Tummy tuck with diastasis repair and lipo of abdomen and flanks

I had a little revision lipo done and my belly button tweaked a little. I was awake during the procedure which was pretty intense, but I had taken a Valium before which really helped. Especially during the numbing part. My doctor removed another 200ccs of fat in parts on my stomach that were a little uneven. It has been a week, and I am tender and only slightly bruised. I had to wear lipo foam for a week and now my binder for another two weeks. I am starting to wear silicone tape on my belly button to help with the scarring as well. I wore it on my lower incision and it really helped it to heal flat and is barely noticeable. I am a little swollen in these pictures and just had my binder on to they aren’t as real to life as I probably am, but I am excited to see the results in another month!

So... I have been feeling frustrated this week. I am swollen and look pretty lumpy, I feel like I am noticing areas that should have been liposuctioned and were not done. I am still sore, but I feel like my binder makes it worse. I am trying not to do too much during the day, but also need to start living my life! Haha! And I am also starting to worry that areas I think are “swollen” are just always going to look like this! Yikes! I am spiraling! I also tried on some bikinis, but I don’t look good in them at all! What is happening?! Sheesh! I have an appointment with my doctor on Wednesday for my six week post op. I am going to discuss all these concerns with him and hope for some answers and solutions for what to do in six months if I am not happy with the results. My scar is healing nicely, and I am wearing silicone sheeting on it 24/7. I take them off once a week to clean it up and put new silicone on. I also started walking on my treadmill this week. I do about 30 minutes at a 3MPH pace. I was climbing mountains before I did this surgery! It will take me a while to get back to that I am afraid.

Wow! This week has me so excited about my new body! I feel so great in clothes, my pain is pretty much gone, and I have more energy! I have stopped taking any pain medication for about a week. I have been taking Benadryl to help me sleep because my incision line is soooooo itchy. I have been putting vitamin E on it and my belly button and started using silicone strips to help my scar. Purchased them on Amazon. I will screenshot which ones I am using. And the vitamin E oil. I wear my compression tank and binder to work, or run errands. I don’t sleep with anything on so my skin can breathe for a bit. My husband and I have had sex a couple times this week and it was great! My orgasm felt more intense and I felt so confident the whole time. I was on top and in control so that if anything started hurting, I could easily switch it up. I am down 4 lbs from surgery. I definitely swell at night and after working, but I think I get better every day. Can’t wait for my post 6 week appointment to get the green light for exercise. Any recommendations for helping the bellybutton scar? Maybe I should try a cream on that. Still have lumps on hips from lipo that I need to keep massaging, but I am so happy with my new tummy!