14 weeks post op update!

Hi everyone!  It is hard to believe, but I will be 14 weeks post op tomorrow.  I am still battling quite a bit of swelling in my tummy and mostly in my back, but I am finally seeing signs of improvement in that area over the last week.  The scale is not my friend, and it can vary anywhere from 4 to  6 lbs a day from swelling.  It has been staying a little more steady the last few days, so the swelling is getting better.  I  guess that I have gained a few lbs from laying around during my recovery though.  He took off 3 lbs of skin and 6 lbs with lipo, but he transferred 1 1/2  lbs back in to each butt cheek, making that a total of 3 lbs.  Plus, I got 400CC silicone implants, so that adds a little more than a 1 1/2 lbs back too.  So, I should be down about 5 lbs from surgery, and I am the same weight I was when I went in to surgery.  When I came home, I was down 3 lbs from surgery, so I either gained weight or hanging on to fluid.  If I look back at my pictures, I look smaller in my pictures that were taken earlier on post op.  Anyway, I am working on that though and bumping up my workouts and gym time.  I am starting yoga 3 times a week, boot camp once a week, and elliptical on the other days.  I am also going to start Jillian Michaels 30 day shred as well.

Back to my plastics results, I am still pleased with my results.  I spit quite a few stitches, especially on my right breast, that messed up my scars, but I can live with that.  They will fade in time too.  I do have loose belly skin, but I knew I would because I chose NOT to have the anchor tummy tuck cut because of the scar.  I wanted to wear a bikini and not worry about the scar.  My breast look very natural even though they are large.  Dr S gave me exactly what I wanted, and I should have thought about what DD's would look like on me after I lost 6 inches on my waist.  I knew what they looked like before my LBL, but they look much bigger than my old ones did.  My husband loves them though!  My thighs have a huge improvement, but I am probably going back for a revision on those and have a little more taken off.  I still have some wrinkles around my knees.  I knew I may need a revision before I even left Monterrey because he made a decision during surgery to change my markings because he was afraid they would be too tight after the LBL.  I have a little pouches of extra skin around my scar area when I sit down that needs to be taken off.  That is the only time it is noticeable.  I am happy to say that I do not have a J Lo booty anymore, and it is the right size for me.  I had a very flat butt, and now I have just enough.  

I am wearing a size small or medium in everything, a 6 in jeans ( I have one size 4), but I have a hard time finding fitted dresses that fit right.  I am going to a military ball tomorrow, and I had to get an 8 because that is the only size that fit me in the boobs.  I can get a 4 or 6 zipped up until I get to my boobs, and then no luck!!!  I have to wear the dress a little big because of my boobs.

 
I have to say that Dr S is STILL the best, and I am so happy I chose him as my Dr.