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Just a quick one
So I thought I'd just quickly share with you how things are for me now. I absolutely LOVE my new body best thing I have ever done for myself.
It's not perfect, far from it and now that it's all settled I still have wobbly bits and stretch marks but I look normal.... like a normal woman who has carried 3 wonderful babies.
I have just got back from our annual girly holiday and for the first time in 7/8 years I had the confidence to wear a bikini! I hadn't planned on it and took swimsuits and tankinis to wear but reluctantly put in one bikini top just incase.
Laying on the beach a friend and I were people watching and all around us were women of all shapes and sizes not giving a toss what they looked like. (Good for them!)
So I thought sod it and I whipped up my top and revealed my new tummy scar and all for everyone to see! And it felt amazing!! :-)
I still have a lopsided tummy where I need the revision mainly on one side due to the skin getting too loose and I'm looking forward to having that done but my confidence has never been higher. I've got my head round wearing fitted clothing now (I struggled to begin with) and the last 3/4 events we've been to I've worn body con dresses and the compliments I've had have been awesome.
If your booked in to have a tummy tuck or are even contemplating one, I honestly couldn't recommend it enough.
It's not perfect, far from it and now that it's all settled I still have wobbly bits and stretch marks but I look normal.... like a normal woman who has carried 3 wonderful babies.
I have just got back from our annual girly holiday and for the first time in 7/8 years I had the confidence to wear a bikini! I hadn't planned on it and took swimsuits and tankinis to wear but reluctantly put in one bikini top just incase.
Laying on the beach a friend and I were people watching and all around us were women of all shapes and sizes not giving a toss what they looked like. (Good for them!)
So I thought sod it and I whipped up my top and revealed my new tummy scar and all for everyone to see! And it felt amazing!! :-)
I still have a lopsided tummy where I need the revision mainly on one side due to the skin getting too loose and I'm looking forward to having that done but my confidence has never been higher. I've got my head round wearing fitted clothing now (I struggled to begin with) and the last 3/4 events we've been to I've worn body con dresses and the compliments I've had have been awesome.
If your booked in to have a tummy tuck or are even contemplating one, I honestly couldn't recommend it enough.
7 week update
Tomorrow I will be 7 weeks post op, it's gone so incredibly quickly and I'm now totally back to normal activities. In fact I have been pretty much from week 5.
I've now been signed off from seeing my consultant until my 3 month check at the end of August. It'll be strange not seeing him for that long as I've seen him at least once every week since my Op! :-)
Anyone who has followed my journey will know that I've had my fair share of problems along the way and unfortunately it doesn't appear that they have come to an end just yet. My seroma continued to rupture from my tummy button weekly every Tuesday at about 3pm. My consultant and I had a running joke going as it was honestly like clockwork, even if we didn't have an appointment booked he said he always expected me to rock up on a Tuesday afternoon. It last ruptured at week 4 and since then had no problems.
On removing my dressings one week post op we discovered my new tummy button had died, I was told not to panic! As long as I cleaned it twice daily and saw my consultant each week to monitor it everything would heal perfectly. I had some dead skin removed at week 2 and he was right my new tummy button has healed and looks wonderful!
My consultant was always very honest with me right from my first consultation. Which is what I liked about him. He made sure my expectations were realistic and he went through all the possible things that could happen. I knew that I would never have a completely flat stomach and that my scar may need to be a little higher than normal due to a vertical hernia scar that I already had above my tummy button. But he felt that he could drastically improve my silhouette and I could be confident in clothes again once he had got rid of my huge over hang. And he certainly didn't disappoint! I couldn't be more happy with my result and in fact it's 100 times better than I could have imagined. I can now wear tight fitting tops, and skirts. I've even been on a night out wearing a bodysuit and jeans! I haven't done that since I was about 13!! :-))
However my tummy looks nothing like it did in the first few weeks when it was completely tight and smooth. Over the weeks the skin stretches and settles and it's now a lot softer and more normal looking. Whilst it's a little disheartening as it felt awesome to have such a tight tummy, I was warned that this would happen.
My hip to hip scar looks amazing and is very fine and has healed very well. I've been applying bio oil since week 5. But where my seroma has been causing me to swell above my scar line along with the general swell hell period it has left me with more stretched skin. I made an appointment to see my consultant last week as I thought it was seroma fluid building up but was given the bad news that it was actually new loose skin. (The laxity of my skin is really really bad which is just down to bad genetics) my consultant told me not to worry and that he would do a simple revision surgery to correct it for me and remove the extra 2/3 inches of skin. It's barely noticeable but my consultant wasn't happy with it. So hoping to get this done maybe October time.
