Can't Believe Its Gonna Happen!! Tummy Tuck/Breast Lift - Dec. 28th!!! - Greensboro, NC

It'S actually going to happen... that's what I keep telling myself. In 36 days I will have a tummy tuck, breast lift and lipo in my hips and flanks. I am a 40 year old mother of 2 boys (5 and 8). My story sounds like most others... After getting married and having children, I put on the pounds and weighed in at 175 (maybe a few pounds over at some point). I am 5'4' and and I now weigh about 140. I was in a size 14 at my largest and now I wear an 8 and sometimes a 6. My weight was always in my belly, even when I was skinny, before marriage. The "pooch" was always my problem but that is very easy to cover up with big shirts and tight pants. I became very skilled at covering it all up!

Well, after the kids, my "girls" started to droop and now they rest somewhere mid-belly (without my size 34DD bra). I finally feel good about how I look in my clothes and I am ready to feel good about how I look out of my clothes. I want to wear a nightgown without a bra... actually I want to wear those really cute and sexy nighties with out a bra. I also want to wear strapless tops but haven't found a strapless bra that can hold my babies up. Long story short, I have always wanted to do this and never thought it would actually happen.

I have read so many other reviews and I am inspired by the stories and bravery of all the other women out there. I almost backed out of the surgery after watching a few videos on YouTube... you know, the one where they show the actual procedure. It was so frightening to me that I almost backed out. Then I discovered this website. All the women seemed so brave and I thought that if everyone else could do it, so can I. I do not handle pain very well and I have also been told that I can be a little "dramatic" at times. Well, I admit that I am a little drama queen but I this could set me into a whole new realm of drama. My poor husband is more worried about how I will react to the pain rather than will I actually wake up from the surgery. Needless to say he is ready for the worst.

I am a pharma sales rep during the day and I teach Zumba at night. My husband is a stay-at-home father (ie: unemployed at the moment) and I have no worries about him taking care of the boys and my house while I am laid up. I am just worried that I am going to go out of my mind with boredom and feeling worthless. I usually dont sit very long before I find something to do and I am rarely home before 7pm every day. On the other hand, I am so looking forward to just being to chill with a few books and spend some time with my boys. I will be taking 3 weeks off from work (so afraid that it is not going to be enough time). I hope to get back to teaching Zumba in about 3 months.

I wanted to get my review started and I will post some before and after weight loss pics as well as pics of the belly and the girls. I have to admit that I am so afraid that I will be "caught" by a co-worker or neighbor and that they will have pictures and evidence of my nasty belly. I have them all so fooled with my strategic attire and I just don't want my little secret to get out.

Thank you all for going on this journey with me and I look forward to following your journey as well.