Love my Tummy Tuck & Lipo - Houston

Stuck in swell hell and feeling a little bummed. I have been walking a mile the last week and it takes me almost an hour! Before surgery, I was running 6 in an hour. I guess I didn't really expect it to take this long (almost 3 weeks post op) to be feeling back to normal even though my doctor told me it would take up to six/eight weeks. The garment is driving me up the wall, but I'm more comfortable in it than out of it, and my kids are getting frusterated with "Mommy can't because of my surgery...". They want their mom back. Argh!!! Sorry to vent, just ready to feel good and enjoy my new body.

Two weeks post op! Still walking a bit hunched over and sore at times, but overall feel like I am doing great. I tried to put on a pair of jeans this morning (the same pair I wore to surgery) and they didn't fit!!! I guess I am experiencing what everyone else on the message boards refers to as "swell hell". The upside is my tummy is at least flat. I'm hoping the swelling will go down a little more over the next week. I hate the thought of going UP a size!! I'm going to post a couple pictures in the next day or so of pre-surgery and two weeks post-op.

Wow! One week post-op today. I did a little too much today and am paying for it a bit this evening. Upside is even though I am still swollen, I can't help but looking in the mirror at my new tummy and smiling. To ease the pain of the lipo, I am gently massaging my legs. While it doesn't feel great while I am doing it, it does feel much better when I'm finished. It also seems to relieve some of the hard spots. One other thing... To ease the discomfort of where the garment closes, I have put panty liners under the closures. I just used a little bit of medical tape to hold them in place while I zipped the garment. I look like a goofball, but it feels much better and my skin is smoother!!