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muscle repair and full TT has gotten my tummy to look normal!!! the journey continues...
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Hi All, im a mum of 3. my last is 3months old and...
BIEEJuly 5, 2013
WORTH IT$6,000
Hi All, im a mum of 3. my last is 3months old and my Tummy has taken a good beating. i had all three kids via c-section and all three weighed over 10 pounds each. i am now looking to have work done so i can look normal again. Every time i step out, i get asked if I'm pregnant. The tummy is so huge that it is hard to conceal. all i think about now is getting a tummy tuck and muscle repair. i have reached out to a few doctors and i have been told i need to wait until i am months post partum or more. i am now on a journey to lose 25 pounds before TT, and i can not wait for today to come. here's what i look like now after 3 months following a c.s with the 3rd 10 pound baby.
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5 months pre
My Before pictures. hoping for a mracle
BIEEJuly 8, 2013
i noticed the pictures i uploaded didn't
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July 10, 2013
I'm excited to learn more about your consultations with the doctors you are interested in. So is it right at the six month mark that docs will work on a person after they have a baby? I never knew! Maybe it's because the skin is still going through changes?
July 17, 2013
how's your healing coming along. hope the scar is healing well...wish you all the best
July 17, 2013
I just saw your post here, sorry! Doc is going to do a little work on my scar in September I think. He is going to get rid of a dog ear at the end of my incision which he does in the office. He mentioned that he can do laser treatments on my scar to make it blend in. Have you had a chance to see my profile yet? You just click on my name on one of these posts, and it'll pop up. I might have posted too many pictures, but it helps me remember where I started out at, lol. Sometimes I think, "it's not healing!!" But then I look at all the pics and I know better. Ah, the things we do!
July 18, 2013
YES dear! i went through your profile thoroughly. that's how i found out you had issues with scar healing. good that the problem can be re fixed. wish you all the best
July 10, 2013
yes Rubix, its because i had a C.S. they all say i need that amount of time to heal completely before a TT. so i'm now in the waiting game, but it also gives me time to loose the pounds. thanks for checking in on me. how are you doing
July 14, 2013
Ohh that makes sense! I didn't have a CS but I've heard they are more difficult to heal from. I hope you are healing well!! I'm doing ok, thanks for asking! I think if I did this surgery again I would have bought steri-tape and kept it on my scar while healing, because those women who did, even women of Color, have really flat thin scars from what I can tell. My scar is a little strange, I think. Do your scars heal nicely?
July 17, 2013
yes, all three c.s scars have healed nicely, and with every cs, they opened up the same site, so i am hoping that i'll heal well from the tummy tuck scar. but i have added steri tape to my list. thanks for that. to be honest with you, i just want this bulge gone scar or no scar. i am in dubai at the moment holidaying with family and whenever i go out with the baby, people look at me funny. i am sure in their minds they wandering how i got so pregnant even with a new born baby
July 17, 2013
Dubai?! Oh you are so lucky, i hope you are enjoying yourself! I would love to go there one day! I think I would have to save quite a bit of money. Does your family know you want surgery? I didn't tell anyone until I'd made my appointment and paid for it, so they couldn't say anything about it or talk me out of it, lol! I don't like that feeling either, what you described about feeling like people are questioning the state of your body. Does wearing a girdle help at all, or have you tried that?
July 17, 2013
hi dear, Dubai is fun but im mostly indoors anyway. i have work to do. my hubby takes the kids out most of the time. i have tried talking to hubby about it. at first he wasnt supportive but now he knows my mind is made up and i will get it done, so he is trying to come to terms with it. to be honest i dont know why i have to explain myself to any one. the problem is big enough for all to see. {lol} i get so depressed sometimes, i just want to hide in, girdles really dont work. i just ordered the tupler technique kit and i am tired of it already. its difficult to hide a massive tummy i guess. all i am waiting for is my 6 month mark now and i will be off to the states for 1 month and in that time i must get it done. im still not sure if i should get it done in charlotte or newyork? i'll have help in charlotte but i havnt found the right doctor there but with new york, dr shafer is my first option
July 17, 2013
Dr. Shafer looks like he has a remarkable 5 star rating on everything that comes up online! I wonder if he knows of recovery houses or has a hospital stay for his clients? Mainly for me it was the first 4 or 5 days that I really needed help. My boyfriend would come and spend a few hours with me everyday, plus my kids helped. But yours are little! I just remembered that! I hope you can figure it all out without too much trouble. I really hope someone will be available to help you through the hardest days no matter where you go for your surgery, because it is life changing and you deserve that for yourself. Are you thinking about other surgery too?
July 18, 2013
yes, i plan on going to wherever i choose to have the surgery with someone to help me. dr shafer uses a recovery house bear the hospital, if i choose to do it in nc, 'll have to stay at my family's house. the only problem is the length of time i have to stay for follow up visits. 3 or 4 weeks perhaps...
UPDATED FROM BIEE
5 months pre
FIRST REAL PHYSICAL CONSULTATION WENT GREAT!!! 11TH DECEMBER FOR SURGERY!
BIEEJuly 27, 2013
i did say i would go to the ends of the earth to find me a good surgeon to fix my diastasis, didnt i? well i have found me one in Dubai. a few of the USA based surgeons i corresponded with had fears of dealing with an international patient { incase of post op emergency issues}, well i decided to find me one that was one flight away and easy to get in and out should the need arise. my search took me to DR SABA ALMARUSH {American British Surgical and Medical Centre}. i booked a consulation and although it was suddenly cancelled and moved up by 2 days, i met her Today. my appointment was for 3pm and i arrived nice and early. i filled a form given and paid the consultation fee of 350 AED (97usd). doctor came for me 20minutes past the hour and as soon as i saw her broad and charming smile, i forgot i was upset about the wait! lol {she looks like a model and i sat there thinking, you better fix me goood sweetheart, just like you. lol} anyway, she asked me about my concerns, medical history, allergies and goals and we talked quite a bit on those. she examined me and talked extensively on the procedure i would be needing. i have a verrrry big muscle separation she says and advised to wait 6-12 months post partum before surgery for best results. apparently the longer you wait for the uterus to return after delivery, the better your TT results will be. i am to lose as much weight as possible before surgery although she didn't mention specifics so i am setting my goal for 15 kg loss which should be easy given the time i have left before surgery. i looked at her before and after photos of 2 similar cases. the first one had a FANTASTIC result while the second one not so great (untill 4 month) i of course asked why two different results for same procedure and she nicely explained that results are largely dependent on body type, muscles, tissues and so so so...well, not a pleasant thing to hear especially when you expect miracles but science is science and the truth is the truth so all i can say to that is lord!!! LET MY BODY BE THE BEST BODY TYPE FIR FOR THIS!!! [thank you lord in advance] anyway, i got my dates and quotes for the surgery @ 10,000usd for muscle repair, Low incision, extended tummy tuck and lipo of flanks, i day hospital stay, blood work and post surgery garment. (Fair deal) now, all i gats to do is lose me some 15 kgs so help me GOD!!!
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