Happy New Year to all, new pics finally!

I'm very thankful that I get to have a new body to go with the new year. I know all of my fellow tt feel the same. I will be 8 weeks post op Wednesday. Today I had 2 stitches that I cut from my incision. Both were at sites that just want to scab over and after examining them I could feel those tiny clear sutures coming out. I hope that these sites will heal now. I had so much swelling last night that I was miserable but this morning most was gone. I have had upper respiratory tract infection and laryngitis for the past week. I think I pulled a muscle in my upper abdomen from all of the coughing, sneezing and nose blowing. I was very sore for the past 2 days. I put up a few pics not much difference from last time that I can see. This is going to a be an exciting month to come, I will be moving to a new city and finding a new job in a few weeks time. Looking forward to that adventure. Happy New Year to all.

Today I finally got remaining drain out. What a relief no more antibiotics with the side effects. No more emptying measuring and recording drainage. I fell so much better, I came home and took a walk for an hour around my neighborhood looking at everyone;s Christmas decorations. I can go back to work tomorrow night which I am looking forward to amazingly, I am bored out of my gourd.
I posted new pics showing my scar and my new leggings that I never thought I would ever be able to wear. I am thrilled with my new body and I am on a mission to make it better through a sensible diet and exercise. Hope everyone has a good recovery.

Went to the ps this am, my weekly visit because of my still remaining drain. No go on removing the drain today as I average about 120 cc per day output. So the ps injected an antibiotic via the drain tube, which it did burn a little, and then the drain was clamped for on hour. As I sat there reading I start to leak out on the left side where the former drain was as it is still not healed completely. The antibiotic caused the drainage to have a sort of metallic smell. After an hour the ps unclamped the drain replaced the bulb and sent me home with more antibiotics, instructions to take it easy for the next few days and to return next week so the drain can be pulled. I can go earlier if the amount of drainage decreases to 30 cc per day for 2 days. So I called my boss on the way home and cancelled going back to work next Monday. I don't want to risk going back to work with a drain in place as I work in a hospital. So I am obeying Dr.'s orders to rest for the next few days. I went to the mall and out lunch with a friend yesterday and really was beat after a few hours of that. Now for the positive, I am loving being on the flat side even with the drain.