Mommy Makeover - Fort Myers, FL

May 16, 2013
I have a son who is almost 5 and when I got pregnant I thought I was given free reign to eat whatever I wanted and my body suffered terribly. I went from 145 to 188 at the time of delivery (I'm only 5'2''). I started to really exercise and be as healthy as possible. I go to the gym 5 or 6 days a week and I weight about 135 now. I love my new body except I don't want to show anyone due to severe stretch marks and loose skin on my tummy and saggy boobs from breast feeding. A lot of my friends and family do not agree with me having the surgery so this is kinda my outlet. They all tell me I look great, but of course with clothes on it hides a lot of my little blunders. I have been to my 1st consultation and after speaking with the doctor we have chosen to use textured silicone Implants above the muscle to fill in volume that was lost. I was always a D cup but after the baby I'm a C that has to wear a push-up D to fit all the skin in. So instead of having more scaring from a lift he is doing a small incision under the breast so it will be easily hidden, a tummy tuck, and liposuction of my love handles and under my butt. My procedure is scheduled for July 5th and I am nervous and excited. I really don't like to be in pain and narcotics make me very nauseous. But my doctor assured me it would be okay and he would also prescribe some anti-nausea medicine. I will post before pictures when I get closer to my surgery date so they are as accurate as possible. Thanks for reading.

It's the 4th of July and my surgery is tomorrow. I had a great visit with my surgeon last week that really put me at ease. I have prepared meals, took before pictures, bought cough drops ( bc a friend told me you can't cough with the tummy tuck bc it hurts so bad and it's hard to talk after being intubated). I'm really nervous about the pain, sleeping ( I usually sleep on my stomach), going to the bathroom, getting out of bed, and vomiting. I really don't do we'll with pain pills and they make me very sick. Praying all goes well and that I will be in a bikini in no time.

Woke up early this morning to go in. When I got there I was greeted by the doctor. I took a pregnancy test, then got changed and he came in with a sharpie to draw the lines. IV was started then I was wheeled back to the OR. The anastesiologist gave me a sedative followed by the mask and I was out. I woke up in the recovery room feeling great but tired.... My boobs were not painful but my stomach was stretched to its limit. I waited to fully wake up, about 45 minutes. They sat me up and I could feel every little movement in my stomach. They dressed me and helped me walk to the car. Told me not to close my eyes or I might get dizzy. The ride home was fine until the last 5 minutes where I was fighting to keep my eyes open, I just wanted to sleep.
My throat is very dry and raw. I found it impossible to get in bed so I settled for the couch recliner with pillows stacked. Using the bathroom is not too difficult, but getting up and back down is a real challenge. My fingers a swollen and tight but my doctor called to check on me and said that's normal due to the fluid injected for the lipo. My back is pretty swollen from lipo and I dont really know about anything else because its covered up. Will update more later.