That's funny that you bring up mulch. My hubby and I were supposed to put down mulch the weekend before my sugery but it rained. So he had to do it by himself the next weekend while I stood or sat and watched. I felt bad for him (not really). He had to put out 4 truckloads by himself... poor baby.

Is there a difference between compression garments and shapewear? My doc told me to buy spanx or something similar to wear under my binder. He said to wear my binder for 3 more weeks until my next appointment. Right now I am wearing a spanx that I bought yesterday. It goes from my legs up to right under my bra with my binder over it. I hope that's right??...

I had panni & TT with lipo on 3/10. I had my first drain removed this past Thursday and the second one is supposed to come out Tuesday. I have been going about life as normal for about 5 days now with no complications whatsoever. I am not working out yet but I am definitely moving around, cleaning,cooking, laundry, etc. I've even gone shopping and plan on going back to work on Wednesday. My doc said to do what I felt like doing as long as I was following the rules he gave me like wearing my garment and compression hose, not lifting over 5 lbs., taking my antibiotics, etc. I am not sure why your doc is being so cautious. Good luck and take care. Hope things get better for you soon.

Thanks guys for all the kind words. It turned out so much better than I ever expected.

I had my panni with the full tummy tuck and muscle tightening. I think if I had just done the panni the muffin would still be there.

It is my understanding that he loosened the skin as far up as he could and then pulled everything down and made a new hole for my belly button.
Here is a link to a video that shows how its done.

http://www.plasticsurgery.org/Patients_and_Consumers/Procedu res/Procedure_Animations/Tummy_Tuck.html

I have on an old pair of cotton granny panties right now that I wore before I lost all my weight. I went "commando" all day yesterday and wore some stretchy lounge pants.

Thanks so much.

Good luck to you.

I am going in on Wednesday and staying overnight. My mom is taking me home from the hospital and she will stay with me until my hubby gets home from work. Do you think I will need someone to stay with me during the day on Friday?

I am scheduled for Panni, TT with muscle tightening, and lipo and I am so nervous. I couldn't sleep last night and its been on my mind all day. I thought I would be excited at this point but I'm not. I keep reading about all the posts on this board about pain, infections, etc. It would be great to hear some reassuring words from those who've had good experiences. Thanks

Did the lipo really make a difference? Did you just have it on your sides or did they do your back too?

Are you happy with your results so far? I am having the same things done next week and am so afraid I will be disappointed with my results.