Mini Tummy Tuck with Hernia and Muscle Repair - Trail, BC

Hi everyone! So I'm now 13 days post hernia repair and over a month post mini tummy tuck which is crazy lol.

I saw my doctor one week post and he wanted me to still wear my binder for one more week during the day (till 14 days post) but I could take it off at night.....however today at day 13 I called it quits lol. So sick of that thing! And FYI panty spanx show visible panty lines so even that wasn't optimal, blah! So happy to be freeeeee lol.

That being said I can't workout still till 6 weeks post so I got 4 more weeks to go....but I have been hitting up the exercise bike a few times a week otherwise I'd lose my sanity lol. Apparently if I over exert myself before I'm fully healed my ab muscles could tear open again and that would undo everryyything so I'm forcing myself to be good and not do anything that would put any form of strain on ab muscles.

I'm still quite bruised but every day my stomach is looking better! As for my tuck it almost feels a thing of the past. I could definitely see why one might go for a full tuck as my belly button is still kinda droopy but I'm so much happier than I was before, plus since I'm only 99% certain I don't want more kids it's probably for the best ;)

I must say I'm amazed by how quick I've bounced back from this latest surgery.....I'm only on day 3 but no longer need any pain meds of any sort.
I can tell my range of motion and activity level is still obviously limited but I'm doing quite well regardless.
Still wearing my binder 24/7 and plan to do so till I see my doctor on Thursday but oh man am I getting sick of it lol.

I did however remove my bandages today....they were so bloody and gross looking....I was afraid for what was underneath but turned out to be a lot better than I expected! Definitely a lot of bruising on my abdomen however along with swelling but the incision itself is healing very nicely. After having a shower however I rubbed coconut oil on my stomach and after I let it soak in I taped my incisions back up with paper tape that my doctor gave me and then put my binder back on, blah.

I am definitely a little concerned by all the puckering around my stomach but I trust my doctor and I'll have to see how it looks when it's fully healed. I can definitely feel the interior stitches however and he seems to have managed to stitch the muscles/tissue about a good inch and a half vertically above and below my belly button.....I'm honestly surprised my muscles aren't more exhausted due to this!

Anyway fingers crossed all continues to heal well!

So yesterday I had my hernia and muscle repair and OMG wow....now I know why we did two separate surgeries lol...

This surgery was done by making two half circle incisions above and below my belly button and then there were a tonnnnn of stitches done and lots and lots of tugging and pulling lol.
The procedure was done under local anesthetic so it wasn't "painful" persay but felt really strange....halfway through my legs started going tingly and I had to wiggle my toes to keep them feeling bearable. I definitely felt weak and shaky by the end of the procedure which took about 30 minutes in total....there's no way I could handled both procedures at the same time so I'm grateful it was broken up even though recovering twice is a [RS bleep].

I was told to keep my binder on 24/7 till my checkup next week otherwise fluid can build up causing less than favourable results.

I wouldn't say this procedure is as painful as the tuck but I can't twist or anything of the such as it feels like the stitches are pulling. I also don't have the same full body fatigue as with the tuck and managed at work the next day just fine....although Im taking t3's every 3 hours. I'm also wearing both my binder with my spanx over top which really helps.

I have no clue what the area looks like at the moment and am hoping for pictures at my check up next week when the bandage gets changed! Fingers crossed it heals well ?