Avelar Tummy Tuck with Lipo Scheduled for March 23, 2012 - Dallas, TX

I am 29 years old and a mother of 3 children. I had my oldest daughter when I was 19 and for years have been unhappy with my stomach. I hate the stretch marks and the fat I have never been able to get rid of. Even at my best when I worked out al the time, I couldn't get a flat stomach. So I finally scheduled my tummy tuck for next Friday March 23, 2012 and I cannot wait. I am actually doing an "awake" tummy tuck under local anesthesia only. I will have lipo done to the upper and lower abdomen and the lovehandles. This type of tummy tuck does not stitch together the muscles so the recovery time is 3-4 days and the pain is supposedly not as bad. We will see about that...I am so excited and can't wait for my trip to Florida in June to put on a bikini for the first time in years!!!!!

Well...tomorrow is the big day! I am really excited. The nervousness hasn't hit me yet, but I'm sure tonight will be a sleepless night. Really anxious for this work day to be over..I have a few things I need to get tonight and get ready for tomorrow. I have to be there at 10:30 and it will start at 11:30. He said I should be out by 4:30. It still hasn't hit me yet, that this is really about to happen. It was something I never thought I would be able to do for myself. As soon as I'm able I will post post op pics and how it all went etc. Wish me luck :)

ok so 3 days post op...i'm feeling ok. pretty sore and stiff mostly. i was supposed to go back to work today but did not feel like i had the strength to sit in a chair for 8 hours. the lipo portion of the surgery was much worse than the tummy tuck. i had to get a shot of morphine and that really helped with the pain. still feeling a little slow due to all the meds in my system so going today without any to get rid of this feeling. i go back tomorrow to get drains taken out. i rated it undecided because it was alot of pain and until i see results i am still unsure if i would've benefitted more from good ol exercise and diet. posting post op pics but beware....they are pretty nasty. I am still swollen too.