51 yo, Fleur-De-Lis TT, BL & BA; 5'5" 156 lbs - East Texas

Everything is progressing nicely. Breast scars look great, but there is still some slight tenderness on left side (where the lift was done). Vertical tummy scar is SO thin, loving it. Horizontal tummy scar is kind of thick and rope-like. Belly button looks great. All scars are still numb, as is my left nipple (again, the only one that got a lift).

I'm in a 36-DD bra, but mostly still wearing sports bras. My jeans size has gone down from 8 to 6. I'm supposed to be massaging 3 times a day, but honestly I forget. Right implant is still dropping slower than left, but progress is being made and I'm patient. My left aureola is larger than the right - but I'm not complaining when you see what I started with!!

I don't have any trouble sleeping on back or sides (haven't tried tummy) and really don't have any issues at all. I do, however, feel as though the skin above my belly button is not as tight as it was a few weeks ago. Not sure if it's because of something I'm doing, but will discuss with Dr. Jacobs at my next visit. Still lots of swelling all above the horizontal tummy incision - Dr. says that will be the last to go and could take up to a year. Frankly, I'm just so glad the skin hanging over is gone that I wouldn't dare complain about a little swelling!

Got behind in uploading, but here are more pics from day 5

Saw Dr. Jacobs yesterday and got a good report. Had right drain removed, and he advised me to keep antibiotic ointment on the wound when showering. I told him the sensation of an internal stitch popping keeps happening...several times a day, typically when I'm sitting up straight and not moving, and always right in the same place (at the top of my vertical tummy incision). He said it could be a stitch that is poking and will likely stop as the tissue around it surrounds it...or it could be the drain. I think now it was the drain, because it hasn't happened again since I left his office.

I'll continue to wear the compression garment around the clock. However, he told me I could cut about 2 inches off the width of it and that has made all the difference! It was just too wide for my short waist. He gave me a strap to wear across the top of my breasts around the clock as well, to help them drop. The nurse instructed me on breast massage but advised I put off massaging the left breast another 4-5 days, since it has more incisions due to the lift. Still no L nipple sensation.

Dr. said no lifting over 10 lbs due to my tummy, and as for my arms, just listen to my body and if it hurts, don't do it. No driving for another week, but I can increase my walking so long as I don't do anything involving resistance.

He said the intersection of my two tummy incisions looks good - this was the highest risk area in doing the fleur-de-lis TT - and my belly button is good as well. He explained the likely order of the swelling areas of my tummy that would go down, with the lower portion around the incision to be last...up to a year.

I feel great and am super happy with the results so far! Back to Dr. Jacobs in a week, most likely will have other drain removed!!