Home from tummy tuck

I am doing much better than I anticipated after my tummy tuck last Thursday (12/9.)  Dr. Sawan did an amazing job!  It is still like looking at a stranger's body when I look at my tummy.  I can't wrap my brain around the fact that this is what I will be dressing from now on.  Weird...  The pain has been minimal.  The drain is a pain in the rear end but doable for the great results.

Life is good!

I am so happy for you! I am sure the results will be amazing.

 Congratulations, Denise,  I'm glad to see how well you have been doing.  Hope you have a good holiday!!!  donna

I still from time to time reach down to lift my panni to wash...but there is not one there! LOL

You are right LIFE IS GOOD!

Congrats!! So glad you know you are doing well. MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Congratulations!! Thanks for the update, keep us all informed, so we know what to expect when it is our turn :)

I am almost 2 weeks post-op now.  With the excpetion of the drain this has been SO much easier than I anticipated.  It is still like looking at an alien body when I am showering.  I recognize above the torso and below but everything in between is so foreign.  I have no idea what size I will end up needing after the swelling goes down.  I am shaped so differently there will be a steep learning curve for dressing the new body.

As anticipated now I hate my thunder thighs!  Must find a way to save enough money to get them done!  This is not a surprise revelation to me.  I knew what would happen when I no longer had the big tummy to offset the thighs...

I'm glad it's going well for you. Have you had any surprises?

I'm at my goal & apprehensive about maintaining. I'm planning to look my body over in another year and make decisions about what if anything I want to have done. I certainly have plenty of loose skin on my inner thighs & tummy. In fact, if I were to catalog it all, it would be simpler to say that from the elbows and knees down, I look good.

Merry Christmas,

Lois

Good Luck to you.  I had mine on 11/4/2010 in Maryland. I feel great. $7300. Just like you said, the drains are a little uncomfortable, but now I can see my "girl friend" and groom it.  LOL.  You have no idea.  I still have some swelling, but it is going down fast.  BTW, I have only lost 3 lbs from the tuck.  But I have lost another pant size.  Down to a size 6.  AMEN. 

PS.  I was able to use my flexible spending to pay for some of it.