My Super Extended Tummy Tuck Story - Worcester, MA

SO not much has really changed. Things have def gotten better. Though I do still find that I get tired easier than I did before the surgery and my stamina is still not 100%. I have a little sagging on one side that I am NOT happy about and the belly is a little uneven, one side of the belly is a little bigger than the other so it looks like I need a revision. Also, it has loosened up a lot and I am guessing that is because the swelling is gone so instead of being hard it is mushy. Depending on the pants I wear I can still get muffin top :-( I will wait until a year to get the revision though. It will consist of her cutting and lifting that sagging area (about 6 inches) and a little lipo to even out the uneven belly along with a dog ear that JUST developed. What the hell?
Also, a tip....if you had muscle repair...do NOT NOT NOT gain any weight. I was on vacation and admittedly ate way too much for 9 days and gained about 5 pounds and it hurts. The extra weight pushing against the sewn up abs is very uncomfy and sometimes even hurts. I feel like I am strangling inside!!! Working on getting rid of that weight immediately!!!

So I had my 4 month follow up 2 days ago and here is what she said. Just below my incision on my right side where the belly meets the front of the thigh seemed to sag a little. Weird, but just on that side. She said that she either didn't pull the skin up far enough from the bottom up or there was a slot of stretch marks there and the skin didn't bounce back as well. Either way she said it was an easy fix, just a new incision a couple inches long and tuck and cut off the extra skin and stitch it back up. I also developed a small dog ear on the left side that will only take a snip and a stick or two. The other issue I brought up was how full my belly was around the belly button area. She thinks it is just left over visceral fat that she couldn't get out and will need some small lipo. However, she does not want to do any of this until a full 12 months after the surgery as she says it will change more over the next 8 months and she wants it to be through that stage before doing anything. I have an appt in November and will go from there. Other than that she said everything looks good.
I still have swelling issues, just not as bad as I used to (except last month with PMS, holy hell it was BAD). I can see reshaping going on and while not 100% happy with my results I am thrilled that it is a 90% improvement.
I am working out but can't do any kind of crunch or anything as the upper abs feel like they are being stabbed when I try. I can however do the ab swing and back extension so I am doing what I can as far as the core/abs go. I still have days that I find I get tired easy. Not exhausted but tired and some nights I can't sleep because no matter what position I get in the upper abs pull and are uncomfy. Long recovery but all in all...I WOULD do it again. Just having that flap gone and not flopping all over the place every time I move is worth it!
We have a Disney trip planned in May (just me and the b/f) and I cannot wait!!! It will be nice to go on rides and such and not have the bars/straps sinking into the belly fat/flap!
Hope everyone else is doing well!
These pics are from yesterday. Same black dress I was wearing in a previous pic. Looser and fits better.

I am finally adding some pics of the incisions and without clothes on it. As you can see I still have lots of stretch marks but that is just my skin. No elasticity and too thin is what caused the issues I had in the first place. Those will never go away..I just wanted to look better in clothes!!! I will never be wearing a bikini again but it is what it is. I really like my belly button!