Close up of 1st week - Incision/drains

I am putting these pictures up for those that want to see the whole story.  Tummy Tucks are not Spa Treatments.  TT is a serious abdominal surgery that comes with risks and lots of recovery time.  

This is my left hip on January 4th, about 5 days after surgery.  

 I still have significant bruising from the liposuction and the drain tube is stitched into my skin to prevent it from sliding out.

This is my right hip.  

And this is the view from the front.  I still ad not looked at my belly bitton as it was under some saran wrap type of bandage that kept it dry when I shower.  I was honestly afraid of my belly button and what it would look like at this point.   

The other weird thing about recovering from this surgery is that you basically have no feeling at the skin level.  My abdomin is mostly numb still even 4 weeks out from surgery.  When they separate the skin from the muscle wall to pull it down it breaks the nerve paths.  So while my Abs hurt, and the drains hurt my actual incision has little to no feeling.  Same with my belly button.

You can see the bloated and swollen look to my stomach as well.