I Am Really Going to Do This!!! - Flint, Michigan

I have 2 grown children, 20 and 21 yrs old. Growing up I was always heavy. After graduating heavy turned into obese. I am 5' 8" tall and at my heaviest weighed 245 lbs. In 2007 I decided that I HAD to make a change for myself. After months of dieting and exercising I weighed in at 165 lbs! That was in early 2008 and since then I have maintained in the 170 lbs range. I feel great but don't look great.

All the flabby skin drooping on my belly is aweful. A friend of mine had a tummy tuck about 18 months ago and she looks fabulous. I scheduled a consultation with the same PS she used and have just scheduled MY tummy tuck for March 22nd! My husband is totally supportive of my decision. I am so happy, scared, excited, nervous....so many things. I found this site and have been reading so many stories, I am positive this is a good move for me. My pre-op appointment is March 2nd...less than 2 weeks now. I will be watching everyone's progress and waiting for my big day!

OK, so I had my preop appt last friday. Everything is "a go"! I am still kind of in disbelief...I am really gonna do this. My husband is wonderful and so supportive of my decision. I will update again next week. Also, will try to post some before pics....

OK, so 1 week to go. My tt is next thursday! I am looking forward to it and dreading it all at the same time. It will be so nice to get rid of this extra flabby, hanging skin but the surgery part scares me. I am trying to post a few before pics, without success so far. Will keep trying though. Not sure if I will update before the big day as I will be working 10 hr days every day until then. After tt I will surely be updating!