54 Yr Old Mother of 2 Grown Children Finally Ready to Loose Belly Roll. - Virginia Beach, VA

Sorry I've been off for so long. I am feeling a lot better. Back to exercising, and feel great! I still have some swelling at night but as long as I keep off the salty food it's not too bad. I love how I look first thing in the morning. I have some numbness in the middle of my stomach and it still has that pulling feeling. I have an area of swelling just above and to the left of my belly button. It's not centered. Doc says it could be intra abdominal fat which will require some more dieting on my part. He also said it could just be where the muscle relaxed and it won't go away. I have noticed that the only sore spot left on my stomach is in this exact area, I'm really hoping it's swelling in the tissue and will go away. If not, I can live with it. No one notices it but me anyway!

I am 5 weeks out and am really starting to feel like my old self. My ps hasn't cleared me yet for exercise and such so I'm struggling with not over doing it. I've learned my lesson with that...If you do too much your body will rebel with outrageous swelling!! And speaking of swelling...I now know what swell hell is. You guys weren't kidding about that. I have had to resign myself to the fact that I won't see my ultimate results for a while. On the plus side, I can wear my pre surgery jeans and can definitely see a change in how they fit.

The doctor recommended I have massages twice a week for 3 weeks and it has really helped. She started out massaging my flanks where I had lipo. I had noticed some uneven areas, but it's definitely getting better. There is still some swelling which wasn't there when he first took off all the packing and bandages at my first appointment. I 'm hoping that it will go away as the area heals and swelling ultimately subsides. I've been to three massage sessions and now she is working on my incision too. I am really pleased with how it looks and the massage has softened some lumpy areas. It's weird but I have swelling just above my bb and to the left. It also looks like my left thigh is slightly bigger than my right. I didn't have any lipo done there, but its sore from the "pulling up" to the incision. I did have some swelling there initially. Another thing I noticed is how much bigger my thighs look now that my mid section is so small...AARRGH!! Oh well, I just have to work harder to get them smaller.

The only other issue is my bb. It still has a scab on it, but I'm putting peroxide on it 2x a day and it isn't sore. Hope it falls off soon! Aside from that, I love the shape of it. Also massaging my incision 2x a day with cocoa butter. It looks really good:-}

I'll try to get some pix up soon. Just hate taking pictures when I'm swollen.
Here's hoping the swelling gets better!

I finally got some after pictures. Did the best I could, but it's hard to do by yourself. I still have some swelling in the front above my bb and to the left but I know that will go away in time.

Finally sleeping in the bed and although it's not super comfy, at least I can sleep on my side. Sending the hospital bed back!! Glad to be getting my house back to normal...don't get me wrong, It was absolutely a lifesaver, but I want my living room back to it's old self:-)

It seems like some of the feeling is returning at the incision. I can sense it more and it feels like it's pulling. I'm standing straighter more often too. Still have the tape over incision, but my bb looks good and has a nice shape, although it's still runny. Doc says all looks great! He's happy with results so far and so am I!