Long-awaited, Much-needed Tummy Tuck

Amazed than its been a whole year since my surgery. I still remember the anxiety before, some of the pain after, and the unsure feelings that I did the right thing the early days. But honestly, I would do it all over again. I still have numbness, still feel swelling when I move a lot. I’m a little pudgy after the holidays but back to regular exercise and healthy eating and Biocorneum for my scar.

So hard to believe I have reached this milestone, as there were days at the beginning when I thought I'd never make it through. And to think I almost chickened out! At 6 months, my scars are getting lighter, thanks to a combo of Embrace strips (3 rounds of two weeks each) and Biocorneum. I will continue to use the Biocorneum daily (4th application of Embrace gave me a horrible reaction, not sure why, but the company was really nice and refunded my money), and I can see the thin white line that my scars will eventually become. I am exercising six days a week in the hopes that I can get the rest of my body to match my mid-section! I still swell, so lots of water is key, as well as still wearing Spanx when I can. I also still have numbness, but that will last a while as well. (Hubby still thinks it's freaky and often plays "can you feel this?" on my stomach.) I can honestly say I am so happy that I didn't back down. I love getting dressed every day and shopping for new clothes. I've finally stopped hiding the fact that my tummy is gone, and if someone asks what I did I just say a lot of blood, sweat, and tears, which is honestly very true. I'm tucking shirts in, which I haven't done since college days. My only regret during this whole process is that I didn't do this sooner, but maybe I wasn't quite ready for it yet.

Didn’t update after Embrace #3 as I didn’t see much change. Since then I’ve used Biocorneum for two weeks while skin healed. Applied Embrace #4 today. Excited as I am now starting to see the thin white line that my scar will become. Still dealing with swelling, numbness, but still also happy with my results. I really feel swelling when I work out, which I’m trying to do every day, so I wear a waist trainer garment while I exercise. I’m still trying to wear Spanx too as that seems to help. I don’t feel like I NEED to wear it anymore as I am comfortable without it, but some days the swelling still gets me down.