Thanks for the info. I know that I'll have a scar, but judging from the thigh lift scar, the doc will do a good job of hiding it. My concern is the pain and the lenght of time in the compression garment. What was that like for you?

All I can say is WOWWWWW!!! I had to look at your old face shot to even know who you were...lolol YOu look amazing and so much younger!! I need to have my photo updated on this message box but I have lost the email so hopefully I will find it again to have it fixed. Julie S.

I had my TT/hernia & muscle repair on May 16th. The first few days were the toughest. My incision never gaive me one ounce of pain....the only pain I felt was from the hernia/muscle tightening. The first day of pain was awful until my doc gave me Valium(some people get flexoral(sp)) for the muscle spasms and it was all downhill from there. I had a lot of back pain due to walking hunched over for 2 weeks but that is to be expected and the drains are a pain in the butt but very necessary. I got my 1st one out after 1week and my 2nd one out after 2 weeks which must have been too soon. I developed a seroma that needed to be drained 2x...no big deal though. I feel wonderful and started losing again after I had it done. I have pics and email me if you would like to see them. My incision line is not perfect but I will take it over the 6lbs of fat and skin I had before. I wish you all my best... Julie S 265/139/135 5'3

I started at 333 - now 184, so I am down 149 pounds. Hope to lose another 24. Terri

Christie, I know you're right, but for me, pmsing just isn't an excuse to put on more than 4 pounds. I did really good with my eating yesterday, and am down 2 pounds this morning. Now if I keep this up, hopefully I will be back to where I was last week, and the next week, especially when my period is gone. And, if I keep working hard, I can get rid of my last 5 pounds in the next couple of weeks as well. I am trying so hard because I am scheduled for my reconstructive surgery on 9/22. I had it in my mind that even if I didn't lose another pound, I was happy, but the more I thought about it, the more I wanted to lose the last 5 pounds. Even though I will have approximately 10 pounds of skin removed (per my surgeon), I still want to feel my best physically and mentally for this surgery. I am going to have alot done, and all at one time, so I need to be strong, and get out of my depression. Coffe isn't bad, if it's decaf. (At least that's what I;m told). I drink at least 12 ounces of decaf coffee every morning. Then I drink my water and decaf Ice Tea for the day. Yesterday I worked out. I did 1.70 on the treadmill, that was for 28 minutes, and then I did 150 sit ups. Today I am going back to working out again, and going to try to add 10 minutes on the stair machine. Tricia