#TEAMyily 1 month and 3 days PO! new pics + what's the best waist only garment?

So this has been a journey getting here! Lol, so I'll update yall on everything that's going on. My belly button has started healing and looking a little better but it's definietely a process! I have added pictures so you can see what I started at and what it is now. My boob is also slowly slowly slowly healing. I hope that it starts to get better soon. I'm still thinking of a revision for my boobs, but I'm waiting the 3 months out to have a final judgment and decide what I will do from there. My tummy tuck incision looks good! However, when I sit down a have this fatty part on the UPPER part of my belly. My bottom part looks great! It's kind of weird, but I will start working out and everything again tomorrow, so I will see what I can achieve with that just by working out and eating right. If I can get rid of it by the 3 month mark, I will consider having it lipo'ed. My waist is pretty small, I wear a size 8 now in the waist area! WHOO hoo, but these hips and thighs are a 12. Now bad not bad....no butt lol, it's down to what I had before I believe. I have added pictures in my garment, I will post naked pictures next week. How is everyone wearing their abdominal boards? Does it really help? I also ordered a new garment, because I butchered the legs off mines and now it's riding up. I ordered one without the legs cause the legs are killing me!!! Also, I'm trying to order a new waist only garment, what are the best types?? Added new pics, hope everyone is healing well!

So much has happened since the last time i updated! So I'll start with bad.. then get to the good.

Last Friday, I visited the emergency room because I was concerned that my belly button had come apart and was infected....It never looked right from day 1, it was red, the skin was peeling off, and it had black and green spots in the center of it. So I found myself in the emergency room, where they pretty much told me I have a local infection, they cleaned out my belly button and gave me some antibiotics...told me to keep it covered and to just watch the area. It's looking better now so, we'll see what happens.

Next, my healing is going okay for the most part. I'm going to order a board today for my tummy...and I ordered a second garment in a large but now I'm starting to think I should have gotten a medium b/c my already on my second row of hooks, probably could be on my third in my current large garment. We'll see. Overall, I'm okay with my results for now..I'm still waiting for final healing to judge them. My scar is very low from the tummy tuck, and my back is still swollen from the lipo. LIPO is the worst part of this procedure, honestly, like the stiffness and swelling sucks. My breasts......they sit up high, but my nipples aren't even like one is lower than the other...and my scar is pink, b/c when I pulled off the tape she kept putting on them, it kept pulling the scabs off, so now it's just pink. I have to wait until they fully heal for the color to come back. It's okay b/c I know the color will come back, but it's just kind of weird to look at.

Finally, my butt. I feel that it is the same size as before honestly. Maybe it will fluff, but I feel that it's the same. My hips have went down to a normal looking size...but it looks kinda weird not having any butt. I have planned a round 2 either with Dr. Salhauzer or possibly Jimerson if he isn't 15 grand by that point. I also have gotten back to my healthy eating and can't wait to start working out again next week. Recovery is slow, but I'm back to work and school so.

The foot swelling is the worst too, so I cut slightly the thigh part of my faja b/c I think that was contributing to why my feet and legs were swelling so bad. I've noticed that it's a little bit better with this. I have a love/hate relationship with the faja, b/c I know it helps me majorly with sweliing, but I hate having it on my body allllll the time. I like a free spirit, no pajamas type person so it bothers me. Anyone have a good just waist only garment, no straps?? Ideas??

Anywho, I hope this helps for people getting ready to go into surgery! Happy healing to those who have crossed over!

So the swelling is ridiculous! Geez look I have about 15 pounds of water and swelling on me....my feet like huge and I have cankles! I can't wait to be out of this phase! I've decided not to judge my results yet, simply b/c I should wait until my swelling goes down...but overall so fIar I love my shape just wish this swelling would be gone. I also bought a Vedette Waist Cincher because there may be outfits where these shoulder straps arent going to work,,,I'm glad to be home also, makes such as difference. DR was nice, but home is where the heart is. I kept in my drain, and left 2 days early b/c Yily said it had to be draining less than 20 cc before taking it out. I was draining at least 200 cc at that point so it didn't make any sense to stay another 2 days. It wasn't going to decrease that drastically in 2 days. I plan on pulling it hopefully tomorrow night depending on what I'm draining today.