Thigh Lift / Reshape - Not Yet As Painful As I Expected

Just a quick update with 3-4 week photos. Still healing nicely (on the outside anyway, Im always concerned whats going on inside!). Im expecting the "fierce reddening to the scar" which Ive been warned about so Im not startled and its a little numb down the join. But all as I was told it would be.

I had my two week check up on Wednesday and everything is going very well (will upload some pictures shortly). Both wounds are healing very well indeed. There so far has been no splitting, no bleeding and no infection and Im very pleased. There is still swelling and bruising as expected.
I have been wearing tight leggings for a week now but have removed the compression socks.
I have been applying the "eye ointment" for a week to help with the healing and keep the skin soft and its going well. I havent had much pain at all, I get the odd twinge if I exert myself ie walk too much or take too big a step up some stairs etc. Its still sitting which causes me a little grief, anything where my thighs are pressed against the seat, if I can angle my legs into a bit of an arch its not bad at all, just like a dull ache for which I am not taking any painkillers. Im pretty good with pain and stopped taking anything after Week 1, I was only using ibroprufen and only had 3 of the stronger Codeine tablets in the first couple of days. I can see it starting to shape up, so I am really looking forward to the bruising and swelling going down to see what I am left with. My next appointment is in one month, when hopefully I should have a pretty good idea of how good its turned out. I have found it so much easier, quicker and more pain free than I expected. But then I always expect the worse!! I am quite active now, walking around fine, and have started to drive (moving the seat a little closer to get the arched thighs) and its just fine, no issues at all.

I went for my one-week check up yesterday and it all seems to be looking good. I was expecting to some extent (after reading the horror stories) that wounds may have split, that there would be infection etc but it seems not. It all looks very neat. Its still sore, and quite painful still to sit when my thighs are resting on a seat, but sitting on the edge of a seat or on a lower chair where I can arch my thighs is ok. There is still quite a bit of bruising and swelling. I am able to walk around, not too far as the pain does come on, and I drove the short distance to the hospital (with the car seat pushed forward so no pressure) and it wasnt too bad. I am finding it a lot easier to sleep now as I dont have to stay on my back all the time. I am really pleased at this stage as its seemingly getting a lot better than I expected a lot quicker. I now dont have the dressings on and am wearing some tight gym shorts under my clothes, using ointment on the wound (i have the dissolving stitches) which is obviously very rough and does catch. I can see what is swelling and what is not, so I am hopefult