still VERY happy with the results.
I'm back running did a half marathon last Saturday. No pain from tummy but my left knee and right ankle screamed at me from about mile 5 on! Afterwards I felt kind of tight in the abdomen and I get random times where it tightens up on its own. I don't mind though. I still have a bit of weight I would like to lose, and I can feel how tight the muscles are underneath. ITS AWESOME! I LOVE that I can wear any kind of pants/top without worrying that my top is covering my lower belly buldge! My pants fit better....I am having a bit of an issue NOT pulling my pants way up. I used to pull my running pants up over my belly button and tie them to make sure they didn't fall under the roll....they always felt like they were going to fall off. It's weird to tie them at my hips and have them stay??
I have some dog ears at my hips I would like to get rid of, but want my belly fully healed first. I am training for my first full marathon in September so I don't think it will happen til next year because I don't want any down time for the next few months. I kinda wish I would have gotten the butt and boob lift too now. Haha. Maybe when I hit 50

It's been a little while since I updated. Things are getting better weekly. I have added some weight lifting and squats/lunges to my workouts and I am happy with my stomach muscle response. I do a little and feel the tightness and smile. I am really happy, even with the hurdles, Dr A did a good job with the muscle repair. When the hole is gone I will do more abwork to keep them this way!

I am back to counting points because now that my stomach is flat I see how big my ass and thighs are! LOL. I've been running 15-20 miles a week though too so that will help. Still bloated on hips, right side of abdomen and pubic area some. Better some days than others.

I have a 10K race this Saturday which will be fun...I'll probably be last but I don't care I just like doing them. A coworker and I were talking about the Boston marathon this year and she talked me into doing a full marathon in Sept in Bismarck ND. 26.2 miles. Most I've run is 13.1 half marathon. I don't know, we might die. We decided to walk/run /walk/run so we don't die too quickly. I'm really excited/scared because I have wanted to do a full for the last 5 years but didn't have the balls so I'm glad my friend did! Leave it up to me to be out of shape my whole life until my late 30s and attempt my first Marathon at 42!

Ran/walked 5K yesterday. Feels good to be back sweating! I really bloat up afterward but I guess those fluid channels have to rebuild themselves. I took the before right after my run and shower and the after this morning. Lasts for a while but I'm still so happy to be moving again I don't care too much.
My wound is still closing up slowly but surely and I am down to a 3x3 bandage covering the wet to dry. I go see my PS tomorrow. Took last week off of going in since he was in Dubai. Going to talk to him about the cost of belt surgery to fix my dog ears and get flatter all the way around. Not sure about it we talked about it briefly before my TT. I've found a couple hard balls near my wound that I need to find out about as well.

I just realized this morning I am comfortable fully stretching. :) didn't realize how much I missed it.

All in all I'm still happy withy results and the wayy clothes fit. I've found since I've started running again more hungry so I have to be careful and am trying to stick with healthy choices. I have a horrible pizza addiction tho lol.