*EDITED* I HAVE ADDED PICS IN A LOWER POST PLEASE DONT LOOK FURTHER IF THESE PICS MAY OFFEND YOU.

Hi everyone,

First off thanks for all the messages and phone calls.

Anyway, from the beginning. I arrived at the hospital at 6.30am and

was notified that it would be about 9am when I went in. I was taken

down and drawn on and my surgeon ended up lipoing the back of my

upper arms, my back fat and flanks. I had a breast lift without

implants and an extended tummy tuck with aggresive muscle repair. I

woke up in the most pain I have ever been in my life. I had a pain

pump and was told to use that when needed. I pushed it constantly the

first night. It is all pretty much a blur. The next day I asked for

the pain pump to be taken off as it was sending me loopy...I hate

that feeling...so they took that off and put me on digesics. They got

me up out of bed which was like OMG, I actually cried it hurt so

much. After getting up I felt so much better and that was the

beginning of it. I showered and started walking bit by bit.

Day 3 they came and took my drains out, some say it doesnt hurt some

say it does. I say OMG I nearly passed out. Good thing is that the

pain only lasts for a few seconds then stops...but that few seconds

is like agony.

Once my drains were out they couldnt keep me down. I stopped taking

the pain meds through the day and walked as much as I could. I wanted

to be ready when I left hospital and not be so useless.

I had and still have alot of sweeling from the lipo and I have a

garment covering my arms, then another one that covers from boobs to

upper thighs. It is really tight and is uncomfortable at times but

when I take it off to shower it feels weird, so at the moment I

prefer it on.

Since getting out of hospital I have had a run in with the toilet and

constipation like you have never heard off, I actually passed out in

pain and thought I was going to die.

As for my results I am really happy so far. I still have huge

swelling so cant see the actual results properly yet, but seeing my

boobs on my chest with nipples pointing up and a tummy that doesnt

cover my pinny and thighs is an amazing feeling for me. I have never

had this in my whole life and it I tell ya is worth everything I have

and am going through with the recovery.

Pain - I say 9/10 the first day - then 3/10 after that.

I dont feel pain my boobs just discomfort actually like when your

milk comes in when you breastfeed, that is the exact feeling.

I have no pain in the TT insicion just in the upper abs where they

did the MR, and that feels like you have done 1000000000 sit ups.

I do have pain from the lipo, which has been the worst of it all, so

if you have the op done without it I really dont think for me it

would have been painful much at all. The lipo feels like I have been

kicked and beaten for hours and my body is covered in bruises...which

it is.

They took 3.8kgs off my belly and 3 kgs in lipo which is about 15lbs. No difference on the scales, infact I am heavier than they day of the op which is to be expected with all the swelling and fluid retention.

Anyway thats all for now, I am going to try and work out how to show

you the pics as I am feeling paranoid about posting them for the

world to see. Ill think of something really soon.

Hugs

Kel xxxxxxx

Kelly, you look amazing! Congrats again! Good on ya!

Kel your pics look great but you might want to cover areas because nuts could put them out on the internet.....that's right they all ready are.

No really thank you for sharing the truth of the surgery. You have done an amazing job. I'm sure once I lose a million more pounds I will be proud to show my round mounds without the rolls. LOL

Wow! You look terrific! I hear it takes about 6 weeks for full recovery - I can only imagine how awesome you will look since you look so good already!! Way to go, sister!!!!!

How are the scars? I am definitely going to need inner thigh and belly work (boobs? - they're at my waist, but insurance won't cover boobs!!), but I am afraid of more scars... my lap incisions have keloided, and they are SOO ugly!!

Take care and be healthy!

~cheri

I know that might offend some that is why I tried to think of the nicest way to put it. Please excuse me if it has offended some.

Kellie, these are the real life questions most of us have and are NOT answered on PS sites. I think you have handled it beautifully. You are way cool.

I like that the pics show up as links...I usually don't but in this case, it's good they don't just pop up, right?! You have given fair warning. You have taken good care to be sensitive, yet real. Thumbs up!

Oh Kellie!!! You look so damn good girl!!!!

