6 week update for reals this time!

Ok last night I wrote a novel and it disappeared so here's the Clif Notes version (reference for my 40 and older girls ;)....means abbreviated for the rest of you young' uns! Feel amazing....not really too itchy...just a lil on my boobs. Stopped wearing the silicone scar strips on my boobs tonight cuz I noticed more bumps but they seem fine on the tummy. I am alternating with Bio Oil...good for all the dry skin from the rash and also using Skinmedica scar gel too. I'm cleared for exercise but have only walked my snow dogs...really just 2 Schnauzers and a 15 year old wiener dog but they pull me like we're going up the Adirondacks!! That's the extent of my physicality so I'm anxious about going back to the gym. I've decided tho to go back to my class on Wed...it's kinda like a Toning and Tightening class where we mix weights with cardio...lunges, squats, ab work which I'm sure I can't do amongst all kinds of other stuff...usually focus on a couple different body parts each day. Wish me luck ;). I think I'm ok with it...I will just do what I can do...even if its for 30 min or I have to do real light weights and take many breaks. I feel like once I turned 40 I don't get embarrassed anymore...one of the benefits of getting old ;). Besides most of the girls I workout with knew I was having surgery. Anyways...I guess I will go since this was supposed to be short and sweet....sorry ladies! Just want to close by saying I am super duper happy happy happy I did this. I feel great even tho my boobies are slightly larger than I hoped (see pics)...but I'm not gonna obsess on it cuz I wore that damn lil dress in that pic with no bra and no one was none the wiser...my boobs were perky and it was awesome!! And I was so worried about the TT scar pre op and now I couldn't care less....I'm sure it will look fantastic once it's healed and mature. So ladies...happy healing...I'm sending happy positive vibes your way and not to rub my weather in anyone's face (Lacey ;) )....the low of 63 and high of 93 with no humidity and sunshine sunshine sunshine couldn't help but make me happy! Wishing you all a great week!

Last time I posted I was an inflamed freaking itchy mess...the rash covered my whole body and my PS said on my 6 wk check up he had never seen such a thing! Typically you have a rash only where the tapes are.....lucky me

I havent posted because ive been too busy itching and scratching!! Well...last time I posted I was red itchy inflamed deformed etc etc...shall I go on? Well...me being me I didn't want to bother my dr I just kept thinking it was gonna get better...well it didn't!! I was scratching scabs on my arms and legs even. Anyways..I called my dr last night and he immediately called in a prescription for oral steroids. He did say that a lot of ladies didn't like taking them cuz it made them gain water weight....yikes! I took steroids back in NOV when I had bronchitis and pneumonia and didn't experience that and I've never been one to bloat on my period or swell with too much salt so I said bring on the steroids and goodbye to my itchy hell! I do seem to be a tiny bit better today and still have 6 days left of pills. I see my dr this Wednesday which will be one day shy of 6 weeks. I have 5 weeks photos but kinda felt ugly and gross so not sure if I will post. I need to look at them again. But hey...isn't this site supposed to be about the good the bad and the ugly?? Hope all my fellow girlies are Healing well but most of all happy!