3 Days Post Op - Walnut Creek, CA

I am back to normal walking exercise - 3 miles/4 times week. Looking forward to swimming soon - maybe next week - and getting back to tahitian dance. I'm 60 but very acive. Now I have my 28 year old tummy back... before kids and 2 c-sections. I'm 5'2 and was 125 lbs before kids - and had two 10 lb babies. That is like huge for a small woman. Now I'm 134 lbs and feeling great. There is hope!

14 days po. I think i am in the slump time. On day 6, i developed a really bad rash. I thought i was going to scream it itched so badly. My ps took the tape off on day 8 and said the rash was an allergic response to the surgical tape. We hoped that it would get better. Instead, it began spreading up from the incision to cover my entire tummy. My ps prescribed prednisolone pack on day 9. Prednisolone is awful stuff. I don't know how the baseball players could stand the aggitated, hard to get comfortable, insomniac side effects. I am feeling bummed now probably due to the prednisolone. Tummy is now a purply pink - the rash is finally subsiding - but the side incisions are bumpy and look awful. I am probably swollen and wish i could massage my tummy but it feels numb and tingly like when you feet fall asleep. I have read in other posts that around day 10 people feel the blues about the procedure. The worst is behind yet the road is not paved in beautiful tummy yet.

7 days post op - feeling pretty good. I notice when i do more walking around, even though I'm not hunched over anymore, my back really gets hurting after an hour or so. I have noticed swelling in my tummy now - and I'm so itchy under the CG even with benadryl. I see the doctor on Friday for 2nd post op visit. I hope I can lose the CG and go with something firm yet smoother. I added more pictures from today and notice all the wrinkles from the CG and my tanktop - that I wear between me and the CG. So far, it hasn't been that bad a recovery. I am very, very thankful I opted out of the 'down the front' stitches and no lipo. I wasn't up for the added misery and give big KUDOs to the ladies who did multiple things plus their TT!