6.5 Weeks PO NEW BIKINI and PIC :) - La Mesa, CA

6.5 weeks have passed. I heard week 7 is the worst with swelling, so I did a juice cleanse with my hubs. I was hoping to make it to Thursday, but in 2 days, I lost 6 pounds. I am hoping most of that weight was swelling. The scale read 111.6 this morning and with being 5'5", anything bellow 110 is considered "underweight" for me. I feel great. You can see the new bikini I purchased at Kohl's! I spent about 5 minutes in the dressing room with it on and was almost in tears. I FINALLY feel comfortable in a swimsuit again! AND, it is a cute one at that! My incision is covered completely. I am still numb, but that is to be expected. My scar is looking good. It has dropped on my right side where it was raised. I still have zero regrets. I feel so good! Now, I just need to tone up and get rid of the love handles. I am hoping they are still somewhat swollen, even after the juice cleanse, but if not, I just need to start running and doing some strength training. Yay for summer!

Yesterday I was 5 weeks post op. I did ab exercises this morning and had zero pain whatsoever. I start up with a personal trainer in 2 weeks, so I am trying to build up my endurance before she kills me :) It feels soooo good to workout again!!! I feel 85%. My abs are not super strong, and I still have that numbness in my right thigh and the pain is still there. I do think it is getting better, so I will give it time. If I sit for too long, or if I am bent over, my skin does feel like it is trying to re-attach itself where the bend line is (for example, if I am shaving my legs, the place where the leg meets the hip, that skin crease). My scar is looking pretty good for the most part. The very ends of the incision line are having a rough time I think, but that is where the zipper part of my binder was in the beginning and it was the last place to heal. I feel fantastic though! This was the best money I have spent. I don't regret it for a moment. I don't know if I have a high pain tolerance or what the case may be, but I was never in pain. I took the pain killers as a precautionary and I believe I weaned myself by 5 days. I will have to read back over my review to see what I did. Anyways, check out my new workout outfit I got at Kohl's yesterday. The pants were $7.80 on clearance and I had a 20% off coupon! Happy Healing, Ladies!!!

4.5 weeks post op. Went to see my PS today. He said my scar looks good. The one side that was raised is dropping. My incision line is completely covered by any undoes I put on. I get to start exercising!!! I will be waking up at 5:50 tomorrow morning to start back into a workout routine. I also get to start stepping away from the cg! Yay!!!!!!

Let's see how much my body swells tomorrow. Happy healing!!!