49 Yr Old Carrying 27 Lb Baby! Huntersville, NC

I went back to work on Wednesday and the response I got from my co workers when they saw me made me feel like a million bucks! One of them even shouted profanity, she said she couldn't believe what she was f....n seeing. Their reaction was more than what I expected!
Now I do have to tell you being at work those 3 days sitting down 8 hours even though I got up frequently Tu go to the bathroom which is a good walk from my desk, was brutal on my body. I was so swollen and sore like I felt a few days after surgery. I literally have not gotten out of bed today except to eat breakfast a few minutes ago, and it's 2:00 p.m.! My body needed sleep and loud of rest for sure. I'm definitely much less swollen this morning.
So with that being said, moving is important, but so is rest so make sure you get lots of it! All and all, pain and scar, this is the best thing I've ever done for myself. Any of you who have doubts about having a tummy tuck and lipo, don't. You will not regret it, it will change your life!

So even though they recommend that you don't shop for new clothes after a tummy tuck for a few weeks and that most likely you won't even be able to fit in your current wardrobe because of swelling, I went ahead and ordered a few dressers and tops online. Right before my tummy tuck I bought a medium stretchy cotton dress which I figured would fit me in a medium of not right after surgery, hopefully in s the weeks. I have not worn a dress in over 6 years because my stomach was so flabby I looked like a badly packaged sausage. Well to my surprise my stretchy dress for me ( it's the gray one you see on the photos). I figured the pieces I ordered should be medium too just to be safe. Well I started getting my packages on Friday and some today and I am still on shock because they are all being returned...I am officially a small!! All medium or 8/10 fit me too big. If this isn't magic I don't know what it is!!! I was wearing size 16 pants and 1X and even some 2X tops. My doctor is a wizard, or miracle man to have made this happen and I feel like I'm still shrinking. There is still swelling in my back and abdomen. I'll upload some new photos tomorrow so you can see the transformation. I hope this helps encourage any of you who are having doubts about what your results might be like. I sure never would have thought my body would change so much and I'm not even 3 weeks post-op yet.

I took these photos yesterday before I went to the doctor to have my second drain out.
The doctor said I'm doing great, scar is healing nicely and the best part, he said that if I'm happy with my results now, I haven't seen anything yet! He said I still am extremely swollen and that when that swelling goes down I'm gonna see a huge change, what?? That was music to my ears of course, because I'm already so happy, I can't imagine it getting better.
I really wish all of you ladies thinking of having this type of procedure a smooth journey as the one I'm having. It is definitely the best investment I've ever made! Truly Life-changing!