I Deserved It After 92lbs Lost! Port Huron, MI

There's no denying that I suck at updating my profile, so I am going to give my conclusion just because I'd hate to leave people hanging..

Overall my tummy tuck and breast augmentation was worth it.. :)

I'm going to in this one post reflect back on my procedures and the recovery. I am doing this because I know when I was looking for reviews I always went straight to the last post to see what they said.. So, basically this is for anyone like me.

The procedures I had done were a full tummy tuck without drains, and a 400cc gummy under the muscle breast augmentation. The drainless procedure is new and there isn't many reviews on it, so it is basically that they quilted my stomach to my muscles.

Right after surgery I felt fine, and was clearly on some powerful drugs. I was so excited to be out of surgery and alive. I was thrilled that I finally had the body I have always dreamed of; expect, I could not see this body because I was all bandaged up.

The next three to four days were hell. You can't so a damn thing yourself and I mean nothing. I couldn't even move my own butt! I was not prepared to have someone else left me up every hour or so to slightly move me.. After that things got better I was able to move myself and get up and down from the recliner (YES buy a recliner!! I learned that from Sheeney7 and was the best thing I could have done). I could finally go to the bathroom myself too. I would suggest getting a walker which could help with getting up and going to the washroom.. Just rent it though.

My first shower wasn't as exciting and relieving as some say. It actually was a huge pain in the ass. I sat on a hair dressing chair ( I bought for my daughter for Christmas one year) and had my sister wash my hair while I was in garbage bags.. I still had the bandages on.. I walked with a major hunch at this point (approx day 5-7)

By day 7 I had my bandages removed and loved what I saw! No swelling and a slight hint of a two pack. I was eating very very cautiously because I was not exercising. I was still hunched over and my scar was still "open". That just means it wasn't fully closed and that didn't happen until close to the end of 6 weeks! I remember this because I could finally bathe, and I am a bath girl (every night).

During the next few weeks I hated my tummy tuck. I could not fit into anything and hated shopping! I was swollen, and miserable. This is around week 2 through 5. I started back at the gym at week 5 (very slowly).

I assumed all this time that everything would be healed and I would be completely myself at 6 weeks. That is a huge misconception and a lie! Yes the incisions are healed but that's it. If you sneeze at this point you'll want to die. Coughing out of the question too. I was even slightly hunched too! Not as noticeable but you know yourself and I was not straight yet.. BTW I thought the hunch would be gone by day 4 and for some it is but For me I still was, and I'm not a wuss at all...

As of today I did my first pliates since surgery and let me tell you I SUCK! It hurt and was so frustrating how weak my abs were. I pushed through the pain because I am tired of not working them. Abs work is my favourite and I had some strong Abs and I mean like 5 minutes of holding plank and it's my arms that get tired. I could hold boat pose for over two minutes (yep bragging). Here I thought 6 weeks tops and I am back to sprinting, weight lifting, and plates... Oh boy I was so wrong, and that could be why I had such a hard time liking my tummy tuck..

I still have a lot of progress as in shaping of my body to be where I was before surgery, but I just got back to my full strength pre-surgery (expect abs, but I'll get there: one moan at a time). I also have bad eating habits because I was depressed a lot of my healing time and was calling it quits (oh swell hell did me in).. Yes, I was severely depressed. That swelling just messed with my head! Here I thought I was mentally strong..

It takes me awhile to get a hold of my cravings and I am still working on that.. I haven't gained weight because I am an exercise freak but I'm still not where I want to be and eating right needs to happen to get me there.

As for my boobs.. Great investment.. lol One complaint I hate bending done because the skin (my pre-boob) comes down and the implant stays in place under my muscle.. I'm being picky but I don't like it! My boobs also have slowed my exercising down because I can't do pull ups.. Okay I could only do two but still... haha. Also I forgot my spots bra one day and could only walk on the treadmill.. I'm so nuts that I actually thought "well, if i didn't get surgery I'd be running right now and probably in better shape".. Yes I am crazy.. BUT, I want to apply to be a calendar model for a newspaper and if I didn't have surgery wouldn't be possible! So very grateful and I WILL get back to where I was and exceeding it..

Well I guess my tips are: Please do not think you will be back up and running (literally) after 6 weeks. This is for fitness freaks (like myself), be prepared to start slowly. I didn't read any fitness freaks reviews and if I did perhaps I would have been more mentally prepared than I was...

Also, since there isn't many drainless reviews just know that you will feel the sutures underneath. I feel sharp pains if I over eat or over do it with exercising. I actually overdid it so much that I had bruising of the stitches outlined on my stomach; crazy eh! It hurt bad but in away was cool to see a quilted patch (like a quilt blanket) on my tummy.

I had a lot of worries because of the drainless procedure because I didn't read much about it (I didn't know until I think a week before that it was drainless).

Overall I hope I help someone who is a exercise fanatic, or going for a drainless tummy tuck/breast augmentation with unrealistic expectations or curiosity...

That's it.. In the end you will love your procedures (as long as it's a good doctor). Happy Healing and I always come on and read other's blogs so if you have a question just ask; I will still be around just not writing my own..

Picture to come..

Oh and all my photo's are NOT morning pictures.. Another huge misconception.. Most pictures I've seen are morning pictures and of course they're not swollen and look perfect.. I assumed there was something wrong with me because I didn't look as flat..

Hey everyone.

It's over 3 months since surgery! What is there to update...

I still wear spanks, but am limiting it to when I workout, and at work. I'm on my feet 8 hours during work hours so it's a must. I'm almost fully back to my normal workout routine, with the exception that my ABS kill during any movement that uses the directly.

Swelling still apparent especially at night. My abs aren't rocking yet, and I assume that they will once I can work on them. I need to crack down on my eating. UGH! I did it before and I just can't get back to it... Ideally I'd like to lose 10lbs. How easy does that sound.... Especially because I lost 87 lbs (yes I gained).. What is another 10???

Accutane -- everything is going very well! I'm starting to get pretty dry and will be starting month two on Friday.. I don't have the cash to fork out for it until then. I hope going off it for 5 days is okay... My acne is pretty good. I have a few break outs but nothing horrible. This is suppose to be the worst month too, so I am happy with that idea.

Another little update.. I got my belly button pierced... I got my SX and got the approval. I went right away and got it done and looked down after it was done and saw my accutane pills.. DUH! Totally forgot your healing is delayed or non-existent when on accutane! So I am not sure if it'll heal or if I will have to take it out.. We shall see..

The awesome part was the fact the artist couldn't clamp my belling button because it was so tight! Which would have sucked if I had feeling because he had to free hand it, but I had no feeling whatsoever.. It was weird, and still is because I don't feel the ring at all. I have to check on it because if it rips or anything I will not feel a thing.. Kind of scary when you think about it.

I worked out this morning with it for the first time to realize afterwards it was bleeding... Opps. And, I can totally hear some RS on here saying "are you nuts messing up your surgery for a belly button ring".. I guess all I have to say is that's me.. Always in a rush and can't wait..

Oh another thing I noticed is when I am not wearing my spanks I feel fat.. I guess because my love handles stick out and I am insecure about them, and not use to that since the spanks held them in.. I want to stop wearing spanks mostly because I am tired of not feeling my shirt lifting up!! Or my pants sliding down! It's embarrassing lol

In the end I don't see much of a change and doubt if there will be any more change in another 3 months. Unless of course I stop eating horrible!