official B&A pix at 15 weeks post-surgery - Utah, UT

Hi Ladies!
Honestly I haven't had time to get on here much. Life is busy with 5 kids. I'm back to my regular workouts and loving my new improved although not perfect body. As you can see from the doctor's before and after pictures, I didn't get perfect results but it's so much better than before. I have another couple of months to think about revision. It doesn't bug me that bad. I never planned to wear a bikini and the breast that won't drop is only noticable when I'm naked and the only person who sees that is my husband. It looks fine when I wear a bra and clothes. My belly button hole can barely fit a Q-tip in it but who needs a belly button? Luckily the darkened scar tissue makes it look a little bigger. I saw my friend's tummy tuck (she's 2 years post-surgery) and her scar is barely noticable! So excited for the angry red to go away. Ab work is still tough but the more I do it the better it gets. Married life is better because now I don't think about or worry about my body - I simply enjoy making love again and THAT is a good thing! More good news - I went to Dillards and got some new bras - Wacoal brand - 32DD. The D's were a little too snug. My ribcage is still 29 inches but that's what size feels good. I never believed in the fluff fairy till that day. :) And the day I saw my before and after pictures I almost cried. I remember sitting in my car thinking, "Do I open this envelope now or wait till I'm with my husband?" I opened it up and almost cried. I FORGOT how bad is was!!! Did you gals have that feeling? My husband saw them that night and was kind/cautious. He simply said, "That's quite the transformation." I'm so glad I did this! Thanks for all your help, advice and word of wisdom!

Where has the time gone? I'm almost 6 weeks post op and haven't updated my review. Life happens too fast and once I started feeling better I had to catch up with the house, the kids, etc.

At my 2 week appointment I was told to stop wearing my compression garment because of the vertical fold under my belly button. I was never very swollen anyway so it was kind of nice not wearing it and it helped to "heal" that fold problem. It looks like a scar but it's just darkened skin where it was squished. I still wear Spanx when I go to church and that's only because I want everything to be flat and smooth all around. Old habit I guess. My clothes fit better - I've actually had to take in some of my clothes and I've gotten lots of compliments. "Thanks, diet and exercise" I say, which is mostly true. I lost 35 pounds on my own but hid my saggy baggy elephant skin with Spanx and 2 push-up bras so I look the same on the outside. My waist is a little smaller only because my PS pulled me abs too tight. I still can't stand up straight and reach my arms straight above my head. I don't see myself going to yoga class ever again... does that stretch out again????

At 3 weeks I started jogging and biking. Jogging felt soooo weird. I felt like my hard, heavy boobs were super-glued to my bones. They don't bounce around. And my stomach felt tight too, it was weird and nice at the same time. My heartrate gets up really high, really fast so I took it easy the first week and tried not to go above 150. Normally I try to stay around 155. After week 4 I said "screw it" and did what felt good. Got up to 160 and felt high at 170 so I tried to stay around 160 after that. The first bike ride was rough - I could feel every single bump in the road. The second ride was better. The 3rd I tried to do my old ride and it felt great and oh yeah - my knees don't bump my stomach anymore! :) Last week I went out and was able to keep up with 2 guys. After the second stop light they said, "We can't lose you can we?" I kept behind them another 5 miles then they turned and I said goodbye and the guy said, "Hope we weren't going to slow for you!" That made my day. I'm back to my old speed and now I need to decide if I'm going to race this fall.

I went in at 4 weeks and was told that he pinned the bottom of my left breast too tight so it's not dropping and I WILL need to a revision to correct that because massage isn't doing it. You can see that in the pictures. I LOVE my right breast though, it's perfect. And my stomach is always pretty flat. I remember I used to be super flat in the morning and by afternoon I had a pooch. Now it's pretty flat ALL day long. Since my bb has finally healed I might try the marble trick since mine turned out super tiny - smaller than a newborn baby in my opinion. It's so nice to bend over and not have my stomach hang down. Hubby seems happy too.

Not looking forward to revision. I hated how it felt coming out of surgery, the recovery, the cost. Maybe I won't do it though - it may not be worth it. What do you ladies think? Honestly, would you do it? I need to discuss options with my PS when I go in at 3 months PO. I wish he could just give me a numbing shot and work on me in the office but I don't think that's an option. If I'm ever feeling down about my results I look at my pre-op pictures I realize, yes, it's better than before.

P.S. I ended up NOT doing the bra-burning. They were still pretty new so I'm going to donate them to a place like Goodwill.

I had to go shopping Monday since my husband forgot a couple things. I took my 12 yo with me and rode around on one of those Walmart scooters in my polka dot pajamas and fuzzy slippers. I was exhausted even though my kid was the one putting things in the cart for me.

So today is Friday, 4 days later, and 10 days po. I went out by myself in Spanx since my CG was in the wash. Shopped for a new bra and I am exactly the size I was hoping for (happy dance!). And it was on sale and I had a coupon. I wasn't tired or swollen when I got home. So it's officially "worth it" now! I was thinking on the way home we should do a bra-burning night (with our old bras). Sorry I'm a little giddy. What a difference a couple of days makes in recovery.

Hope everyone is healing well and having a great day!