Too Bad I Gave Away All My Maternity Clothes....

Because the surgery to fix this little sucker has transformed me into six months preggo lady. No lie. The hernia was 3 cm wide, or about the width of two fingers....or the width of that clampy tool thingie you see there, which is positioned right at the edges of the hernia itself.

Yummy, no?

So I know you're dying to see the outside, too, right? Especially the white Spanx girdle contraption which makes me feel really sexy? Here you go:

Sexy, no?

Well, let me just say it's a pretty powerful piece of fabric.

Because when I unleash the beast, this is what you see:

My poor tummy. The surgery was laparoscopic, which means

they made several incisions and slid their tools inside to sew

the mesh patch over the hole.

(That is tape and cotton packing over my belly button)

If that doesn't scare you, look at the side view.

Me in all my glory. Yech.

The swelling. Oh, and I didn't realize to perform the surgery laparoscopically, they have to pump you full of air. Yeah. So nice.

Anyone have any maternity tops I can borrow?

Anysurgery, thank you all for your love, care, concern, emails, calls, flowers, fruit arrangements, prayers, meals, and positive thoughts. I am off painkillers as of last night (let's cross our fingers I can stay that way), and am just taking Motrin and Extra Strength Tylenol.

Okay, back to bed for me. I'm almost done reading The Alchemist. Have a slew of others behind it. My mom is here helping out with the hooligans for a few days, thank goodness.

Should I do a giveaway for my girdle? Who wants it? I don't look half bad when it's on....