3 Weeks PO - So happy with my results!!!!

Hi everyone,
Sorry I've been away so long - it's almost been 3 months since I posted. I have been busy running around in my bikini and having fun all summer!!!!! My daughter graduated from high school in June and we took a family cruise in July. I have added a fews pics from our vacation. It was so amazing to wear a bikini and not feel self conscious!!!! My incision is getting a little lighter every day, and I actually stopped using scar therapy strips after the first month or so. I am still very numb between my belly button and incision, and I'm not sure how much feeling I will ever get back. I still have some numbness from my breast aug incisions and that was over a year ago. In late June I had my navel repierced and because of the alterred sensation, it hurt like hell!!!!!! It is still very sore to the touch even though it is not infected. Hopefully the discomfort will go away with time or I might have to remove it. I am back to working out 5-6 days a week, and do all types of ab exercises, including some with weights. I still feel some tightness when I lay on my stomach and do a cobra stretch, but I have virtually no swelling, except for a little shelf at times right above my incision line. I am going to poke around the site a little to see if I can find any of the other March tummies. Enjoy the rest of your summer everyone!!!!!

I just passed the 3 weeks mark and I am very pleased with the way my tummy continues to improve on a daily basis! I have virtually no swelling in the mornings, and only a mininal amount, just above my incision in the evenings. I know there are varying opinions on when to resume light exercise and that every is different, but I started back at the gym doing a very light routine last Monday, and I believe the increased activity did alot to decrease my swelling later in the day. I still have 3 more weeks until I can do any core work and I am dying to see how much definition I can get now that I had the TT. I am also dying to golf, and I can't do that for 3 more weeks either. I added 3 new pics this week. I am really happy with how my bb is shaping up, and my incision is getting lighter and flatter. The most important advice I could give to anyone who is discouraged with their results immediately post-op is to have patience. What you see right away is not even close to the results you will see even 2 weeks later. I was swollen, had probably the worst bruising I have seen on this site, and hated my bb. Now, only 2 weeks later, all of that has resolved. I have noticed my incision gets very itchy from time to time, and I have to take the silicone tape off to give it a break for a few minutes each day. I am sleeping without a CG, but I still wear a CG from Target sometimes during the day because I like the feeling of support. So happy with my decision to have my TT and am looking forward to watching my tummy continue to change in the upcoming months!!!!

Hi everyone,
Well I just hit the 2 week mark, and so far so good! During this past week, I really started to noticed a marked improvement in my swelling, endurance, and energy level. I went back to my desk job at 11 dpo, and although the few days were a little rough while my body adjusted to being upright all day again, by the end of the week I was pretty much feeling like my old self. Now that I'm back to work I resumed my usual clean diet, and I'm sure that is helping too. I saw the PS yesterday and had my bb sutures removed. I had a million questions for him, especially abound my bb and the center crease running through it, and he reminded me that I am only 2 weeks PO and said I am being impatient. I know he is right and have promised myself that I will not check out my tummy every 2 seconds and will give my body time to heal before I can evaluate my final result. I am happy to say that my bb is improving with time just like he said it would. He said he did the most lipo in my lower abdomen, and that is why I have the most swelling and tightness there. This is causing a "pulling" towards the center which is creating the crease. As my inicision relaxes and the lower abdomen swelling goes down, the crease will continue resolve. I had a bunch of questions for him jotted down on my iphone, and they were all just one word each, so it was kind of comical when he was giving me answers. Here the jist of what I asked and his answers: Running? 6 weeks. Golf? 6 weeks Treadmill? now but slowly. Core exercises? 6 weeks Sex? now (I told him I already told my husband 6 months - lol) scar therapy? now and for the next 3 months. He applied the first set of silicone strips and said they can be reused until they get nasty or stop sticking. He said to take them off for showering or for another time during the day to give my scar a little time off. I can reorder them on ebay for about $20 per sheet. I posted some updated pics today. My scar looks a little angrier than it did yesterday in his office, but I just took a hot shower prior to taking the photos so I think that made it a little redder. The incisions under my breasts from the same ps are barely visible, so I'm not worried. I do wish it was a little lower, but I know it could be much worse. My side view looks like my lower abs are sticking out a little more than they have been since my surgery, but I am about 2 days away from my period, so I think that is probably a factor. What I do like about my bb (see I can see the positives, too) is that I read a ps say somewhere that from the side, your bb should look like the indentation of a bird bath in the profile of your tummy. I think my ps did achieve this. I also included a photo that shows the difference that only 2 weeks can make. So for any of you feeling discouraged out there, hopefully this will give you hope and reassurance. We have all waited almost our entire lifetimes (I know I did) to have a tummy would could be proud to show, and we want it now, not in 6 months!!!! Patience........... not my strong suit but I'm trying!