Hi everyone,

I just wanted to stop in and share a few photos. I know how much it helped for me to follow you guys. I'm only 5 days out and still very swollen but I'm feeling stronger each day.

I will say the first 24 hours were very ROUGH!! It took a little time for me to get the pain under control, but by day 3 I started to feel like I might actually survive.

Im scheduled for a breast reduction/lift on June 5. If you have any questions feel free to ask.

Best wishes on your surgeries.

Congratulations, it looks so good, they did a great job.

~~~Stephanie

Inspiring photos! I really want the Tummy Tuck but I am a little afraid my insurance won't cover the cost. What makes it medically necessary?

Congrats and good luck on future surgeries

Inspiring photos! I really want the Tummy Tuck but I am a little afraid my insurance won't cover the cost. What makes it medically necessary?

Unfortunately mine was not covered by insurance???ž

I think if a policy covers plastic surgery at all (many DONT), they very in what they will consider as medically necessary. Most require documented back problems, rashes, hernias things of this nature as well as the sagging skin must hang below the pubic area. Some even have a clause saying a specific weight loss that is required.

Looking good!

Did you feel that part of your stomach was hard and it hurt like when you bend down

Did you feel that part of your stomach was hard and it hurt like when you bend down

Yes. I'm only a week out so it still feels that way. A large area around my belly button to my public area still feels numb. Think of how your mouth feels after novocaine but on a lot larger scale. It does feel hard to me but my husband says it feels natural to him... So I guess it is just where the nerves have been cut and are healing.

Yes. I'm only a week out so it still feels that way. A large area around my belly button to my public area still feels numb. Think of how your mouth feels after novocaine but on a lot larger scale. It does feel hard to me but my husband says it feels natural to him... So I guess it is just where the nerves have been cut and are healing.

You look great. I am 6 months post TT and my abdomen is still numb in that area. It is a weird feeling but its worth it. My surgeon said that there is a possibility that the feeling will never come back...

You look great. I am 6 months post TT and my abdomen is still numb in that area. It is a weird feeling but its worth it. My surgeon said that there is a possibility that the feeling will never come back...

Tell me QT, how long was it before you felt normal. You know, No more pain and could do what you wanted without pain returning. I'm not quite 2 weeks out but still look a little uneven.

Sound the second week towards the end

Tell me QT' date=' how long was it before you felt normal. You know, No more pain and could do what you wanted without pain returning. I'm not quite 2 weeks out but still look a little uneven.[/quote']

I personally remember feeling almost back to normal between 2-3 months post-op. I don't recall exactly when, but I know that around this time I was just starting to be able to lie on my stomach for the first time, which wasn't really painful, but more of a weird feeling. By the third month post-op, I had been cleared medically so I was able to finally get to the gym. I have been going to the gym since, and have found no pain at all. Every once in a while, I'll wake up and feel a little swollen still (from humidity, rain, etc.) but it's more of a stiffness than a pain (and its usually only in my lower back where my surgeon did a little lipo). I hope this helps. Don't get discouraged because honestly, it is all worth it!

I haven't tried to lay on my stomach yet do you think it might be okay and but when do the doctor say you can have sex

How much weight have you lost

How much weight have you lost

I have lost 83 pounds. I'm 5'5" and 153 pounds. I would like to lose about 5 more pounds if possible. That would put me at a normal BMW. But the surgeon says I still have about 10 pounds of skin left on my backside and shouldn't worry about loosing any more. I just can't wait to look and feel normal again.

The next step:I'm scheduled for a breast reduction/lift on Wednesday (June 5). Then hopefully I can start putting this behind me and just live a healthy happy life.