3 years out in July and a NSV to top them all...

[coops 1,790]

thanks for all your positive comments, they really do help! At 11 wks post TT I'm feeling so much better and pretty much back to normal now, say 90%!

Oh, and I wore the size (UK) 12 jeans out - yes, you read that right OUT! Ok, so it was only to a friends house, but I sat in them all day and I had problems. Gotta address the muffin top now though, it has always been there but with a pretty flat lower belly the upper one is more obvious. I think with exercise and continuing my good dietary habits I will see a difference in a few months - I hope so!

Starting to feel good in my skin - I haven't felt like this in over 20 years!

[coops 1,790]

Coops, congrats on your successful surgeries! You are beautiful inside and out and are an inspiration to so many people (including me of course!)! I'm having my first procedure (breast lift/reduction) on July 1st and am super excited about it. I'm going to wait 6 months for the Tummy Tuck.

Did your surgeon have to do a vertical incision (I think it's referred to as a Fleur de Lis) in your tummy tuck? My surgeon told me it would be necessary to have a vertical incision remove the excess skin from my upper abdomen as well as the standard incision to remove the panni. I was taken aback when he said that, but apparently it's fairly normal for people who have lost a major amount of weight (and, in my case, the skin has like zero elasticity!).

Thanks for sharing what life is like in the weeks after surgery; that is good to know so I can be better prepared for what lies ahead.

Hiya Kris,

Good luck with your uplift/reduction - I found that surgery ok post op - I don't know whether it was because all of my attention was on the TT? I am happy with my results - I didn't want big boobs, hence the no implants, I just wanted a nice natural shape, which is what I have... my surgeon really is very good - especially when I think about what he had to work with in the first instance!

I had the usual TT, not the FDL - he said that the top of my tummy was ok; skin was in good order as were the muscles underneath, but the lower part was shocking! In saying that I do have a muffin top now, I'm not sure but I think the FDL will correct that for you. My scar is beautifully low, easily hidden with knickers and it is fading lovely. I'm not worried in the slightest about scarring as no one will ever see them!

It is a long ole recovery but so worth it - I really feel as if I am coming out of the post op funk now and getting to where I want to be.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask!

Let us know how you get on... x

[Ms skinniness 3,003]

thanks for all your positive comments, they really do help! At 11 wks post TT I'm feeling so much better and pretty much back to normal now, say 90%!

Oh, and I wore the size (UK) 12 jeans out - yes, you read that right OUT! Ok, so it was only to a friends house, but I sat in them all day and I had problems. Gotta address the muffin top now though, it has always been there but with a pretty flat lower belly the upper one is more obvious. I think with exercise and continuing my good dietary habits I will see a difference in a few months - I hope so!

Starting to feel good in my skin - I haven't felt like this in over 20 years!

This is fantastic! I love this transformation! Perhaps the muffin top will go away when you are completely healed. And besides, I have a pretty big muffin top too when I wear my jeans. I do hate feeling the loose skin on my sides, stomach, arms, neck and face, oh and not too mention my thighs. Now it's really beginning to bother me. Uggggggggggg......It's time to really look into getting something done for myself......Thanks for sharing this with me.... HUGS across the pond!

[CowgirlJane 14,259]

I was told that my lower body lift (tummy tuck that goes around) would only loose about 4 or so pounds....

I think it is quite rare for someone to lose 15-20 pounds from a TT, but i do hear people saying that.