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I had an extended TT and breast lift 2 weeks ago Monday. I know I had major surgery and should be patient with my recovery. I'm wondering for those who have had surgery, how long did it take you to feel like yourself again? When could you grocery shop or shop for a new pieces of clothing? I guess I've watched enough tv and read enough books that I'm going a little stir crazy. I miss my active lifestyle.

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If you are really bored.. do a search on this forums for my posts. My surgery was Oct 2013 and it was a great outcome. ..but I about went insane during the healing. I was permitted to drive at 3 weeks. Resume active (slowly) at 6 weeks with all restrictions lifted at 8 weeks. Let's be honest it was more like 10 to 12 weeks before I felt good and energetic. I still had some swelling with activity as I returned to horseback riding, took ski lessons and returned to the gym.

I had a lower body lift arms breasts and small thigh lift. Alot to recover from BUT so worth it. I am very glad I took it easy in the early weeks as I managed to avoid any complications but I thought I would go nuts. Haha. Netflix was my friend. :)

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I had a TT/panni and was able to do most things within a week or two, albeit slowly and walking like Quasi-modo! No lifting for, I think 6 weeks. And shopping for clothes, my doc. said I wouldn't see the final result for 3-6 months, so I didn't buy any new clothes till then. Just take it easy, you don't want to increase swelling or rip any stitches (internal or external). It's sooooo worth it in the long run. But I totally understand being stir-crazy. It's not easy slowing down, once you've gotten used to being on the move.

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I'm 7 weeks out from having a medial thigh lift and a lower body lift. At 2 weeks I was up going places moving slowly...by 4 weeks I was fine, just still alittle stiff and would still get tired by the end of the day working. Then at 6 weeks I felt 100% me again...

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So then you all waited months to buy clothes? How many sizes did you go down afterwards?

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Still waiting.... :(

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So then you all waited months to buy clothes? How many sizes did you go down afterwards?

stayed the same size just they fit better. But at first, was 2-3 sizes larger from swelling, then slowly went back down

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I am down 2 sizes in pants but that is largely because i no longer have muffin skin top. I shop at Ross Dress for Less so i always buy clothes that fit me NOW. In most brands i take a 4 now but fit some 6 too. Before i was mostly 8 bottoms.

I didn't wait to shop because at $10-15 for jeans or slacks I could afford it. I was a solid medium top before but sometimes wear a small now..sorta depends.

I don't know if I measure correctly but I am now 39-29-36. Smaller pants fit because of narrow hips but oddly the waist is usually loose even though I don't have that small of a waist.

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It took me a good 5-6 weeks to feel normal again after ba/tt/lipo. It was a lot longer before I could do lifting and running normally. I went down one size. I was a 10. Went down to a solid 8 in slots everything. My plastics was done in sept of 13.

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