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18 and had a full TT, Lipo, and Saline Breast Implants- Bloomington, IL
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I'm 18..young, I know..anyway, I got pregnant...
$12,000
I'm 18..young, I know..anyway, I got pregnant when I was 16 and had my beautiful baby boy when I was 17 on April 14th 2011. I chose to put him up for adoption, out of love, because it was better for him. It's an open adoption and I'm still a big part of his life. I used to be a size 1-3 and 110lbs and an A cup. I had tight skin and perky breasts all without stretchmarks. I gained 35lbs and no my breasts and stomach are covered in stretch marks and I have very loose skin. I went to my consultation last week and am putting the down payment down next week when I schedule it. I am nervous about how my stretch marks will look because my Dr said I will still have some around my belly button and of course my breasts. I also have never had surgery before. I also don't want my belly button to look unatural. I'm really nervous about not looking the way I want to.
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UPDATED FROM Morgan in Illinois
11 days post
Okay so it took awhile because of some money...
okay so it took awhile because of some money issues but now FINALLY everything is in order! yipee! on June 11th I put my deposit down and booked my surgery date for July 5th. My pre op date is June 25. I have a few questions to ask my doctor but does anyone have any other advice on what to ask or any other information I should know? I'm trying to get everything covered so I'm not completely clueless. Still really nervous about the pain. I'll also update some more pictures too since I have lost a little weight and some marks have faded a bit. Cant believe its less than a month away!
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June 13, 2012
Ask your doctor about the pain pump, it helped with my recovery after my tummy tuck.
UPDATED FROM Morgan in Illinois
1 month post
Okay so today is July 7th, I had my surgery on the...
okay so today is July 7th, I had my surgery on the 5th. I got a full standard tummy tuck, liposuction on my love handles, and saline breast implants. Right when I got there everything went to smoothly and on time, everyone was so friendly and helpful and always informed me about what was going on. When I woke up from surgery I was doing pretty good and didnt feel too much pain. I went home a few hours later. It was hard walking because I had to be hunched over so much. Most of the time my back ends up hurting more than anything else. my breasts are sore and sometimes its hard to move my arms too much, my stomach feels like its burining a lot. I have not been able to see my stomach or breasts yet because my doctor said i cannot take my dressings off at all until i go back for a check up. Mornings are extremely rough but once I get moving I do pretty well considering all that I had done. I empty my drains about every 8 hours but theres never a lot just a little amount so hopefully when i go back they will tell me i can take my drains out. I get shakey a lot but I think its just because of my nerves.
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July 8, 2012
I also am 18 and I reallly want this sugery done. I had my little guy at 17 too but on March 14th!! I understand completely why you wanted this sugery done!! I didnt give my son up for adoption but I got married at 15 and got pregnant at 16. My husband says he thinks I'm beautiful just the way I am but I want to feel beautiful and have more confidence. My stomach looks alot like your pre surgery! you should post pictures as soon as you can!! I hope you feel 100 % better about your self and you have the confidence every woman deserves! I might hold off on this sugery until Im completely done having children but a dear friend of mine had her sugery after 4 kids and had a whoops and had her last after her procedures. She said nothing came undone. So Im still deciding. But anyways like I wrote previously I hope you feel beautiful!!
July 10, 2012
I just posted some pictures for you! :) I'm going to wait on the breast pictures because they're pretty tender so I dont want to take the bra off yet. But I think I uploaded some pretty good ones of my stomach. I guess it just depends how soon you want to have children. I plan to wait until 26-32 ishh so thats why I went ahead and did it. I think its different for every person. thank you! I'm working on the self confidence thing. I'm sure you're a beatiful person as well!
July 10, 2012
Awe thanks!! And you look great!! I'm Sure that after you get done with all the swelling and everything you will feel much better!! Congrats!! I know its such a hard decision because sometimes I want more children and other times I think I just want to look good again ha ha. :) Post more pics of your journey as you go along I cant wait to see your ending result!!
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Thank you for finding us and for starting your story here on RealSelf. You are a youngster, but it will be nice to be able to enjoy your body while you're young! You do know that if you have babies later on, they could affect your results, yes? As long as you're aware of that, I say go forth and do it. I know it's scary, but you're young and sound healthy and this will all be behind you by next fall.