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PO Day 16 - Ft. Myers, FL

Name: PO Day 16 - Ft. Myers, FL
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Author: Poohdora29

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The countdown has begun for me. 10 weeks to go! My...

Poohdora29January 12, 2013

$8,075

The countdown has begun for me. 10 weeks to go! My TT is scheduled for March 21st. WOW! Not a day goes by that I dont think about it every hour and I am on this site reading. I have been reading all the wonderful stories on this page for years. I have gone back and forth on I will not do this to I am gonna do this. My son is now 8 years old. I was left with the ugly pouch belly like everyone else. I have hated it for years! Five years ago I lost 33 pounds. I was at 149 and got down to 116. I am 5' 1" so everything shows in us short people. I am now 35 years old(turned 35 in Dec.) and I have put a few pounds back on. I kept it off and maintained it for so long and now, I don't know what happened. I currently weigh 135. I would like to be down to at least 120 before TT Day but I am struggling with that. I'm hoping if I don't lose it before hand that I will have no problem losing it after surgery. My husband is on board and being supportive of me. He will take a few days off of work to take care of me. I am doing it over Spring Break so I dont have to worry about my son being in school. He will be spending all of Spring Break with his grandparents. I will be on postop day 11 when I get him back and he has to go back to school. I hope I will be ok to do all mom duties by then. I appreciate all the tips I have got from here over the years and recently to help me make my decesion. I finally made up my mind back in October that I was gonna do this. I sure hope I get good results and its not to rough.

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Excited2

January 16, 2013

Hi I'm having my TT done while the kids are on spring break as well. I usually pick them up from school so I have to see how this works. I will be post op day 7 when they go back to school.

Poohdora29

January 16, 2013

Oh cool Excited2. When is your kids Spring Break? I take and pickup my son and I am one of those mom's that sits in line for an hour to get there child in the car riders line. Ugh! So yea, I hope I will be able to do it starting on day 11. Fingers crossed for both of us.

UPDATED FROM Poohdora29

2 months pre

I went in for my EKG today. That is the only...

Poohdora29January 16, 2013

I went in for my EKG today. That is the only requirement they are asking me to do prior to my surgery. I have to wait 2 days to get the results back. Ugh! I hope all is ok and I will have the go ahead for surgery.

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Kimmers25

January 16, 2013

Welcome to the tummy tuckers!! So glad you joined us and I look forward to reading all about your journey.

Keep your focus on being strong and healthy right now and everything will be fine. You will drop the pounds:) You have done amazing with the weight loss so far and I know you will finish this up.

sarav59

January 16, 2013

Hi , I am having TT done on the 5th ...looking forward to helping each other through this..

Poohdora29

January 16, 2013

Sarav59, yes, that would be great. I need all the support I can get. Now that the countdown is on for me, I am thinking about this non stop. I dream about it. I wake up in the middle of the night. Ugh, its gonna be a long couple of months for me. I just want it over with and on my way to recovery.

sarav59

January 17, 2013

I am not having any dreams...I just keep going till I am exhausted then fall asleep...mine is more when I am awake and not busy. It is so great your husband is 100% behind you...Mine would rather me not have it...This is one thing I am so determined on that no one will get in my way...but he says he will support me and be my caregiver...his thoughts why go thru the pain on purpose. I figure it can not be any worse than my c section. I had to have the mid-line incision...I have a feeling we are going to do just fine and be so prepared for this...and this site with all the stories from the other women already on the flat side is so helpful and encouraging.

Poohdora29

January 16, 2013

Kimmers25, thanks so much for the encouraging words. I hope I can.

UPDATED FROM Poohdora29

2 months pre

I should add that back in October, I went on three...

Poohdora29January 17, 2013

I should add that back in October, I went on three consults. I liked all three of the PS. They all were pretty close in price. It was funny because I went on the first one and I thought she was the greatest, I wanted her to do it. My husband said we need to see at least another PS. So I made another appt. We then really liked the next PS and wanted him to do it. So then we decided to see one more to then make final decision. I ended up going with the third one. I had no idea it would play out that way. The icing on the cake for me was the nurse that was talking with me told me that the PS she worked for did her tummy tuck 8 years ago. She kept talking, I have no idea what she said. I was so excited, I just wanted to see it. I asked her if I could. She turned towards me since my hubby was with me and showed me. It looked great. I asked her a ton of questions. I thought if she had this done by him 8 years ago and she still works for him, WOW! That spoke volumes to me. Plus they made me feel very comfortable there and all the nurses and staff were so nice and helpful. I paid my deposit later that week and decided to move forward. I set my date for March 21st.

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NewTummy2013

January 17, 2013

Let's see your before photos! =)

Poohdora29

January 17, 2013

I have to work up the courage to do that. LOL I will

sarav59

January 17, 2013

It does take courage to post pic of something you just cannot stand

NewTummy2013

January 17, 2013

Don't show your face. It is just us ladies. =)

Poohdora29

January 18, 2013

Exaclty. I hate looking at it. I dont want my husband to ever see it and now I have to put it out there for a ton of people to see. Ugh! I know not to show my face but its still really hard for me.