So Far So Good - New York, NY

Hey girls!!! Sorry I haven't posted in a while but I was getting way too obsessed with my body and had to take a step back. Plus, I got engaged so things have been crazy!!! I guess the booty made him put a ring on it...LOL! Anyways, it's been 13 weeks since my sx and I'm still loving the results. I did have an issue when I went for my post op visit. I had a small lump under the skin on my right cheek and I didn't think anything of it. Well, it got bigger, really red and painful within a few days of me seeing Dr. S! I sent him a picture of it and he thought it was a localized infection and put me on antibiotics for 5 days. It wound up going down a lot but I still have a mark from it. I also still have the marks from my reaction to the adhesive. I'm still using the Bio Oil daily and sometimes twice a day if I'm good about. Things are definitely fading but it feels like it's taking forever. I'm so happy it's not summer.

After the 8 week mark it stopped going down. Honestly it pretty much held steady from about week 6. I've only lost half an inch since then. The only difference is that it settled. I don't have the bubble at the top like I used to. But I already knew that was going to happen because of my loose skin.

I still wear my old clothes but they are really big in the waist. Everywhere else fits fine. So I'm guessing I went from a 8 to a 6. I get compliments all the time from men and women. It's definitely weird to get so much attention. I feel like I was born with this body thanks to Dr. Schulman. Although, the sides of my stomach still feel numb at times and I'll randomly get sharp shooting pains where I got the lipo except in my thighs. Maybe because they have been lipo'ed before.... Who knows? Oh! I never wear the garment anymore. I was too happy to stop with them right after the 8 week mark.

I wish everyone a speedy recovery and thank you to all the girls that were there to support me throughout my journey.

Hey girls!!! I'm a little past 6 weeks and life gets more and more normal as time goes back. Plus you really get used to sitting on the back of your thighs and driving while sitting on a fitness disc lol! Anyways, the booty is still at 42.5 and Dr. Schulman said it really shouldn't change much from here. I wound up buying another garment at his office when I went for my 2nd post op because the vedette is too uncomfortable and my medium stage 2 is too big in the waist. I got the small Marena thong and it's ok. Just a pain to pull up and down like I think I might have pulled a muscle the first time I pulled it up lol. I only wear the garment when I get home from work on most days so it's not too bad. There's still numbness in my stomach but Dr. Schulman that's normal at this point. I also experience those tingling sensations from time to time. But everything is worth it for the body that I have now. Even the ugliest clothes look good on me...LOL! My old pants are a size 8 and they are now big in the waist and legs but not the butt :) Putting them on for the first time was probably my happiness moment post sx. Oh! I've noticed more attention from men and women when I'm out. A guy even came up to my boyfriend and shook his hand to let him know that he was a lucky man... Lol! It's all weird to me because I'm shy and really don't like having attention on me but it's whatever.

I only sit for a few minutes at a time with most of the weight on the back of my thighs. I'm still using the raised toilet seat and feminal urninal when I'm home. I'm also still sleeping on my stomach. Dr. S says you can't sit normally until week 8. Sigh!