32 Yrs Old, 2 Kids, 210 Lbs, 5' 7" Mommy Makeover

Finally went through with this Mommy Makeover!!!
Four yrs ago, I began to make the decision that I wanted this flappy skin/kangaroo pouch gone; the hardest decision was do I choose a Dr. within the States or travel to another country.
The only way my husband would be on board would be if I chose a local surgeon.
I found Dr. Glen Brooks in Longmeadow, Massachusetts whom I've heard nothing but great things about, consulted with him 6/2017 where he recommended me to lose about 15-20 more lbs as he would want me to be happy with my results, I was pretty bummed out; returned 11/2017 & was given a surgery date yay!
Day of surgery went great, all my prescriptions were given & filled 3 weeks prior @ my pre-op, came out of surgery with no drains, which many question...Dr. Brooks has not been using drains for the last 2yrs, just firm on compressing the area.

This is week 3 for me, I'm still super sore, my Dr. Appt was cancelled due to a snow storm, so I now have to wait 3 more days to see Dr.
My right side is in the most pain, i still am really swollen as can see in pic, and feel super bloated, almost like I'm 6 mths pregnant lol but overall am feeling a lot better than 1st few days

So, Finally saw Dr. last Friday, 3/16, Dr. BRooks says I'm healing great, he took off all surgical tape, all incisions are completely closed & looking great, although I still feel ugly-he quickly whipped out a before pic of me and shute up...I guess being patient is the key.