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I'm in the TT Club! - London, UK
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Well done to all the ladies that have kept up...
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Well done to all the ladies that have kept up their reviews, especially as we approach the anniversary of this life changing event. I am feeling great, looking great and can't believe I have left it so long to update my reviews. I will try and get pictures on in the next few weeks as I know how important it is for everyone else about to make the step forward. I have started a course of strawberry laser lipo to reduce the little bump above my ultra flat stomach! Still in search of perfection - wouldn't have worried me if the rest didn't look so great. PM me if you want further details of how that is going - but will post pictures soon anyhow.
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Day 19 - quick update. Out cycling for the second...
Day 19 - quick update. Out cycling for the second day today - 5 miles. PS agreed yesterday that I could after regular walks of 5-7 miles a day for the past 5 days. He advised not to go to gym yet, to avoid exposure to super bugs that could cause infection in my freshly healed scars.
BB looked a bit dodgy, but was just a stitch that my PS removed yesterday, and already healing better.
No bloating at all, swelling mostly gone except around top of abdomen and the scar. Tummy tingling and sensation beginning to return. Lost about 7lbs since the op - without dieting.... must be eating less without noticing?
Next appointment with PS at 6 week point. Back to work next week, started back driving 6 days ago & washed my car yesterday. PS said I can do everything now - just go gently to start with.
BB looked a bit dodgy, but was just a stitch that my PS removed yesterday, and already healing better.
No bloating at all, swelling mostly gone except around top of abdomen and the scar. Tummy tingling and sensation beginning to return. Lost about 7lbs since the op - without dieting.... must be eating less without noticing?
Next appointment with PS at 6 week point. Back to work next week, started back driving 6 days ago & washed my car yesterday. PS said I can do everything now - just go gently to start with.
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May 4, 2011
hey you are doing so marvelous..you inspire me, i walked for a good hour yesterday which was day ten, but i also made sure i was walking round the house loads too....and you are soooo right, keeping mobile really does help in your recovery...hahaha putting yr pic on yr facebook profile lol...why not? have you told any of your friends? i can just picture the scene with you shopping in your bikini...lol..but i know how you feel you just want to show off to everyone...i am going to spain on the 8th june to visit my daughter and i cant wait to put my bikini on on the beach!! who says life starts at forty...mine is starting at 50 ! my birthday is the 14th june and i will be pretty healed by then so i will be in the fab 50 club and proud of it! right now off for a walk..and to daydream about the new me!
May 4, 2011
That is brilliant littleol' - glad to be of assistance. Take note of what everyone says though - got to admin I am knackered tonight.. Went up town to get my hair done today, so walked around town and 2 miles there and back to the station. Then came home got my bike and did another 5 miles. Now one of my internal stitches is aching... I did speak to PS yesterday about it, and he said it is just dissolving and pulling a little, I am to massage for 10 minutes each day until it dissolves. Right now not moving from my chair or rubbing anything. will have a day off of exercise tomorrow, as I will have a full day at work - which may just kill me after all this time :)
May 4, 2011
oh good luck with yr first day at work. i hope it dissolves quickly for you. i relaxed most of the day in the sun, after pottering about the house and doing some very light cleaning..since i have had the tummy tuck i am up very early in the mornings sometimes 5 or 5.30, not thru pain or anything, i really dont know why..then i have had breakfast by 7 and tidying up by 9 crazy! lol, got a bit of a pain tonight again under my rib ( a lipo site i think) only hurts if i burp? having dressing changed tomorrow with new sticky stitches put on, but this is being done at my local doctors as my ps is not near enough to me till 20th may. take it easy for a day or two, then u can get back on track .i am really tired now, just been to tescos and walked round there for over an hour browsing, i dont normaly go at night but tv was rubbish lol
May 6, 2011
You look wonderful in a bikini!! I love the new tummy :)
May 9, 2011
Thank you.. dream come true. My BB is doing what it's meant to now as well, I will post pics at the weekend. Haven't had a decent one for years and years!
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Day 15 - Just posted new photo's - can't...
Day 15 - Just posted new photo's - can't believe how skinny I look on my side view! Swelling going down more and more each day, tummy tingling and feels like sensation is improving each day. (didn't really understand what everyone meant about the numb bit till I got my own- arrived instantly with the dressing removal on Day 11)
To celebrate day 14, my friend and I who had surgery on the same day, did a 5 mile walk as the beginning of our new 'permitted' exercise regime. I then went on and did another couple of miles in the evening & 4 miles today. It feels great to have an exercise that I can do, very excited to look so good in my gym gear and seems to have a positive effect on my tummy sensation and will help keep my muscle tone. I have lost 3lbs since the surgery (and I had lost 5lbs just before surgery - so expected this to go straight back on..) Quite funny because the op would probably have removed about a pound or two of skin max - but I will end up looking different when I go back to work anyway because of additional weight loss, so much for keeping it a secret...
Had a little dip on day 11, when dressings were removed. Got myself all worked up, nervous, tense and scared of what I was going to find. Got over the wobbles by sharing a bottle of wine with a friend, and taking bikini photos. Other than that, things have been great :)
To celebrate day 14, my friend and I who had surgery on the same day, did a 5 mile walk as the beginning of our new 'permitted' exercise regime. I then went on and did another couple of miles in the evening & 4 miles today. It feels great to have an exercise that I can do, very excited to look so good in my gym gear and seems to have a positive effect on my tummy sensation and will help keep my muscle tone. I have lost 3lbs since the surgery (and I had lost 5lbs just before surgery - so expected this to go straight back on..) Quite funny because the op would probably have removed about a pound or two of skin max - but I will end up looking different when I go back to work anyway because of additional weight loss, so much for keeping it a secret...
Had a little dip on day 11, when dressings were removed. Got myself all worked up, nervous, tense and scared of what I was going to find. Got over the wobbles by sharing a bottle of wine with a friend, and taking bikini photos. Other than that, things have been great :)
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May 3, 2011
wow wow wow ! your day 15 pic is fab!!! woo hoo x
May 4, 2011
Thank you - i would really like to make it my facebook profile, but have managed to stop myself... and trying to avoid going shopping in my bikini is proving difficult too!
May 4, 2011
Wow amazing. I hope I am walking around like u too. I'm day 3 postop and taking a shower exhausts me. Great work
May 4, 2011
oh you are allowed to shower at day 3..my dr said i must not :( i am now day 11 and still not allowed but i have washed my hair once and used dry shampoo inbetween. tomorrow i am off to the doctors to have my dressing off and new sticky stitches put on so i am gonna shower b4 i go as it wont matter so much getting it all wet..sticky stitches got to stay on for another week after that ( my dr just likes to be on the safe side) then you wont be able to get me out of the shower lol..day four for you today, its all uphill from there :) how are you doing ?
May 4, 2011
Hey ladies, all the walking has paid off. Saw my PS yesterday (Day 18) - he is really happy with my recovery and has allowed me to go cycling straight away and back in the gym next week. Woo Hoo! (I went out last night and did 4 miles in 30 mins. will do an hour today, had to get back to get the dinner out of the oven yesterday... back to normal duties!)
My muscles won't disappear - the body I thought had gone forever will be back before I'm 50 :)
Doesn't matter how slow you start, or how much your back aches when you have finished. It will get easier each time you do it - good luck with your recovery x
My muscles won't disappear - the body I thought had gone forever will be back before I'm 50 :)
Doesn't matter how slow you start, or how much your back aches when you have finished. It will get easier each time you do it - good luck with your recovery x
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