A new belly button=A new me!

It's amazing what this 11 lbs off has done for me. I am looked at differently(in a positive way), not only from myself but by others. It's a great feeling!

It has gotten much easier at this point. I still feel a little uneasy bending down to the floor. And the doctor has not released me to workout or lift anything yet. I am excited to be able to get back to the gym. I'll tell ya one thing...sneezing doesn't hurt as much anymore lol.

I am still a bit swollen and have massaging the scar so it heals smoothly. I'm hoping by summer, it will be where I'd like it to be. Although, the surgeon said full results can take up to a year to show! Sheesh!!!

Here are new pics!

With each new day...

Now that I'm 3 weeks post tummy tuck, I'm starting to feel better. I'd say the first 4 days were the roughest...ok, maybe the first week, but I'm starting to regret it less and less every day. LOL

I'm still sore and I still can't lay down to sleep, but it's definitely getting easier. It's a very weird feeling to have no skin there. I'm so used to years and years of cleaning under every crease and crevace that it's insane to me not to have to do it anymore. I love it!

I'm still having to wear yoga-type pants. I'm still extremely swollen, even in places NO woman should be(wink). I actually drove and went to the grocery store which was a nice feeling to get out of the house alone. Here are the new updated pictures...

Attention Houston, I have a belly button!!!

Ok, so this is so surreal. I can NOT believe this for the life of me! First time ever that I can say...I LOVE my body! And to think, this new belly is still swollen!

It's Been A While

Ok, so it's been a while since I've blogged last. But, I'm back. Did ya miss me?

I haven't done much over the last um, year. I got a bit frustrated since my dr wouldn't give me another fill. Some days I could eat a cow, others just a calf. Some days I'd have reflux, others I could down wayyy too much. So, I've played with 20lbs up and down for the past year. Not so bad. Although, I wish they would just go away already. Maintaining is a lot harder than I thought it would be.

See, in the beginning, I kept the mindset that I should always think like a fat girl, even though I had lost all the weight. But then, somewhere in between, I forgot, slacked, and started to think I was a model that never had a weight problem. BIG mistake!

So, here I am. A year later, I still look good, atleast sometimes I think so.

Well, now it's a new year and I have started it off on the right foot.

After years of documenting blisters and infections and just plain ol nastyness under my stomach skin, my insurance decided to pay for my tummy tuck. Yup, they approved it. Insane, right?!
My surgery was this past Monday, 4 days ago, and I'm feeling like complete and total shit. The surgery was 6 hrs long. I have 3 nasty drain tubes that I have to continually empty but, I have to keep thinking positive. 1, the doctor took off 11 lbs of skin from my stomach. Yea, that's a lot. 2, in a week or so, I will be able to go buy some clothing that I would have never been able to try on with the spare tires I had. It's unbelievable. I'm living on motrin and tylenol for pain and zofran when I'm nauseas. I would take stronger meds but my body dislikes them, so I'd rather have some pain than puking.

Pretty cool thing is that my lapband doctor assisted in the plastic surgery. He was the one who recommended the plastic surgeon. My band dr also changed my port size. Now, it's about 1/2 the size it was so it doesn't buldge out of my new belly.

It was pretty cool for the minute the dr let me see my belly. Right now, it's covered for a few weeks with a tight acewrap so it will stay put. I can't believe I have a belly button.

Well, that's it for now. I am posting two photos. Two before and two as-of-now. Enjoy.