Tummy Tuck Scheduled! And DONE - Folsom, CA

It's been way too long since I've updated and I'm soooo sorry! I've been doing really well.

I'm still slightly tender in some areas; particularly on my sides and hips where the lipo was done and down the center of my tummy. The tummy being tender is bizarre to me because I'm still numb from just over my belly button and about half and inch on each side down to my scar. It still pulls a little when I cough or sneeze and isn't painful, but it is a little uncomfortable. My scar still has some hard spots near the center and was told those would take longer to go away since that is where he stitched me (my guess is that's where I'm anchored down, I'll ask in July at my next post op).

I'm sleeping comfortably on my sides and sometimes find myself on my stomach, but stomach sleeping still isn't the most comfortable since I still feel tight.

Still no ab work for me. He said that walking or elliptical was all the ab work I need for the next year. I did go to a concert last weekend and with all the dancing, laughing and screaming my abs were killing me for a couple days. So yeah, gotta be careful!

I'm still experiencing some swelling and I'm pretty sure it's settling mostly in my thighs and my hips where I had most of the lipo done. My mons is still swollen, although not ken doll swollen. I'm ready for the swelling to be gone! I'm back to a normal-ish workout routine as of two weeks ago. I think that exercise contributes to my swelling as well. As soon as I went back to working out, the swelling seemed to get more intense. So maybe it will dissipate more once my body is used to working out on a regular basis again.

I can wear all my pre-surgery clothes, though some feel tighter in the legs. But this swelling has to leave at some point, right? :)

I can't complain at all. I'm so much more comfortable in my skin. I feel good in my clothes and I even wore a crop top to the concert last week!

I'm still taking Turmeric and I'm pretty sure that it helps with the swelling. I also have continued with coconut oil on my scar. The silicone strips get dingy very quickly and lose their stickiness so I haven't worn them in a couple weeks. They're expensive to keep replacing.

I'm back to a normalish workout routine

Just took these. I'm pretty swollen today, but still pretty flat! Line going down the center are from my spanx :)

Well, life just took over and I haven't updated in way too long. I'm feeling amazing! I'm 100% back to my normal activity, even if my stamina hasn't caught up yet. I'm not exercising as much as I used to due to not being able to last as long because of not working out for a month and half, but I'm easing into it. No need to rush things. I'm even taking a motorcycle riding class; something I would have never considered before my TT!

My confidence is amazing now. I feel so much better about myself. I'm no longer self conscious about how I look in my clothes. I can fit into all my pre-op jeans with about as much room as I had before, but without any muffin top and I don't have to tuck loose skin into my jeans. I can wear smaller shirts (size small!!!) and they look cute.

My scar has flattened out completely and is dark red (to be expected) and I still have some hard tissue that my PS says is where I have internal stitches, so in time those will go away. I wear my silicone strips every day and try to message my lipo and scar areas with coconut oil daily. I still have a little swelling that gets worse with activity and I'm guessing that's why my old jeans aren't really too big yet.

I'm excited for the things to come. I need to get back into my normal workout routine, but with the beautiful weather we're having in California right now, that shouldn't be hard now!