I am SO proud of you for doing this. My nips also point at the floor and honest to God, with no bra on they are down to me waist already!!! At 24 years old!!!! ICK! Your honest comments about the boob surgery has made me realize that I am FOR SURE going to have it done, and I am still thinking about a TT, but I will have to wait until I am done having kids for that stuff!

(by the way, I changed my name... It's me, Heather!)

but I am afraid of more scars... my lap incisions have keloided, and they are SOO ugly!!

Take care and be healthy!

~cheri

Cheri

My scars keloid also. I am concerned about a body lift keloid scar. Right now my skin is beginning to really sag and it is going to be an ugly thing. It is going to need lifting badly.

Hiya everyone,

I was thinking about the pinny pics and I really tossed and turned about whether to post it or not. I am a shy, self conscious person and I have NEVER I repeat never let anyone besides my partner and Dr see me like that. Like I have said, I wanted you guys to get a real picture of the before and after, and the fact is, you do get a pinny lift and you do get insane swelling in the mound. I think blacking it out would take away the effect KWIM?

If anyone is desperate enough to want to do anything but use my pics for anything but educational purposes then they must be sick!!!

Heather - I had my first baby at 17 and have had a body like my B4 pic since then. It was terrible being a teenager looking and feeling like that, so I can totally relate. Wait till you are done with the kiddos and go for it, you will never look back.

Kathy - Thanks for all the compliments you give me, you sure know how to make a girl feel good. I agree on the links thing, I didnt want someone coming to read an update and being confronted with me in all my glory, what a sickening thought. I am treading very carefully with this post as I really dont want to offend anyone. HUGS

The next thing I really wanted to mention was the keloiding. I am going to dig around for some pics of my lap banding scars. They were reallyyyyyy bad. I keloided so bad and one of the main things worryiing me with the TT was keloiding again. I chose a PS that specialised in minimal scarring and was prepared. He spent alot of time suturing my scars so they would be ultra fine, and they are. I really am happy with them, so dont let that be the reason to stop you doing this.

I am going to go take a pic right now of my scar so you guys can see.

Be back soon

PS Thanks EVERYONE for the compliments - it means alot :faint:

Day 13 close up of scar front and side. Take note of the scars left from my banding and how keloided they were/are. My PS has said after looking at my new scars they are going to heal very nicely. I still have alot of stretch marks which arent quite that noticeable. They did go right up to under my breasts before, so it is a great improvement for me.

Remember its midnight here and I am in my nighty and suffering from swell hell

Oh my word, Kellie!! I cannot get over how great you look! Thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing the reality of it all! Especially the, um, pinny lift. It's a huge area of concern for me. I'm afraid as I lose it's going to sag even more... like I need more sag there!

Those scars are amazing! I think they already look better then your port scar! Can't wait to see them at 3 months!

(( Hugs!! )) Thanks again for sharing it all with us!

what more can I say than WOW! I can't wait to get back to my goal weight...

Kellie you are much braver than I think I ever could be...ouch! not sure I could go through with that much surgery...BUT the results are making me want to go talk to a PS for after I reach my goal weight!

btw...post your before picture you have on your website with the after picture of you in the pink tank top WHOA! what a difference - I looked at them side by and just sat in awe, you look so great:clap2:

Keep up the good work.

Lisa

I seen a question I forgot to answer regarding my port. My port was not moved in the operation. He worked around it. I could have had it replaced with a low profile one, but didnt want the extra cost for someting that really doesnt bother me anyway. It doesnt protrude and it isnt noticeable.

The only thing was he couldnt pull me as tight as he would have liked because of the port and because of the stretch marks. Stretch marks being pulled tightly around the insicion can raise your risks for necrosis(skin dying) which I didnt want.

He did upper ab lipo in the middle, but not the sides, because my port is on the side and it would not have been even.

I think thats all the questions I had forgot to answer

Close up of my belly button. They took my old belly button and made a new one. My old one was a big ol hole that resembled the grand canyon. Having an outtie is so exciting.

I find it amazing that a lap surgery scar is now below your BB. Huh? How cool is that?!

Ow Kellie... the pics today look painful! Are they?