6 weeks PO! - North Carolina

Just a little over 6 weeks PO. Went to the PS yesterday and overall things are good. He pulled a small piece of stitch that was sticking out of my BB and a stitch out of the right side that was always a little wider. He said when I come back at 6 months he could do a scar revision on that side because he thinks it looks a little wider than he would like. I think it looks fine but we'll see what it looks like 6 months from now. The dog ear on the left side will probably need to be fixed but he also said let's wait to see what it looks like at 6 months. Told me the swelling will continue until 6 months so keep that in mind. I was given the all clear for exercise as long as I listen to my body and not try to do too much too soon. Overall he said things look great and I was doing excellent. He asked me if I was happy with the results and I have to say ... I am extremely happy! Even with the swelling, I am really really flat. Sometimes my normal size pants are a little snug and other times they are really loose. So I think once the swelling goes down all the way, I may be down a size. I'm just excited I don't have to "lift" anything to get into underwear or pants. Or see anything hanging outside of my underwear line! ;-)

Yesterday was 4 weeks PO and my first full day back in the office. I made it the entire day, picked up my youngest from school and cooked dinner. Around 6pm I was hunched over, in swell hell and exhausted. I ended up going to bed at 8:30pm and slept all the way until my alarm went off this morning.

Yesterday I wore my CG that I received from my PS all day and I feel like it really helped me out a lot. But when I took it off, there was some drainage on my CG and tank top. The bottom middle part of my incision, where I had a stitch sticking through, was leaking fluid. It looked like a big piece of scab was hanging off and when I touched it, the scab fell off and the stitch disappeared back into the incision. Almost like the CG was causing it to stick out and once I stopped the compression the stitch went back in. I ended up putting gauze over it and left it that way all night. This morning it looked a lot better. But after another full day of work and wearing my other CG, it's leaking again and this time it's a bigger hole. I've had the CG off for a couple of hours and now the area looks like it's starting to scab. So I guess I'll not wear any CG for the next couple of days to see if it will heal itself. If it looks worse tomorrow, I'll call the PS.

So other than that small issue, everything is pretty good. No pain ... had a couple of sneezing/coughing fits and that hurts like crazy. But no significant pain. I haven't had any pain meds of any type for several days. Swelling is worse in the evening but bearable. However, I can't fit into any of my work clothes unless I wear my CG because of all the swelling. That was really depressing. I don't want to buy new clothes so I'm hoping the swelling will start to subside soon.

NewMe & Bella - looks like things are going well! I'm so glad!

Hope everyone else is doing good and if I don't update again before the holiday's ... have a Happy Thanksgiving!! And take it easy!!

I had some time to kill today between doctor appointments and decided to go to the dept. store. It was kind of depressing trying on clothes and my normal size being so tight. The swelling is crazy. But I did end up buying a really cute shirt that I normally wouldn't of bought. I've always went with the shirts that were long and covered the belly. This one is shorter because I don't have to cover anything anymore. That part is awesome! Now if only the swelling would go down some so I can figure out what size pants I'll need.

I did decide to look at some compression garments and started to try on some more of those panty or thigh/panty high-waist garments. Similar to what I got with the spanx but figured I'd try a bigger size. I so could not get any of them on. It was ridiculous ... I felt like I was a stuffed sausage. Well then I see a flexees garment that is kind of like a shirt. It had shoulder straps, goes under your bra and you hook it closed down over your stomach. Like a corset. OMG!! I totally love it. It felt so comfortable and when I put it on and then put on a pair of pants, I swear I went down a size. LOVE IT! I ended up getting one in tan and one in black because that's the only one's they had in my size. I put it on when I got home and wore it the rest of the day. It's not as tight as the CG the PS gave me but it will work great for when I go back to work, etc. I'm so glad I finally found something. Lesson learned -- do not order CG's from the internet ... go to the store and try them on. So worth it!