31 Year Old Mom of Two /MOMMY MAKEOVER / 5'7 170lb/ Lost 100lbs/ BL,BA,TT - Virginia Beach, VA

I can't believe it's been six weeks! I am so happy that I did this I would definitely recommend it. I'm feeling pretty good and for the most part am healing up perfectly. I still have a couple spots under my breast that haven't healed up all the way yet but they are almost there . I have a few spots that are prickly from stitches popping through also. I am sleeping much better and am comfortable on my side now which helps so much. I am fully back to all my regular activities and am ready to start working out again. I have taken it very easy on myself and don't want to push it before I'm ready. Their are a many great things that have changed, I feel good about myself I'm comfortable in my own body and for the first time in my life.. . Shopping is FUN!!

Here are some pics I took this morning and I put them next to my before pics just four weeks ago. I can't even believe the difference. Things are going great. I'm still sore and have the incisions under my breasts that opened up a bit are healing nicely. I'm being gentle with my activities but pretty much am full functioning. I think in a couple more weeks I will start exercising again. Besides walking that's all I've felt comfortable doing so far. I'm just so happy I can finally stand up straight and sneeze without feeling like I'm going to rip open from the inside!

Today has been extremely emotional. I'm off all pain meds now and I think I'm feeling some feelings. I really haven't been emotional since before the surgery. I have had a perfect recovery up until yesterday and today's been rough. Yesterday was my first full day back at work and when i got home and took my wireless bra off and there was some yellow seepage on It. Under each breast I have an opening in the incision. I freaked out and called my PS. he said it's not uncommon and to shower twice a day, put a little neospornin on it and cover it with a pad. He said if it starts to seem infected I can call back or on Monday he'd be happy to see me. I felt much better but still very worried. Has anyone else had this issue? Then I only slept three hours last night. I'm OVER sleeping on my back I'm so uncomfortable and keep waking up but it's worse being flat because it tugs. I tried to tilt to my side a bit and felt a sharp rip feeling and I shrieked and thought for sure I ripped my tummy tuck incision. I went to the bathroom and everything looked fine but here it is twelve hours later and I have a stabbing sharp acute feeling to the right of my belly button. It's fine when I'm still but I can't stand up straight again and have put myself on bed rest after a complete emotional breakdown that lasted about two hours. I'm so worried I caused damage but everything looks normal. How long will this last?
I guess I just was prepared for everything the first two weeks and it went well but I wasn't prepared for incisions opening and ripping my guts from the inside, insomnia and anxiety like this. I know in the long run this will most likely all work out and it's just part of the process but this is so important to me. I spent my whole twenties over two hundred to three hundred lbs and finally lost the weight and fixed my body with diet exercise and this surgery and my fear is I will have something bad happen like an infection and then have to have my implants removed or permanent pain. I know that's extreme I'm just so stressed tired and worried today.