Week 9 scar / tanline

[Mentu]

Andy, the scar looks ok. I might trade you my four tube holes for you one; its very nicely centered. Mine are not although they don't dimple as much. I am noticing that they are filling in so with time probably they will go away.

Larry

 

[ARGreenMN]

Wow Larry, yours is truly almost invisible! Can't wait till the 8 month mark!

 

[Luana]

I have to wait 'till I'm done with cardio rehab before letting the chest hair come back Those sticky things at rehab hurt too much with hair! I wasn't planning to put self tanner on the scar itself, just the white area next to it, being careful not to get any on the scar. Yea, I'm still trying to figure out what the heck a tawdry shirt is..... Is that a brand name or something?

Tawdry as in: (adjective) cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality, kind of like a really bad Hawaiian shirt, and it made the cute acronym TOOTS. If you look at the first sticky Ross put up on it, sounds like they had some shirts members would mail and then member receiving would mail to another member for photo and then post here. Most of the early photos show folks in the shirt with the buttons open so the scar showed. None of this topless stuff like the young folk are posting now!

I think it's now become kind of free-for-all as for posting scar photos.

 

[Allisoninoz]

Hey Andy,
Got some abs happening there!
Good looking scar!

 

[Bean Counter]

That scar is looking pretty good. I don't have any advice about tanning but originally I thought I was going to use my time off to get some sun since I am normally holed up in an office all day. I came across this thread on day 2 and just decided to stay out of the sun. It has also been a very warm summer here in Chicago, so it was not that tough of a decision.

 

[ARGreenMN]

Allison, you're vision must still be fuzzy from the surgery. No six pack, just a keg.

Bean, you're probably smart to stay out of the sun. I guess they've got some new spray-on stuff now that makes tanning obsolete. I haven't tried it yet, but it's on my to-do list

 

[jendyk]

Every sunny day since my surgery on March 4, 2010 I have walked around without my shirt and nothing covering the scar. Therefore, I don't have a light coloured strip. My advice is to just skip the tape over the zipper and enjoy the sun. If you burn easily, use sunscreen.

George

 

[prdraper1]

My scar is similar, I often go without a shirt and no-one has ever commented on it. We often go shirtless in the U.K. in good weather unlike the USA ( certain parts from personal experience ) where they look at you as if you are exposing yourself. We don't get too much sun so why not enjoy it?

 

[ARGreenMN]

Haha, I live in Minnesota, which is practically in Canada, so we don't get much sun either. I hear ya! But still gonna be safe this summer. Will go bare (well above the waist) next year.

 

[Luana]

Aren't you glad they didn't have to make that incision in your back? :tongue2: