8 weeks PO feeling like a million bucks - Rhode Island, RI

I feel so great this past week. I got the OK at week 6 to resume all workout activity (Dr. did say I should avoid twisting activity, not because of damage but because it might cause pain. He said my internal sutures by that point would be about 97% healed). I immediately jumped on the elliptical. I felt a little slow at first and only did 20 minutes.

Over the weekend my family and I went to New Hampshire for some hiking and I was able to hike 2 miles without any issues (much of it uphill). Later that same day I ran a 1.5 miles on a treadmill at the hotel gym and did about 20 minutes of yoga. I was a bit more swollen the next day but nothing like the swell hell of the earlier weeks. I have since been using the elliptical and doing some yoga daily. I can't do much in the way of backbends yet because my tummy feels like it's going to rip in half when I do, but otherwise I'm really regaining strength and stamina.

Had someone told me at week 2 or even week 5 that I'd be feeling this great 2 months post-op, I'd have balked. It's amazing how much I've improved over the past couple weeks.

I still am dealing with the heavy menstrual bleeding. Had an ultrasound which showed a large fibroid. My Dr. plays it off as if it's no big deal, but it's ruining my cycle. I literally cannot leave the house for 1 day out of the month and the raging hormones give me nausea, irritability, and general suckiness for 3 out of 4 weeks every month. Luckily, this is my good week. So. I would like to do something about the fibroid. Have any of you had experience with this? If so, please share!

trying again

I'm feeling really good these days, despite the evil bloating and swelling that comes with the need to make up for lost time on all the housework. I seriously over do it everyday, and by the time bedtime comes I am bursting out of my CG (I've just started going to bed without it, but wear it every day religiously). The hell that is my period is due next week, which adds to all the fun.

I've been doing it all - eating salt, vacuuming, watering the garden, cooking, playing outside with the kids. I do tire easier but I feel almost back to normal energy-wise. I would like to start exercising but I think my belly would not appreciate that. I have noticed my muscles getting sore after particularly busy days.

I have to say, I'm still not in love with my results. I like that above the belly button, there's no more nasty skin, but below it, it's as bad as before (well, maybe not AS bad, but it's still lumpy and the stretch marks make me sad). Maybe I need to get a little sun on those stretch marks, make then less noticeable? I'll add some pics from this a.m. when I was looking surprisingly flat, considering how huge I looked before bed last night.