6 weeks (almost) since TT, MR & Lipo and loving my new look

[xavier 153]

Thanks so much for commenting with your story. I appreciate the details and want to know everything before I decide!! Good luck...

Hi!

I'm so glad to read everyone's responses! I had a TT and Lipo on my hips on 4/6. Today is a bad day - massive back pain and can't stand up straight. Swelling seems even worse above the incision. I pushed the surgeon to remove my drain earlier than he wanted and now I have to get my left hip drained once a week (but, I'd much rather that then have had the drains longer. Those things made me feel SOOOOO miserable) I am also have some separation of my belly button. The surgeon's office said it's hard to re-stitch it and it's normal to have some so I'm keping it covered since it's so freakish to see a hole there.

I can't wait to see the final results. That's the down side to this, the recovery is really long so it's almost a let-down at first. I paid the money and am doing the pain - I want a flat tummy! :-) But the surgeon removed 5 lbs of skin and 3 lbs of fat with the lipo. And every time go in he 'reminds' me about the 20lbs I have left to lose...sigh. He's lucky he's cute!

I was thinking I was doing something wrong or had a problem since my back hurts so badly at the end of the day and I still have a lot of swelling. I knew coming to the forum would make me feel better! I haven't taken my pain meds in quite a while since they make me sleepy and the muscle relaxers don't seem to do anything. Of course, he didn't have to touch the muscles in my stomach to tighten them so maybe that's why.

I'm saving up for my arms next. TT cost me $6500, not sure what the arms will be.