Post Op: 3 & 4 weeks

So now I am at 3 weeks post op I am feeling better with each passing day. I have been walking at the mall (it gives me the chance to sit down if I get tired). I have been resting as well.  Walking has done wonders for my mobility. It seems as though over night I was able to start getting myself up from a laying position, and bending down to pick things up. This is the first steps to my full independence.
3 weeks Post Op I saw my surgeon, and all is well. He took out the last drainage tube and the remaining stitches, and that feels so much better. The discomfort of feeling the tube under the skin is unreal.  The area where the vertical and horizontal incisions meet still has a small hole, but it is closing slowly.  I am able to do more, but there are still things that I have yet to be able to do... like putting on socks or shoes. 
Since getting the last stubborn drain out, I am now able to take a shower. Up until now, I have been getting bird baths, and going to the salon to get my hair washed. I was so nervous. I didn't want to have anything go wrong.  But everything was fine.

Week 4: I have so much better of an outlook, I can see the swelling going down, I can see the results. I am ready to move on to my fully functioning, THINNER life... I wont say skinny.... I don't see myself as skinny... but a thinner version of myself.
Each day, I have better range of motion, and am more active.  I tried on a pair of pants that I was able to wear before my surgery, but I realized that as much swelling that has gone down,  I still have a lot in my thighs. I could barely get the pants up past my knees. It was a very deflating feeling, but I just have to remember that I have a ways to go with the swelling, so for now it is sun dresses and yoga pants.
  I am able to get my self dressed so that I a good thing. My husband has been great if I need him, but I am trying to be independent because I know that it is only a short time before he goes back to work.

I know that I have a ways to go... keep following my story!
Peace and love!