Tummy Tuck with Possibly No MR - Nashville, TN

I can't believe it's been 1 week! I've been doing pretty well. No pain meds for about 5 days now. I take tylenol every once in awhile when my back starts hurting. I recommend to anyone considering this surgery to do as much CORE work as you possibly can before surgery. I couldn't imagine doing this without having any back strength. I see the doctor at 1:00 today for my first postop so I'm excited about that. I took my second shower today and the bandage across the incision fell off so I got to see it. I like it..very clean and low. Yesterday was very hard for me emotionally. My boyfriend of 5 years ended our relationship because he didn't want me to have the surgery done and he told me 2 days postop..over the phone : / It hit me like a ton of bricks. I believe in my heart that I did nothing wrong and it hasn't and won't change me as a person. This was a decision I made for myself and I was emotionally and financially prepared for it. Since he never wanted to make a serious commitment..meaning asking me to marry him I got tired of waiting and decided to do something for myself. Lucky for me I have a lot of people that love and support me so that helps a lot.
Sorry ladies just had to vent a little. With the holidays right around the corner and having 3 children I'm struggling with staying strong through all this but I know I will be ok.
Other than that I'm happy with my decision and look forward to a new year. Merry Christmas!

I feel pretty good today. I think the second day was pretty bad for me but everyday has been getting better. I can almost stand up straight. I haven't taken any pain medicine since 2:00 pm yesterday. Finally had a BM this morning..it didn't hurt or anything. I guess the stool softeners and gas x has helped. Yesterday was the first day I took off the CG and so I took a few pics but I had to take a nap after, I was so exhausted! I also stay up most of the day and walk around the house a lot. My appetite is also coming back so I had a protein shake this morning and I just ate a wonderful spinach salad..YUM! I go back to the doctor on Monday for my first postop app. I have one drain it doesn't bother me that much I'm actually happy that all that fluid is being released from my body. I am very swollen so I don't seem to have much of a shape right now but that's ok I know it will come. I'm happy with the incision and my belly button. I have to say my skin is so itchy and not to mention tight! I love it. I may have a dog ear on my left hip but it's cool I know it's too early to tell and that it can be fixed so not a big deal. I should of taken some more prep pics of me in a plank because that's when I had the "blob" of skin that would just hang and also when I sat down I had that extra fold of skin that had to be tucked in my pants lol