4 weeks PO. New pics posted. Bring on summer!

I had my 4wk PO appt last Thurs. Went well. Dr. wanted me to wait to get on the eliptical to about 6 weeks and said I was free to do anything at 8wks. Can stop CG at 6 wks..yeah. I was excited to see that he gave me 2 silicone strips to use starting at 6 wks and keep on for 8 weeks. It is a good thing I did not go and buy any. Feeling pretty good but my abs were pretty tender over the weekend, not sure why. I am doing a lot more now..maybe too much? I am happy with my results except the one side of my incision seems to really curve upward..maybe it wlll straighten up when the swelling goes down. I would do it again and I am so thankful for no complications thus far. I really like my Dr. but am disapointed over the lack of pre-op instructions and just being told to know what to expect like they would be giving me the silicone strips. If I had not been doing research on my own, I would have really been in the dark. My size 9 pants are pretty loose and I am down 5lbs to 130lb. I have not seen that wt for quite some time. I do get full easily which the Dr said may happen with the muscles being so tight. Just feel like I need to get exercising. Happy Healing to all!

3 weeks po today. Feeling so much better. Walking upright. The drainage has subsided to the drain sites. I have yet to see the incision but will remove the surgical tape tomorrow. Can move into a stg 2 compression garment, yeah! My abs get really tight at work from sitting all day. I know that will get better. I hope to be all healed in time for swim suite season! Any suggestions on the scar therapy? I was looking at some ointments and the strips..it all seems pretty exspensive. Will post new pics soon.

PO day 15..so excited. Saw my PS today and the drains are out! I will be glad to be able to wear normal clothes but not sure if I will fit in them yet. He said I can stop wearing my binder and just wear my comression girdle. I know that will feel so much better. I could not get the binder to stay in place. It did feel weird to have the drains pulled out, not too painful though. I was surprised to see how high up and far over they were. The end was all the way to the opposite side of the drain site up by the ribs. My fever subsided on Monday and I went back to work on Tues. Made out pretty well. I have a desk job so I did swell and stiffen up quite a bit by late morning. It went much better than I anticipated and I am feeling so much better! Hope all is well with everone.