Ok so remember things are pretty swollen and uggers right now ... its only day 9!

This is my front tummy shot - where I had my initial concerns ... see my outtie belly button ... its that little ugly thing in between what looks like two tits! arghhhhhh all the taped up bits is my fanny with the drains coming out of it ... trust me even in this state it looks 200% better than pre op! LOL Now apparently everything will "drop" and flatten out. The scars are sitting a little high on my hips at the moment, but they will drop up to a couple of inches and when that happens, everything smooths out ... faith Leenie, have 100% faith in the man!
Now apparently also I have all thise internal "hoisting" stitches which self dissolve in a couple of weeks time and that helps everything settle also. It's incredible how this is all going to come together eventually. I was reading some internet articles which suggest that 75% of the swelling will disappear within 6 weeks and 90% of the swelling with go within 3 months. YAY! I'm going to look so hot on the gold coast at Christmas ;)

Heres a side view of the scar going over my "hip" which is more around the level of my waist at the moment ... the black piece is just blood and tissue healing, again he said nothing to be concerned about. It looks all jagged and puckered, but again it will all smooth out. Incredible really.

Otherside - left to right going from bum to front ... I've still got the drawings on my outer thighs where he marked me up! LOL Actually the scarring looks quite good on this side - very fine already!

Now this is what I'm excited about ... MY BUM! I reckon I'm going to have a porn star bum YIPPEEEEEEEEEEEEE ... I can so see the potential here, remember I'M REALLY SWOLLEN but sheez, cant you just picture it with the scar faded and swelling gone - reasonable waist, cute hips and a nice ROUND bum! yeeeeeeeeee haaaaaaaaaaaaa ... this shot excites me ... dont enlarge it and look too close, or you may see my winkle LMAO! The "breakdown" has occurred where the "v" meets at my butt crack. Breakdown means the wound has come apart slightly or in graphic terms - BUSTED OPEN ... ewwwwwwwww ... but thats ok, it happens to everyone in varying degrees just takes a little bit longer to heal - cant see it anyway because its inside the butt crack - its where all the pressure is when you sit on your arse all day - so guess it is to be expected! LOL
Ok ... so thats it ... my gory first post op pics. Hope I didnt freak you out too much - I'm finding it all quite fascinating :D