9 weeks New pics. Still dealing with the wound....but, feel great and really happy I did this!! - Kansas City, KS

Hey everyone! Hope you all are doing well. My wound is FINALLY healed. I have a dog ear and a fold over where the wound was that he will need to fix but, he said we can do that in the fall after swimming season is over. I'm so happy to be feeling back to normal. I'm back to bellydance and yoga and I tried an aerial yoga class this week.....which was so hard but, so fun....my arms are still mad at me! I met with a personal trainer to possibly get me into a routine at the gym since I really don't like cardio and weights but, they are too expensive so Ive got a friend who is going to help me figure out what things I need to do. :) Just wanted to send you a little update and here are a few pics of me in bellydance class. :) Happy Healing!

Well, I'm now 3 months out... I added new pics and I still love the fact that I did this but, I tried on swimsuits yesterday and that was a hard process. I knew I wasn't going to come out of this a size 0 or anything. I'm a big girl, always have been. I guess having this done has shown me other areas of concern not just my tummy which was what I was always focused on. The side/back bra area rolls are hard to see...and my arms and my thighs. I know that I can work on all of these areas...I still have my wound I'm dealing with and he hasn't wanted me to do much along the lines of exercise because he doesn't want me to mess that up. I have been going back to bellydance and today I am going to yoga...(I'm nervous to go into the gym cause I haven't been there in so long weird). To be honest I hadn't been really watching what I was eating...I've since changed that. For the last week I have cut out all dairy, sugar, red meat and gluten (although I don't know what the purpose of gluten free is for me I don't have celiacs and I might add it back in) I'm keeping a food diary now too. I drink TONS of water.....nothing else.
I need your honest answers and experience please. That "pouch" above my wound/pelvic area...will it go away? I read on here and several doctors said that is the last area to go with the swelling and I know my wound has made it worse... I guess the whole swimsuit shopping experience has really gotten me down. I was hoping this would be the year that I halfway enjoyed getting a suit. :)
I appreciate any info you can give me. You don't need to sugar coat anything for me.....if you think there's a problem please be honest with me :) Any suggestions you can offer would be great. I still wear my CG everyday...all day... I love it. I got a waist cincher to help form the curves but, its so tight I can't wear it all day...I wear it as often as I can though.
Thanks again for all of your help!!!

Well, for those of you that read through my profile my incision busted back in March after the buildup of fluid/infection inside after my drain was pulled. I've been packing the wound ever since. The wound itself isn't getting smaller on the inside like its supposed to. Its like a tunnel. When I pack it I use one of those long qtips and I insert it in the hole in my incision and can put almost the whole qtip in there. It doesn't hurt because everything is numb. So, I have to pack it every day with this gauze/tape stuff. The wound drains everyday. When I saw my doctor last week he said he thought I might have to have another surgery because the tissue and the muscle aren't reconnecting like they are supposed to. But, this week he said he thinks if we give it a little time it might come together. I really don't want to have another surgery I don't want to take the time off work. He did an ultrasound today and didn't see a large fluid pocket so he thinks it just a little tunnel where the skin hasn't come back together. We are just going to keep packing it and see what happens for now. Keep your fingers crossed for me that it does what its supposed to! Anyway, here are some updated pics. I can't exercise yet...till this wound is healed. I really can't wait to get back into it. And I'm on my period so I'm swollen (what a day to decide to take pics right?) lol. I feel pretty good though and I'm happy with my results even with the swelling. :) Hope you all are doing well on your journeys.