VD Mommy Makeover BL & TT PO 23 Day

Uploaded 2 new pics of PO day 23 results with old bikini on. Sure wish I had more cleavage! A different style bikini top should hopefully do the trick.

PO Day 23: While there are still ups and downs overall I am doing better day by day. The new thing this week is swell hell! Ugh! The first morning it started happening bad I weighed 110 and then later when I noticed I was really feeling swelled I weighed 113. Yikes, that's alot of fluid in my tummy area! I wish I still had my binder from the docs office but I threw it away. Need to get a better compressions garment to reduce the swelling.
My breasts are starting to feel more and more normal however that also means the swelling in them has gone down and my size may be smaller. Time to fo to VS and have them tell me what I am. Still wishing I had gone for implants but showed my hubby how I look with a t-shirt and no bra on and he was impressed. :o)
I'm also dying to try on bikinis. They're everywhere in the stores now. But, I'm geussing no string bikini based on the incision placement. Though it is quite low and doesn't wrap around as much as somwe I've seen, I can still see that it may peek out of string and super high waisted bikini bottoms. Guess I'll find out for sure when I try some on.
Speaking of the incision, I am super happy at how low it is and how it is looking. The strips are not coming off as quickly as I would like(don't awnt to just rip them off) but the ones that have dcome off jave revealed a nice-looking scar that I can see seriously fading over the next year to nothing. That happened with my c-sec scar so I am pretty optomistic!
Ok finally adding before/after pics. I have some of the day before surgery in an old bikini, including a pic from a vacation a few years ago when I had to wear it as a backup. My hubby took a picture of me napping by the pool in it. I could have killed him when I saw the pic later! :oP That was the last time I wore it too. And then the other pics are 1 day PO. I will take some pics today to show the impovement over the last 3 weeks. I go for my 3rd doc visit after spring break. Hoping not to have any fluid drained. Eek!

Personal update: I'm so sorry to everyone who may have been following my review. I had originally meant to post again the next day but ended up having issues with my PC and then just got busy with life in general. In any case, everything is good with my hubby and I. We had a heart to heart and it turned out my husband was still overwhelmed with just getting back from Iraq in December and then dealing with major health problems with both his parents plus the stress of looking for a new job. It was probably bad timing to do this surgery now but he didn't want me to have to wait so didn't tell me how he was feeling which ended up causing him to be emotionally distant. He felt really bad about it and after we hashed it out he was back to being his wonderful supportive self, plus the very next day he got the job he wanted. :-) I was such an emotional mess that everything was amplified. To anyone reading this who is going to be doing this surgery be fully aware of the emotional toll as well as the physical and make sure your friends and family are aware of this as well. Ok, back to the review.

Post-op day 7 was a huge turning point. I felt so much better when I woke up that day and for the next 4-5 days. Unfortunately, that meant that I ended up doing more than I should have and am paying for it this week, more about that in a sec. I went to my 1 week post op that day and got the drains in my breasts out. I was so happy to get those annoying things out of my body! Didn't feel a thing either. Hubby took me to lunch and to the store to get a stage 2 compression garment. Couldn't find the perfect one but found something that would do and am still looking for something better. It was a beautiful day and was so nice to just get out and about.
Beginning week 3 however I started getting a pain by my belly button that was driving me crazy. It was the worst Monday and Tues(po days 13 & 14). I called the PS office and they suspected a muscle spasm or pulled muscle and told me to try valium. It has helped and also helped me to sleep better at night since I'm now trying to sleep in my bed. Seems I'm getting feeling back in my tummy area and now I am feeling a lot of pulling and such in and around my belly button which is difficult for me to deal with since I'm the type of person who doesn't even like to touch my own bb. I really hope it goes away because it is making it hard for me to function.
I was losing weight, got down to 111, but it is eeking up again so think it is due to swelling. Still can't stand up straight fully. More hunched over this week due to the bb issues too. I also verified that my bb is higher than it used to be when I put on my jeans. My jeans are mid-rise and my bb used to be under the waistband and now it is above. I had asked the PS about it at my 1 week and he said it can't be higher but it definitely is. I'll just have to get used to it because at this point I would not want a revision. I really hope the pulling/tight feelings around my bb go away because if they don't I won't ultimately feel this was worth it.
Love my breasts but I have to admit I kinda wish I had gone for implants after all. My husband noticed that they're smaller. However I'm still very happy with them and I know I won't have any discomfort wearing bras, exercising, etc and if I ever decide to go for implants I know I can do it no problem. The breast surgery has been a breeze! I tried on some of my bras and found that I am a 34C. I love that I can wear shirts, tanks, etc without a bra. Amazing!
Overall I think my tummy and breasts look good and hope the issues I'm having will get better day by day. I have pics to upload this afternoon.