This is helpful, thank you. I was wondering why these spots are taking so long to close. Well, they aren't even really open but rather just weeping. The incision line hasn't separated or anything.

I'm looking forward to exercising again! I realize it will take a while to rebuild my strength and stamina but looking forward to getting started. Few more weeks.

Did you stop wearing compression after week 6? Did you transfer from binder to spanx type products? I asked my surgeon if I could purchase a second binder so I could wash one without going without and he said there was no need as I'd only be in the binder for 3 weeks then switch to spanx type products but that was at week 1. I forgot to ask if I can switch but haven't texted because I don't feel ready. I still like the security of the tightness.

Hahaha concave - that was pretty much me!

I am wearing the same pants I wore pre-PS but the weird thing is how differently they fit. Now my tummy is flat and my bootie takes up the extra pant room. I guess that's how they are supposed to fit lol.

Good luck - I'm sure your surgeon will make it natural looking, especially if it's a reputable PS.

I didn't get one of those cushions but makes sense and thinking about it might have offered some relief!

Enjoy!

Yes, I spent one night inpatient and I'm glad I did. I had to be at Sibley by 5:30am. Surgery was at 7:30am, I wasn't back to my room until around 8pm. They took out my catheter and got me up to walk in the middle of the night sometime. Getting up the first time was literally the worst pain of my life, but it got better each time I did it after that. I can't imagine not working out and having the surgery though because my legs were so weak and I had some pretty awesome muscle tone at the time! They served me breakfast and switched me to oral pain meds. I left the hospital around 12-1pm and slept all the way 'home' (to my friend's house).

My surgery was exactly what you had and it was 10.5 hours. He does a max of 12 hours and that's a normal day for him. I was worried about being under for that long too, but honestly, I felt 1000% better than I did after any surgery I've had before. I woke up hungry, which is NOT how things normally are for me.

re: other consults: I wanted to wait 'til I had one to see if I'm really 100% committed to doing this, and if so, then I'd set up a couple more. So for now it's just him. But I'm pretty sure, after meeting with him, that I'm going to do it. So I'll make some calls next week and get two or three more consults set up. I just didn't want to pay $500 or so (in total) in consult fees only to decide after consulting with several surgeons that I didn't want to have the surgery after all.