9 mos post op love it! new pic

Its been about 9 mos since my surgery. I could not be happier with the result. Seeing my before pictures makes me sad. I remembered how upset I would be trying on clothes and just looking at myself in the mirror. I think I avoided looking at myself even when I showered. Not looking at myself just enabled me to gain all the weight. Now I had gone down to 130lbs and since gained 10 back. I'm fit and happy. HAPPY! trying on clothes and putting on moisturizer is not depressing anymore. So here it is my pic

Some not so great news... So I had one drain removed on Mon and the other remover the following day. So yesterday I finally started to feel normal again and drove myself to have the second drain removed and before than went to grab a lunch with my sister and the kids. By the time I arrived to remove the drain I was super swollen like as swollen as the day following surgery and today I had to sign some important documents and of course I was running late so I had to park the car and speed walk to the place... and now my stomach is massive! I've been putting aquaphor on the BB with qtips and covering it with gauze well yesterday I noticed that the stitches were done with a clear string and two (what I think might be) stitches fell of .. Like it was mostly off and when I touched it it slipped right out of the BB. To make matters worse my BB looks inside like darker skin and the rim of the incision red and angry looking. The bottom part especially looks puffy and almost like bubbly. I'll post picture so you can see. I was going to call today and ask about that but I forgot. Also because I am so swollen in the bottom half ...below the BB ... the bottom part of the incision (where the two stitches fell off) is stretched super tight... like it wants to rip apart. From the very beginning the look of the BB is my biggest concern! Now I feel like I messed it up just because I was over doing it! I'm freaking out.

On another note, today in the afternoon it was officially 24 hrs since both drains were removed and I took my first shower since Apr 30.... boy was I feeling nasty and dirty.

Its really hard to take it easy when I have to pick up the girls from school and hoof it over to the entrance and of course the darn school has steps and a block of greenery before you get to the kids...and once they are home they are running around the house throwing everything/spilling and causing havoc ... ::sigh:: This is turning out to be a whole lot harder than I expected... even with help...

Went to the Dr today and finally had my first drain removed! yay! :-) totally agree with all the ladies, I feel so much better now with it off. I'm going back tomorrow to have the second drain removed. The incision is still covered with this clear almost plastic thing... the nurses say its a tape but it looks almost like the liquid silicone things they sell. I'm not sure yet how it will turn out.. I tried on for the first time underwear since the surgery lol Its mostly covered. I'm still walking a little bent and its Killing my back! can't wait for time to pass!!! I want to be back to normal already... I've really been trying to hold back all week. I have been a complete couch potato! ... I think the hubby is getting sick of it too LOL I'll post pictures soon!