10 wks Post Op love love!

I think I tell my hubby everyday, "I'm so grateful I did this. The tt has been life changing." I really can't even find a way to articulate how differently I feel about my body. I've always loved myself so this wasn't an outward thing to fix broken little me. No, it was step to help my outer body better represent how I feel on the inside. I still have swelling everyday. I didn't expect the pain to be worse in the lipo areas than the tt area. My hips/flanks are still numb and painful to touch. But it's worth it. I did treat myself to a massage last week. She focused on lympatic drainage massage. It was awesome. She also recommended to me on my right side near my scar there is some scar tissue under that is hard. She has told me to use Wheat Germ oil. I puncture a capsule and rub it on my scars and massage it now daily. Overall I feel great. I've let myself get a little too snacky lately though and now am ready to start working out again and reigning back in my eating. I'm going to start by just adding lots of healthier food to start cutting down the cravings, then go from there. I'm still down 10 lbs since my surgery but now I'm ready to kick this to the next gear. It's been so much fun to buy some new clothes though. Before I used to find anything that hid my stomach area, now yesterday when I went I realized how much I need to show that off since it's my best now. All smiles. :-)

Swelling each day seems to be my biggest issue. I knew it was coming and it's not that bad, just each night I find myself saying, "I can't believe how swollen I feel" then each morning it's normal. I got the go ahead yesterday to start working out again. No ab work but aerobic, some light arms and legs, etc. I cannot recommend this surgery highly enough to anyone. It's been life changing. I'm noticing now though a bit of the mental part setting in that I knew to expect. Slight blues. Just the accumulation of not being 100% and my work feeling the effect of taking a month off. Normal and I know I'll be fine but for those entering into it I'd just say be away that the blue may hit. I've had a few surgeries and this one has by far been the best after though.

Some new 1 month pics. Loving. Feel swollen but finally able to lay a few different ways at night, sat on the floor yesterday for the first time to change my sons diaper. Feel SO happy about doing this for myself. Even walking to the mailbox I feel like a new person.