45yo mother of 3 adult children, time for me,

Went for a 4.5 mi walk yesterday and wore this binder off amazon . I was great. It was 29$. Wore it over my tank top, cuz It’s a little stiff and itchy with out it. Will go perfect under my scrubs. I have 10days to go before I go back to work and I will ware my support garment and then binder over the garment. I am going for a walk tomorrow too, not sure how far I will get just going until my body says enough. I only took 7 weeks off for the mommy makeover. Any one in health care who is on their feet for long periods of time I would recommend 10 to 12 weeks if you can if not I believe the 7 is the minimum in my opinion. Before surgery I was in the Gym and was physically fit. The walk did my mental faculty good. While I was physically fit, mentally it has been hard to sit legs get flabby and my stamina is sooooo low. But this week is looking up. I am so thankful for a great family support system that has encouraged me mentally while spoiling me and taking great care of me.

After three weeks I can stand up straight. Still have a little discomfort on the abdomen but occasional Tylenol helps. My abdomen is still a little swollen. I had Lipo of the flanks and they are still tender and a little bumpy but my ps said to message the area gently in a hot shower. Since doing that the bumps post Lipo are decreasing. The breast augmentation looks great . I have very little discomfort once in a while muscle spasms but that is when I am doing dishes or laundry. My second drain was removed on June 29th. I am sleeping through the night. I still get tired easily mostly at around 6pm. Usually after a day of doing 2 small loads of laundry and making breakfast lunch and dinner. I do sit down in between. At 6pm I am ready to do nothing but sit. I still ware my binder and sleep in my recovery bra at night .
Prior to surgery, I am in the medical field and have a very physical job that I walk between 3 to 4 mile a day according to my Fitbit. I was also at the gym 3 to 4 time a week lifting weights and doing 30 min of cardio after work. Soooo I said all of that to say this ...... the inactivity is hard. I want to go to the gym and walk but I can’t get my heArt rate up or do purposeful exercise per ps until 6 weeks post op. That is messing with my emotions. I only took 6 weeks off work and I wanted at least a week to get my stamina back... so I am Alitalia worried about that. I see my ps for a 4 wk f/u on July 11. Hope she will let me do some exercise. So a week ago I decided to wear my Fitbit and gradually increase my steps. I am between about 2k to 4K a day. Just around the house or shopping. That has helped me mentally.

1wk post Op. Got the right drain removed today. Boy did I feel better. It was causing me a lot of discomfort in the upper right side of my abdomen. Before and after photos