Day 8 and beggining of spring!

(here with one of my best friends at Bwater...yesterday I probably wasn't really ready to go out but I needed some change of scenery, Iveta always my supporter and she has been the one that I started training with....and also has been my amazing friend)

 

Hi there! Today has been a very happy day! Boys have gone back to school which allowed me to just potter at my own pace around the house...by pottering I mean I was able to just be! no nagging no feeling guilty no getting stressed that something is not quite how I imagined just relax and potter.
I had done a lot of phone calls and enjoyed coffee in the glorious sunshine in garden with mum. I even have breakfast with husband who has once again sacrificed a day of his holiday to be home and see kids off to school and nursery and later take me to see my FAVOURITE CONSULTANT OF ALL MR KASEM!

So, the day flew by I even made it to BQ (yes yes I know crazy me) to get a few plants for my garden as I cant wait for spring to come and need to help it hurry along. Mum washed all windows and I am delighted that the gardens are being treated my my mum!!!:)

So, then we set of to see my CONSULTANT!  - it wasn't very exciting having like 6-7 people there watching me but who cares....I had been looking forward for this moment since my op and lets see what happened....! My gorgeous and lovely consultant has greeted me with great smile, he is not a chatter box as such but hs massive smile and honesty does it all. He asked me how I was...I explained. Then I took top layers off and he did the rest....yap all plasters off....threads cut away and TA DA there was me looking like a 17 years old?!  - but really nipples in the right place, no swelling as such, no bruising or discharge just nice almost healed bobbies. More grinning more smiling and a lor of chatting....10 mins later one firm handshake all my questions answered I was out the door sporting my new massive grin!!! yay! Long live this wonderful surgeon and God bless his working hands. He has made a massive difference in my life and for that I will always love him. (I hope he won't be scared away by this when he reads it as you know....I am just not very "English" Sir, I am very very outgoing and considering the job I do very un-boundaried when it comes to my own life...I feel totally at ease with both my shortcomings and my successes....and that I think its just who I am)

Anyways, so in short:
- driving in 2-3 weeks
-back to work 2-3 weeks (but I am gona start this week with one evening at youthcentre)
- running and cycling and exercising 4 weeks
-swimming around 6 weeks but I am happy to wait til the summer

Medication:
-no medication needed as hardly any pain (I had confessed I only took paracetamol for the first 5 days 1 every 5-6 hours and ibuprofen 2-3 days 1 every 6 hours)
- painkillers if needed when needed

So now here some photos!

 I know it looks different doesn't it?

 Something just for support but not a real bra yet! have not worn one of these for don't even know how long! Actually feels funny as I never imagined I could get away with an un underwired half west top kind a top! So thank you Mr. Kasem! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

 Yeah I know sporting my PJ is not kind a something to show but what you're looking at here is the loss of over 10 kgs think that's over 2 stones and a happy me!

Because when you really really want something and you put your mind to it! When you know that you can actually do it....then you have the best possible surgeon and supportive friends and family YES YOU CAN ONLY SUCCEED! For me up to this very day the bestest and most amazing thing was NO PAIN!! NO PAIN AT ALL! (that I mean through surgery) NO I never dieted a day....it was all through exercise, healthy eating and a lot of hard work! And yeah I know I am boasting about it cause it is a life changing event and I hope it lasts....oh forgot to ask my gorgeous wonderful surgeon what happens if I piled back on my 2 stones (God forbid).....I can see him smile and smack me over the head:) not really I would do that myself! so all in all a great day! thank you God!!

Oh and just a little MASSIVE note to say that during this process a friend of mine who no longer lives in UK but also had same op as me was MY BIGGEST CHEERER and HELP AND SUPPORT! I won't mention her name as she might not want to but THANK YOU A!