Mommy of 2 Toddlers Getting Tummy Tuck - South Miami, FL

Did you ask the surgeon if it was swelling or something else? Do you have an updated picture of you from the side that you could show? I think you look great! I hope that your pain has gone away. If you want to continue to wear your garment/spanx then I would if it is comfortable with the swelling. Mine helps me when I am trying to sleep. {Abdominal binder}.

Do you have any new updates/pictures? I'm considering him as my surgeon and would love to know how you are feeling and looking now? Hope all is well. ;-))

Hi! I am thinking of getting a tummy tuck from Dr Soler-Baillo. Do you have any photos or any other details you could share with me? Thanks so much.

Give it time. It will happen.

I would look at yourself first thing in the morning when you first get up out of bed. I think that is your size. At least, I think it is for me. I stopped wearing my binder for several weeks per my surgeon's instructions. I found that it helped not squeezing me when I was really swollen. I went back to wearing it at 5 weeks 2 days because I found that it did help 'hold' me and it felt better to have it on. I have several Flexees Boyshort high waisted smoothing panty that I wear during the day. The only thing that I don't like about it is that it leaves a mark all the way across my stomach and scar. So I've added padding.

Which spanx did you get? There are so many and Amazon doesn't always have the best reviews of those so I had been afraid to spend the money.

Sorry that I am responding so late to your post. I haven't even posted any updates on my review after 2 weeks. I had horrible pains for the first 5 weeks. One of the most painful suffering that I did was the feeling that a cord was pulled tight across my entire stomach. Then it felt like it was going to 'saw' through. It was very excruciating and I really regretted getting my surgery for many weeks. It finally went to the lower right side like you described. At about 6 weeks post op. I finally hit the "magic" number where it hurts but it is tolerable. I was told that mine was from muscle spasms and pressure from internal organs and fat. I was given Flexeril to take three times a day. It actually did help after about 2/3 days. I also gently massaged my stomach with lotion. {I had horrible dry skin on my stomach also}. I am almost 8 weeks post op now and swelling isn't nearly as bad. {I still swell, but that too is manageable}.
I do have pain when I do too much, but after 6 weeks of not getting to do anything I do kind of push myself. I was stuck in my recliner for 5 weeks and 6 days. I finally got to sleep in my bed for three hours that day. I definitely had a very painful recovery. I still have pain sleeping on my side, but there is no way that I'm going back to sleeping in that chair. :D lol It is getting better for me and I think it will for you too. Just hang in there!