41/5’1/2kids/TT &; Breast Lift

Ok ladies sorry been super busy and haven’t posted in a while. So today marks my 6 weeks. So far I have been enjoying my new body overall. I think the worse for me has been the nerves reconnecting which literally when they start I grab my boobies like a teenage girl. By now my husband and son has definitely gotten used to that part of me. Tummy no issues at all. An occasional itching where I need to scratch because I’m healing but due to numbness I’m unable to actually get to the itch. Needless to say that part is annoying lol. I can officially say I’ve had my first post surgery nightmare. Not sure if anyone else has had one of these but I dreamt that one of my nipples fell off and I was holding it in my hand lol. I can laugh about that now but trust me it was nothing but despair during the dream. I’ve been walking 2 miles a day and one day out of the week 4 miles. I’ve been on the master cleanse for the last 5 days. My purpose for this cleanse is to clean out my entire system. As well all know mommy makeover does not eliminate unwanted weight and I promised myself that I’d do the hard part to get myself into the weight and body image of my own eyes. So far I’m down to 143. Not bad but this also has my mental strong. It’s not for everyone but if you have the will power you can do it. I think what I’ve enjoyed most was being able to finally wear my waist beads that for a long time I’ve always felt so insecure about. However I’m still numb in my tummy occasionally. Doc said that is normal and will eventually go away. Now I’m able to go back to my regular routine easing my way back into working out. I’m going to start with yoga first and light pilates. And then do a slight job run to see how my body reacts. I’m a runner and have always been so I’m itching to get back into the running shoes. I’ll keep you ladies updated on my progress. I can also start my scar cream officially so that is another thing I’ll keep pictures and updates on every few weeks so that you can see how the scar cream is working.

So far I’ve been good overall. Some days it’s like my nerves wake up and man when they do it’s like I feel this tingling burning sensation all over. Those days I tend to wear my “comfort gear” for supper. I’ve been walking and healing quite well. No complaints at all. Still blow drying myself after showers instead of using a towel. I do this as to not infect my incisions areas. So far it’s been working well for me. No secondary infections thank God. I’m still swollen as my doctor informed me at my last appointment if I consume salt I will bloat been laying off the salt for reals. Last weekend I sat by the pool while my niece swam and I was in the heat for maybe two hours after going in I felt exhausted. Took a shower and discovered I had swole up like a balloon. It was kind of concerning to both my husband and I that I had to lay down the rest of the evening. So sitting out in the heat I figure I need to wear my “ comfort gear” to prevent swelling. I’ll know for sure after this weekend which my son is turning 13. He will be in the pool and we will grill out and I’ll be in my “comfort gear” to see if that makes a difference in the swelling. I have not eaten meat since surgery. I’ve been vegetarian/pescatarian and not missing it at all surprisingly. Hubby and son has joined me in my new eating habits. So that has made life easy. Ate sushi and you know dipped it in the soy sauce “why did it do that” man that sodium hit me like a brick wall and my abdomen looked like a blow fish. I’m staying away from soy sauce!!! Here are some update pics.

Hey ladies today was my first day getting out and feeling great. I literally walked two hours with my neighbor today and didn’t realize it was two hours I had walked until my husband called to make sure I was ok. I put on my faja to walk and it allowed me to stand up much straighter and gave me so much support hence the 2 hour walk. I’m going to try for the first time tonight to sleep without my support and see how I wake in the morning. My incisions are looking healthy and I’m still eating clean. Still haven’t had the desire to have chicken or beef but I’m ok with that. I get tingling sensations, sometimes random pain and my doctor informed me that it is my nerves reconnecting themselves and the tissue regenerating as well. I’m still numb from the belly button down. Doc said in time it will begin to come back to me. For the first time today I felt more tightening in my abdomen which doc said I would begin to feel. Did some cleaning today and more moving around the house than usual. I’m just trying to do little by little so that by the end of the month when it’s time I’ve worked my way up to being able to do light exercises. I get tired easily and I allow my body to rest unlike before surgery I would deny myself sleep or relaxing. I’ve learned to take heed and know I’m still healing and I need rest.
I’ll know tomorrow if my two hour walk was too much for my body. I was told by my
doctor that it could be 9 months to a year before I’m my old self. So I take each day as one day closer to that timeframe.