40 yrs Old, 3 Kids, appendicitis, C-Secion & an infection. Waited 25 years for TT, MR, & Flanks. Santa Rosa, CA

I have to say I absolutely love, love the outcome and to think I will not be completely healed until 1 year excites me. I am not going to lie, I still don't have a lot of feeling around 6 inch radius of my belly button. It was funny because my husband put a little water in my belly button when we were at the pool, I didn't notice until it rolled out on my side. I also can feel after sitting for a while that I really need to stretch like a tight muscle or something. I love the way it looks but salt and liquor are major no no's because you will swell still. Actually all diet is important. I can totally tell when I am eating clean and when I am not because of how it shows up.

I am feeling better every day. Sometimes I think I over exert myself and then my ab muscle is sore. So far my doctor told me no dancing, twisting and lifting. I can float in a pool or tub so that is good! I love the way my body looks in the morning before I have a chance to make it swollen. I am still wearing my suit (Miracle suit, which rocks!) and my elastic thing. I like it because when I don't have it on I feel like my guts are going to fall out. ;-) I notice that it really works for swelling too. The doctor told me to keep wearing it and that for halloween and swimming I could go without it for 4-6 hours. I really didn't like going without it after 2 or so. I ended up wearing it in my halloween costume too, which was fine because you couldn't see it.

I would say I feel great and really love what I see. I can't believe it still has swelling to go down. My doctor said 2-4 months and it should be most the way and that 9-12 months will be the final product. That makes this a very long journey but well worth it!

So yesterday I woke up and I was so in shock of my stomach. I could not believe it almost looked like I had a little bit of a six pack. I've never in my entire life had a six pack and at one point I worked out 3 days a week with a trainer and I was really small but I never had a six pack. I'm so grateful that all that extra saggy skin was taken away so that when I work hard I will achieve the results that was worth the work. By the time I got my camera and ran around the house I think I swelled up a little bit so this picture is in as good as what I saw first thing in the morning.

Today I have to go back to work. I'm blessed to have my own business and arrange my schedule as needed. I sit for a living so I don't have to worry about over extending myself. I went to my 2 week post op appointment yesterday and I can go for a long walk, take a bath, have sex, lift weights with my arms, but no dancing no twisting and no core. I'm kind of bummed because in two weeks I'm going to Vegas with my husband and we do East Coast Swing and I will not be able to do that. Hopefully the next trip that is plan to San Francisco the weekend after Thanksgiving I will be able to. We are not a couple that likes to sit still.