Tummy Tuck, Lipo, and MR - The Woodlands, TX

Wanted to do this about 2 years ago. Waited and finally bit the bullet. My weight is stable and I didn't want to continue my hamster wheel diet and exercise. It's been an emotional toll on me to try and give up. I've taken that pressure of results off of myself...now I can incorporate gradual lifestyle changes while feeling more confident. I'm new to recovery- it isn't easy and I have a long way to go. So far- I like what I see and I have no regrets.

I really didn't take a lot of pics. But I feel these are accurate enough to show what I started with.

So my drains are so irritating! Ugh- still not out yet and I am going back to work part time on Monday. Teaching summer school for 1 student 3 hours a day m-th. I feel like my skin is pulled too tight some days. Also I have like dark looking stretch marks on the end of my incision. It's like a busted blood vessel, I need to take a pic. I had a small pea size blister and my doctors PA said just to let it be. I didn't know what it was so I peeled it thinking it was tape residue and it bled. But it's on both ends of incision like flank area. But now on my left side it looks like 2 real weird dark stretch mark. I'm not sure if this is from my binder constantly riding or what. I also want another binder. Just not sure about investing in one if it won't be used for that long. So here are some pics, I will try to update more often. When I get drains out I'll be more comfortable taking pics.