Muscle Repair Failure, Need Them Made Tighter, Adding Lipo of the Hips - San Antonio, TX

It is a real drag but my hubby is on board & I have some time off scheduled. My job has no heavy lifting & my coworkers are supportive. I will miss the gym again but I will maybe take it easy for 6 weeks instead of 4 this time. I am worried that I may have done this working out too soon but he will be able to tell when he looks inside. He doesn't think I did it to myself so that is good. It did look really good for the 1st 4 mos. Here goes. I am even more ready then I was the first time. :o)

You will do great!   If you can hold off on the heavy ab exercise for about 4-6 months that would be great.  My doctor had told me that it takes that long for the sutured muscles to totally heal.  He was pretty strict about me not doing any ab work for 6 months.

Keep me up to date on how everything goes.

Wow, 6 months huh? Wow, mine had told my 3 months the first time but I think I pushed it by starting lifting about one month into it. Even though I was really light lifting I guess it is more than the average person does. I will definitely wait a lot longer to do it. I can do very light weights with more reps & still get the results I need. You are a great person to manage these posts Kimmers. Thanks so much for still being here after all this time. I will keep you posted. We do things like, "let's see how much you can back squat?" We do it every 8 weeks to see how much we can do & if our max lift has gone up. I will not be doing those for a long long long time. Just because I CAN, does not mean I SHOULD, ha ha ha ha! Someday I would like to become a coach but no one wants a coach with a bulging belly. Ha Ha Ha!! More incentive to hold off the big lifts for a while.

Definitely hold on for as long as you can.  You will be glad in the end when you have that flat and tight tummy:)

I know it's hard to wait but well worth it.

Not really, there was some swelling at first but it didn't really hurt. Sorry you are having that problem, you should definitily see your doctor if you are in pain.

Yes, he did. I waited about 1&1/2 years then I did it again. It wasn't so bad the 2nd time, he did lift the entire thing(skin) again but only one drain this time & he tightened them even tighter this time. I think I knew what to expect the 2nd time, my hubby stayed with me the 1st few days & before I knew it, I was back at work 10 days later. I didn't like having to wear the garments again but I did it in January so I wasn't so hot. It does look much better & it has now been 11 months & I can really see my waist now & I feel so much more confident. I was back in the gym in one month & back to my old self in no time. (I think being strong & consistent at the gym helps recovery even more) I'm sure whatever you decide to do will be the right thing for you. I just wanted the best results I could get. Good luck Hotmama3!