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Continue reading →: One Year Out: What I’d Do Differently
I can’t believe it’s been more than a year since I had my abdominoplasty and diastasis recti repair. For the most part, I have no regrets: the DR repair, in particular, has been life changing in helping me achieve core strength and far reduced back pain. It’s also pretty great…
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Continue reading →: A Terribly Overdue UpdateI can’t believe it’s been FOUR months since I last posted an update, but suffice to say that’s a clear indication of how well things have been going from a recovery perspective! Looking back at my before photos (I’ve posted them at the bottom for a recap!) compared to now…
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Continue reading →: Six Months UpdateOK, let me just start by saying HOLY SHIT HOW HAS IT BEEN SIX MONTHS? Yowza. Honestly, a lot has happened in the six months since my surgery and I feel like I’m really hitting a groove with how I feel in my post-op body. Some notable improvements: Vanity certainly…
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Continue reading →: Ten Weeks+ LaterIs it just me, or was January the longest month ever that also, somehow, just disappeared? Anyway. The best part of January for me was returning to the gym, followed very closely by my children returning to regularly scheduled programming with daycare and school. They thrive on routine and honestly,…
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Continue reading →: The InfectionWords can’t even describe the devastation I experienced when I realized my incision was infected a few days shy of my Six Week date. After a month and a half of diligently following all of my aftercare instructions and obsessively doubling up on wound care, it happened: I was feeling…
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Continue reading →: Four Weeks LaterI honestly can’t believe that four weeks have passed! On the one hand, it feels like it’s flown by but it’s also been a slog. The last two weeks have been the hardest for me, believe it or not. I think because I’ve been healing so well and having so…
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Continue reading →: Two Weeks Post-Op (PHOTOS)
Photos can be found in a gallery at the bottom of this post. There is no blood, but they are still a little graphic — fair warning! I can’t believe it’s been two weeks! It feels like the time has flown by and also a bit like I’ve been recovering…
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Continue reading →: I Can’t Feel My Belly AnymoreAs I excitedly track the progress of my healing and do my daily incision care, I try to spend 10-15 minutes every day before, during, and after my shower massaging my tummy. There’s just one thing… I can’t feel it. I knew going into my surgery that things would obviously…
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Continue reading →: One Week Check-up (PHOTOS)
Please be aware that there will be graphic photos in this post. I have moved them all to the bottom in a gallery for sensitivity purposes. ❤️ I am beyond thrilled to have my drains GONE and to have finally seen what my $12000 tummy looks like! 😂 In all…
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Continue reading →: A Day in The Life of RecoveryFive days post-op, the number one word I would use to describe recovery is boring. It’s a lot of sitting around, lying around, and awkward maneuvering. Wake Up Most mornings, I’m awake early but since I can do literally nothing, I tend to doze off again. During the week when…
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