I'm having my first session with my new personal trainer this week who's going to help me strengthen my core muscles especially the ones down my sides as these have stretched a bit since having the muscle repair and it doesn't look as good as it originally did. Making these strong should help pull the area above my tummy button up to my chest flat again. Plus a bit more weight loss would be a bonus, I've somehow managed 1 stone loss since surgery but another 1 would be fab!! :-) I'm also hoping to be able to get back to my weekly park run this week, I've been back running since week 5 but struggling to get back to my normal distance of 5k.
All in all, even with my mishaps along the way my experience has been so positive, I've never once been in ANY pain and my consultant has been first class, so kind and caring. Nothing has been too much trouble for him. And I would do it all again tomorrow!
I will update again at the end of august once I've seen my consultant for my review.
If your considering having a TT and have any questions please feel free to contact me!! [RS bleep]
I've now been signed off from seeing my consultant until my 3 month check at the end of August. It'll be strange not seeing him for that long as I've seen him at least once every week since my Op! :-)
Anyone who has followed my journey will know that I've had my fair share of problems along the way and unfortunately it doesn't appear that they have come to an end just yet. My seroma continued to rupture from my tummy button weekly every Tuesday at about 3pm. My consultant and I had a running joke going as it was honestly like clockwork, even if we didn't have an appointment booked he said he always expected me to rock up on a Tuesday afternoon. It last ruptured at week 4 and since then had no problems.
On removing my dressings one week post op we discovered my new tummy button had died, I was told not to panic! As long as I cleaned it twice daily and saw my consultant each week to monitor it everything would heal perfectly. I had some dead skin removed at week 2 and he was right my new tummy button has healed and looks wonderful!
My consultant was always very honest with me right from my first consultation. Which is what I liked about him. He made sure my expectations were realistic and he went through all the possible things that could happen. I knew that I would never have a completely flat stomach and that my scar may need to be a little higher than normal due to a vertical hernia scar that I already had above my tummy button. But he felt that he could drastically improve my silhouette and I could be confident in clothes again once he had got rid of my huge over hang. And he certainly didn't disappoint! I couldn't be more happy with my result and in fact it's 100 times better than I could have imagined. I can now wear tight fitting tops, and skirts. I've even been on a night out wearing a bodysuit and jeans! I haven't done that since I was about 13!! :-))
However my tummy looks nothing like it did in the first few weeks when it was completely tight and smooth. Over the weeks the skin stretches and settles and it's now a lot softer and more normal looking. Whilst it's a little disheartening as it felt awesome to have such a tight tummy, I was warned that this would happen.
My hip to hip scar looks amazing and is very fine and has healed very well. I've been applying bio oil since week 5. But where my seroma has been causing me to swell above my scar line along with the general swell hell period it has left me with more stretched skin. I made an appointment to see my consultant last week as I thought it was seroma fluid building up but was given the bad news that it was actually new loose skin. (The laxity of my skin is really really bad which is just down to bad genetics) my consultant told me not to worry and that he would do a simple revision surgery to correct it for me and remove the extra 2/3 inches of skin. It's barely noticeable but my consultant wasn't happy with it. So hoping to get this done maybe October time.
I'm having my first session with my new personal trainer this week who's going to help me strengthen my core muscles especially the ones down my sides as these have stretched a bit since having the muscle repair and it doesn't look as good as it originally did. Making these strong should help pull the area above my tummy button up to my chest flat again. Plus a bit more weight loss would be a bonus, I've somehow managed 1 stone loss since surgery but another 1 would be fab!! :-) I'm also hoping to be able to get back to my weekly park run this week, I've been back running since week 5 but struggling to get back to my normal distance of 5k.
All in all, even with my mishaps along the way my experience has been so positive, I've never once been in ANY pain and my consultant has been first class, so kind and caring. Nothing has been too much trouble for him. And I would do it all again tomorrow!
I will update again at the end of august once I've seen my consultant for my review.
If your considering having a TT and have any questions please feel free to contact me!! [RS bleep]
Back to work
So today I've officially been back to work, I've been popping in and out over the last week and spent Friday there too but today was my first proper day back and also collected all the children from school etc. Feeling pretty much back to normal now and swelling has settled a little. I'm being a good girl and following my strict orders not to lift especially my 1 year old, which is tricky as he doesn't walk yet and so I can't get him into the car but we have our new routine licked. With a little help he can climb into his pushchair so I walk him round to his childminders each morning before I take the others in the car to school and then once home we walk back round and get him. All in all feeling fab and absolutely love my results when I'm not swollen! :-))
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