Boonies to Bikinis--My Tummy Tuck Adventure! (Out of Town Patient, Consultations Through Recovery) - Portland, OR

Hi ladies,
Just looking at my pre pics... yowzers... Anyway, I wanted to talk about weight for a minute. I think my pre surgery weight was 136 ish, post it was about 130 (with that muscle gap closed I felt fuller sooner, didn't eat as much!) And since then have been hanging at about 125. I attribute this to being back to my pre - baby outdoor yard work regime and eating smaller portions--feeling fuller sooner.
Anyway, I keep waiting for it to creep back on and it hasn't. And I've lost what little breast volume was left so my once only slightly imperfect 32DD/E's won't fit in any bra. For years I've spent good $ on fancy bras following regular fittings (my only option, 32E bras are hard to find!) But now I can't fill the volume of the correct cup size. :( Even the "half cups". And the heavily padded ones produce this bulky "torpedo boob" profile that makes me look 15 lbs heavier and doesn't fit my small frame.
So I'm not seeking implants but I am considering a lift with maybe a slight reduction. So I can buy bras that I can actually fill out, an athletic profile or "fashion [RS bleep]" as the saying goes. It was an acceptable option to buy $100 bras but when those don't fit now what? I thought perhaps my band/cup had changed and got refitted by professionals. Nope--same cup, same band, just lost volume. Bought a couple of Coobies which are fine for home but not an out of the house bra as the band is too small. Ugh.
Sigh...
Where I was going with that is has anyone else experienced post tt weight loss? Did it draw you back to ps again? Is a year long enough to consider the weight loss sustained? I've been small framed and busty my whole life and hated it, so shrinking is great. Stuck in sports bras is not.
I'm still paying off my tt and have swelling w/ occasional discomfort from that so am not ready to leap yet, but I can see it happening in the next year.
I have my 1 year pics and visit coming up soon, (2 weeks? ) and will call and ask for a bl consult at the same time.
Thoughts? Too soon after my tt? Am I turning into a ps addict? ??
Tt is doing well btw, scar is white and flat, bb is only 6 months old and slowly fading. I swell even looking at salt and we've had an unprecedented extra hot summer here so my bb looks different depending on the day. When I'm good though it's awesome.
Time for bed.

Afew more pics, what old stretchmarks/new bb looks like and how the main scar looks at 9 months.

Hi all,
Just wanted to update quickly: last weekend I turned 33, got back from Vegas, celebrated our 15th anniversary (almost 13 married), Mother's Day AND am closing in on my 9 month post - op milestone.

Over all I'm feeling good. Still get swollen by the end of the day or after walking a lot, rarely have any pain. My scar is lightening and it wide widen a bit at the hip bones but is flat overall and thin in the middle. Bb is healing nicely following the revision, still some purple to work out.

I have one more ps follow up to do at 1 year (August) and then I'm done.

We had a wonderful time in Vegas and I'm so glad we stayed off the strip. Went there once for a Boyz II Men concert (epic!!!) But had no desire to go back. I wore only tight fitting clothes and swimsuits and it was like I'd never had kids. :) Yes Dr. Day, I wore lots of sunscreen. ;) Being poolside in a bikini again was awesome as was the abundance of romantic time without being self conscious.

Here's a few pre swelling pics to show what 9 months looks like. Enjoy and please let me know how you are doing.