4 Weeks Post Op - Tummy Tuck, Lipo, Breast Lift, Silicone Implants 26yrs old

Hi Real Self! I'm almost at my three week post op mark and feel great. I arrived home from Miami a week ago which is where I had my surgery and resumed all regular daily activities such as cooking, cleaning, working, laundry, grocery shopping, driving kids arounds to their sports and hauling their equipment, bathing alone (been bathing alone since day 4 PO) I've been getting in and out of bed on my own since day 2 after surgery and sleeping in my own bed since I arrived back home. My bedroom is upstairs so I am constantly going up and down stairs daily. I am constantly on my feet or moving around since week 1st week post up and don't feel as tired as others mentioned that they have after being active. I get a little out of breath here and there but just take a deep sigh and keep on going! I'm am so happy to be feeling normal so soon. I took my kids bike riding yesterday for an hour and I walked the entire time behind them. My swelling is there and I've been dealing with it ok since I knew to expect it. I get stares sometimes and wonder if people are thinking I am pregnant (I certainly look it!) lol. I am getting some oozing through my wounds and saw small separations but I've read that's all normal! I wear my compression garment almost everyday and night but have spend 2 whole days and nights without it since I felt like it was causing my wounds to ooze more. My breast are still pretty high but softer, I've been getting lazy with the massages and hardly do them :/. Not good.

I been having gym withdrawals! I was going 5 days a week faithfully every week, sometimes even twice a day, I did cardio during the day then weight lifting at night since that worked best with my kids schedule. I lifted heavy weights and worked out my entire body and saw a huge transformation with my all my muscle groups and am so anxious to go back to the gym. I wonder how soon I can sneak some few squats in (without weights). Once I go back to the gym I'm really looking forward to being able to work on my core and hopefully build some ab muscles.

I'm expecting to swell like a balloon until the middle of August so I don't think I'll be able to enjoy the beach or pool as much as I would like :( I hear it's best to stay out of the sun anyways after surgery since it causes scars to darken even through clothes. So I haven't even tried on bathing suits yet or new bras since I have no idea what my final result will look like after 3months especially since my body changes every day for better or worse. I feel extremely happy and blessed to have this surgery, sometimes I can't believe I actually did it. This is a dream come true :).

Day 14 PO - I hit my two week post up and as instructed I was to remove the tapes if they haven't fallen off on its own. Not one tape fell of on its own so I had to peel it all off. Throughout the peeling process, I saw the tape ripping my scabs off I did it gently so it wasn't painful but there definitely were some open wounds. I got use to my look with the tape on, now I have to get use to my new look with the tape off lol. Something I was not happy about was finding two threads of stitches sticking out, one from each breast and also, my left nipple look like it was separating from my skin!! I called my surgery coordinator, she advised to pull the string from the stitch out as much as I could and cut it off as close to the skin possible and said don't worry about the nipple, it will go back in place. I cut both strings off and trying not to worry about the nipple situation. Most of my incision looks pretty good, I took pictures, but there is one small section in front that won't stop oozing :( I am keeping a panty liner there and changed it 4-5 times already since it was soaked. My coordinator said some oozing is normal but I don't know how much oozing is normal. I took my compression garment off since it was wet from the oozing and washed it and let it air dry overnight but it only got stained again after putting it back on from the continued oozing. I think the tightening from the garment is making the ooze come out more. Has anyone else experienced this? I bought some scar silicone sheet treatment from the pharmacy (pictured) and will begin using once the wounds and scabs all fully heeled. I have been feeling pretty good and back to normal. I am still extremely swollen 24/7 and do feel bigger than I was before surgery, I hear a lot of women saying the same so I guess it's a pretty common feeling. My breast are still really high, and I know they're not dropping anytime soon. I don't feel any pain except when I laugh really hard or sneeze or cough. I think my challenge is trying to rest. As important as it is to take things easy and let your body rest so it can heal, is not as easy as it sounds! I have 3 very active kids, all in after school activities and running around with them hauling there equipment is something I am having to deal with. I don't feel any pain while doing this but I don't have that much help and hope that I am being careful enough not to ruin anything.

Day 15 - the pictures from my incision are all from today. It looks like the swelling of my stomach is hanging over my incision. I wonder how much my stomach will flatten out. I still have some bruising on my breast and my ride side of my tummy incision still looks pretty bad but I don't worry about it too much. Theres mot much more to say but I hope everyone is healing well and good luck to the ladies that are going into surgery soon!