1 month out.. feeling better every day!

6 wks post op. finally feel like myself again. I must admit at this point I'm really not sure that it was worth all of the pain and being off work for a month. It looks better than before, there's no doubt. But am still not where I want to be. I am going to start working out Monday again. Hopefully with a good workout plan I will get there eventually. I know I still have swelling.. Guess I'm not really sure exactly what's swelling and what are fat pockets.. Guess I will know in a few months.

I am finally able to sleep on my side!! Yay!! It's amazing the difference just between this week and last. The places in my incision that opened are healing and barely seeping now. I still have trouble walking through a grocery store without my abdomen tightening up and running out of energy. The best part is how my clothes are looking on me!! I am finally getting excited to go clothes shopping! I can fit into a small top in my stomach area again.. but after having an augmentation a couple of years ago.. small no longer fits my chest area. I think thats a good problem to have though = ) And for the first time in over 20 years I am ready to go bikini shopping!! I still have some pain, but it is controlled with Advil. My lower abdomen still has swelling too but still looks so much better than before my TT. I'm told it can take up to 4 mos for that to completely go away. But I
can say for sure now that even though recovery is slow and pretty tough... it definitely is worth it! Happy Healing to everyone!!

Sorry it's been awhile since I've updated. I have commented on others posts. I've been able to keep a pretty positive outlook throughout. I felt like. my PS gave me enough info that I knew what I was getting into and that it wouldn't be easy. However, now that my incision has two gaping holes in it with serous fluid draining constantly, I really just want to sit and cry! It has been doing this for 6 days now. I have to change my dressing almost every hour depending on how much I'm up and about. Sometimes sooner. It soaks through my clothes and everything' I've tried about every kind of bandage you can buy. And those things aren't inexpensive! I saw my PS yesterday he said the only thing to do Is watch my sodium intake & wear my binder. Both of which I've been doing all along. Sorry to be so negative I just think my nerves are shot bc of all of this! I welcome any suggestions.