Tummy Tuck with Lipo

After several years of having a saggy stomach, I decided to have a tummy tuck. Have 2kids, a girl and a boy through 2 c- sections. I tried going to the gym and workng out 5 days a week but I would loose weight and tone everything. However, stomach never toned up, it was always saggy. Especially without cloths, with cloths, I think the cloths tucked me in. When I found out I had a hernia, I decided to get a tummy tuck with the hernia repair. Needed to feel better about my stomach. I think I deserve it after 2 c-sections. You only live once and I wanted to enjoy it as much as possible.

I am not sure if I made the right decision of having the surgery. I think its mostly in the afternoon when I swell up. I get a really big bulge on my upper abdomen above belly button and bellow ribcage. However, when I look at my before pictures of my stomach I am glad I had the tummy tuck. My cloths look good because I don't have the love handles sticking out. I especially like how the dresses look on me. I also can wear cute panties and they look so nice with my stomach. Nice and sexy. I started working out 2 weeks ago. I swelled up alot. At 3months my doctor said it was ok to workout. I hit the gym and took some tone classes. I did everything in the classes but could not get up from the floor to do situps or just to sit up from the floor. I had to roll over on my side and push my self up with my arms. I was upset that I couldn't work on my abs. Someone told me to wait until I my body lets me know when it feels good to do the situps or any ab exercise. I decided to wait because I do not want to damage my surgery.

I do not like it when I swell and that a i am so numb. I also have one side curvier than the other side. I think I need more lipo under my bra line. My doctor did some lipo with tummy tuck. I also think i have the dog ears on my sides. Don't think i want to go thru this again, so i don't know if i should get more lipo and get the dog ears fixed, But I did spend alot of money on surgery. But i will wait and give it some more time to fix its self. I wish doctor would of wrote done things I would experience with the tummy tuck. That way things are expected and they don't come as a surprise. Also i wouldn't have felt like i was dieing during my first 3months. Thankgoodness for Realself and its members. Thank you. I would cry and regreted having had the tummy tuck. But Realself helped me thru this nightmare. I weighed 130 before tummy tuck after I weighed 125. So 5lb were removed from me. I started going to the gym and weighed 122, but then the holidays came and i am back to 125. I need to get to 119 lb that is my goal. I am short so I need to loose weight. Hopefull my body will heal better and faster my scar is looking real good. Love that my docter made my scar low and thin. I have been putting the Mederma scar treatment. So I am hopeing that by the summer scar will be lighter.