Post Op Review, the Good, the Bad & the Ugly! - Toledo, OH

12 days po dog ear removal. Went to the dr's office and the nurse took off the gauze and pulled out the stitches. Quick and painless.
The PS did a wonderful job but now I'm not happy with my flanks. I didn't get lipo as my ps won't do it with a tt, and I really didn't think it would matter. I guess I just didn't notice them before since they were overshadowed by my ginormous gut!
At this point I'm not planning on getting anything else done, I'm going to try to exercise it down. I do have a muffin top and yup..... I'm posting a pic. I almost didn't but then remembered what I said in my first post -
"My main purpose for writing this and posting my pics is for anyone who is in the recovery period and feel like they are the only one who hasn’t hit the flat side or they aren’t looking as good as everyone else."
I still don't feel like I look as good as many of the women on here, however, I still feel beautiful because I know that my worth isn't in a flat belly and I know I look a million times better than before.

So glad I finally made it to my 1 year anniversary, there were times I thought the healing would never end (swell hell!) I don't swell anymore but I do bloat up pretty easily. High salt foods, junk food, not having a bm everyday, etc.
Around 8 months I started doing sit-ups, it was hard but in a short amount of time I was able to do them without a problem.
I haven't lost any weight this past year, only slight fluctuations up and down. I'm good about going to the gym and pushing myself, but I'm only fair at eating right. I keep telling myself you can't out exercise a bad diet.....I KNOW this, I just have a hard time doing it.
I quit smoking Jan 1st and have gained 5 lbs so it's really time for me to buckle down and get it all under control. As it was I wanted to lose 20ish lbs post tt, now it's 25lbs!
I got my dog ear removed yesterday. It was done under a local at my dr's office. Getting numbed was the most painful....wow those shots hurt. The procedure itself was a piece of cake.....I knew he was doing things but couldn't feel it. At one point I smelled something burning and he said he was just burning away some fat, I said it smelled like dinner gone bad! I was at the office for about an hour, but the removal probably only took 10-15 minutes.
I thought the nurse said in about an hour the numbness would wear off and to take Tylenol, but I didn't feel anything for another 8 hrs. I thought I was going to get away with a painless recovery.....but no....I started feeling it around 11pm last night. It was uncomfortable but not really painful so I didn't take anything. I was really restless last night as I couldn't lay on my left side. Around 2am I woke up and it hurt so I got up and took Tylenol. Today I can just tell something was done...again just a bit uncomfortable. I'm not supposed to take the dressing off until I go back to get the stitch out (12 days) Can't wait to see how it looks.
When I get the stitch out I'll post pics.

Saw the ps today and he marked up where I will have the dog ear removed to give me an idea what to expect. He will take about 4 inches of skin off and a little bit of fat (with a local) and send me on my merry way.  So happy to finally be getting the finishing touches!