CecilliaE411
13 days post op Tummy Tuck!
Dec 13, 2010
Okay so I'm 13 days post op.. my extended tummy tuck.... I am for the first time today able to wear a pair of jeans that were actually a little too big before surgury.... SOOO MUCH SWELLING.. I'm still very tender to the touch! still very bruised! so I'm just taking it day by day... and healing slowly and carefully! I am on less pain killers.. but yes they are still VERY MUCH NEEDED! but I'm finally starting to feel better!! My tummy is FLAT!! and although there is still so much swelling!!! I don't have that horrible hanging belly... it hung about 4 inches on top of my leg... no lie! I HAVE BAD NEWS THOUGH: My mom took my before pictures on her digital camera... then accidentally pressed DELETE ALL!! I have no before pics.. so I am no in the process of trying to retrieve all her pictures back!!! IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY INFO FOR ME... PLEASE LET ME KNOW... The pictures were quite disturbing... as I looked at them in the car on my 2 hour drive at 5am on Dec. 1st... I got a little teary eyed... For one.. I'm a single mother of 3 young kids... and its hard for me to buy myself something... when I know sometimes they are in need of something too! SO GETTING THIS TUMMY TUCK! WAS SOMETHING I QUESTIONED MYSELF MANY MANY TIMES... As I looked at those horrible pics! I knew that this procedure wasn't VANITY!! it was sooo very much needed! there was just sooooo much skin... 
I new in my heart that I needed this... and although I could hide alot in girdles.... BOY OH BOY! I WAS A DIFFERENT PERSON UNDERNEATH THEM THINGS!!! 
This was a blessing.... and I am sooo excited for this new year to start! 2011 will be one to remember!!! SOON AS I GET THOSE PICS BACK... IM GANNA POST... NO MATTER HOW EMBARRASING THEY ARE... I put it out there for others to see :) maybe motivate someone!! or give them hope!! :) Love all my OH friends! Thanks for all your support! love ya!
