So Ready for the New ME - Miami, FL

I definitely have more junk in my trunk. This recovery process has not been easy, as I've had to deal with several seromas in the abdomen. I do not like how my abdomen looks, but it is looking better by the day. I still use my lipo foam and board. The board seems to help the most. I hadn't had a massage in a week and I am long over due. I scheduled an appt for a massage on Monday and took the pic in the black dress on Tues. It was definitely a big change. I noticed my abdomen looks flatter and feels better (not as sore) I haven't taken anything for pain in over a week, so I'm proud of myself. :-) It's still sore, but my lower back hurts sometimes. Ibuprofen or Motrin normally helps. Holding to try to work this weekend sometime for the first time. It's going to be a long 12.5 -13 hrs. :-/ #Not looking forward!

So a tighter garment actually has helped my fluid buildup. I do notice hard places in my abdomen from time to time. I bought a tighter garment. I have lost 2 inches from my waist and 1 inch from my butt. This garment that I purchased fits tighter on my hips and butt and I hope it's not decreasing my butt size. Lol. Just wondering if i should cut a part out of the buttocks!?! I need my first garment altered. Never understood why I tried on my garment before surgery and they wanted it big if fat was going to be removed from my abdomen. That's 1 of the reasons fluid kept accumulating in my abdomen. It's a shame that Dr. Hasan or his assistants couldn't tell me that.

I am still very swollen after 1 week. Living my life with a 3 year old child and trying to keep RealSelf is hard. I was still very swollen here, esp in the suprapubic region. First time I felt like taking a pic after surgery...