7 months post op!
Im 29 and a mommy of a 6 year old little girl and...
Im 29 and a mommy of a 6 year old little girl and a 3 year old little boy. I love my kids, but they really did a number on my body :-( After I had my daughter on 2006, I was completly depressed over how much my body changed. Im not saying I had a perfect body before, but after giving birth my stomach was sagging and covered in bright red stretch marks.
After having my son in 2009, it only mad it worse. I dieted and lost alot of weight but that stupid belly buldge would not go away.. After doing research I learned that it most likely would not go away with out surgery.
I just went to my first consultations on tuesday and I met with 2 different plastic surgeons. After hearing from both of them that I was the perfect canadit for a tummy tuck and that I would probably look better after the surgery thenI did prior to having kids, I got really excited! To hear that this mess could be fixed was the best news Ive had in a while. It's amazing how somthing like this could mess with a persons self esteem... I havnt set a date yet, but Im hoping to get it done October 2, 2012, just got to crunch some numbers first.
Im hoping after the surgery I will feel better about myself. Im excited about the surgeon I have decided to go with, I have complete confidence him him and his work! I feel like I have done so much research on this, Im up so late most night researching surgeons and looking at pics and credentials, however after meeting with Dr, Motykie I know he is the right surgeon for me.
Im nervouse and excited for the actually procedure, nervouse about the pain and how my kids are going to handle not being able to be there normal crazy self around me, and at times I feel like Im being selfish, like I shouldnt be spending this amount of money on myself, but I have been through alot these last 5 years between babies and trouble in my marriage, I just feel that I deserve this.
I have sacraficed alot of myself these past few years for my family and so Im hoping know one will hold this against me after I do it. Heres hoping for great results and that I reach my goal of getting it done in October :-)
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EEKK!! Surgery date is set!! October 10th at...
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For me, my only problem was the stretched skin that no amount of exercise would have help..I hated the fact that I had to buy a bigger size in shirts just to cover it...anyhow..Oct will be here soon enough. It's perfectly normal to have feelings of being scared, anxiety, even doubt but don't ever feel guilty for doing something for yourself. As long as you have your family's support as well as others here you'll be just fine. My background is medical so I've had quite a list of questions which I felt were answered very logically. You know your body and it's capabilities, no question is ever silly and even till the day of I still asked. The advantage I'd say you have is you're still young enough for your body to recover at a quicker rate considering you are a healthy person. From this point on till Oct. I'm sure you'll continue your research and find things out which may or not be beneficial to you. I wish you well with your journey and if you ever care to ask anything here or to me..I invite you to. Good Luck and Happy Researching! :)
Good job in doing your research! Pregnancy changes our bodies so much that it's crazy.
Your not selfish in doing this for yourself. There is no harm in wanting your body back so keep your chin up and be proud in making this decision.
The kiddos will be fine during the recovery. Your schedule will change for a while but everything will go back to normal quickly.