NEW PICS - UPDATE.... Day 8 PO -- My Family is Complete, Now is MY Time to Shine! - High Wycombe, United Kingdom
My name is Sammie, I am 36 years old. I live in...
My name is Sammie, I am 36 years old. I live in Suffolk in the UK with my fiance and our 4 children. I have 3 boys who are 10, 4 and 3 years old and a little girl who has just turned 2, I had them all by C-Section. My first pregnancy i gained 5 stone (70lbs!!!) I went upto 18 stone (252lbs), I ended up having a C-Section as Joe was breech, secretly tho I prayed for a C-Section as I was so scared of having to give birth naturally....I got my wish!
I was 25 when I had Joe, I remember thinking after I had him why hadnt my stomach shrunk, why did I still look pregnant, I thought that when you was pregnant you could eat as much as you like, how wrong was I tho, I was basically obese! It took me a while but i managed to lose the weight and more, I got down to 9.5stone (133lbs) and i was so happy, but I was left with an awful stretch marked stomach with an unsightly overhang. Joes dad and I then split and we went through a messy divorce. I never thought i'd have any more children but then i met Justin my fiance and we had 3 children together in quite a short time frame! I had C-Sections with them all and my last baby was a girl, my family is now complete, but now my stomach is worse than ever.
I now weigh 155lbs and im 5'8 so I'm not really overweight but my stomach makes me feel obese, I hate it!
I had breast augmentation in 2006 as once i lost all my weight from my first pregnancy I was left with empty sacks for boobs, so I had them boosted to a E cup, i was thrilled with the results until I found out in Dec 2011 that I had the PIP implants, the ones that have been all over the news because instead of being filled with silicone they were filled with matress filler!!! Nice eh!!
Anyways i had them replaced and also had an uplift on the 6th Feb this year with the Surgeon that will be performing my TT - Adrian Richards.
I am happy with my results, but I do feel that I want a bit more clevage and also a higher profile implant so Mr Richards is going to do revision surgery at no extra cost at the same time as my TT, so double the pain!! Its 2 weeks today until I have this done and the nerves are starting to kick in, I really really want this but I really worry about the recovery with having 4 young children, I will have help for the first week at home but then I will have to deal with it by myself. My fiance works long hours and we have just had 2 weeks in Florida so theres no way he can take anymore time off, so ive just got to get on with it, I just hope everything goes to plan, ive been told its similar to a c-section and ive had 4 of them so I just hope its true!!!
If anyone has any tips to make my recovery quicker please share, would love to hear from you XX
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13 Days til TT Woke up today starving, dunno...
Woke up today starving, dunno whats up with me but i'm trying to watch what i eat before the TT but I just wanna stuff my face with junk :o(
Nerves are defo kicking in tho, cant believe its only 13 days away arghhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!
Are there any suppliments anyone can suggest in having in for after my surgery, what about diet, obviously im not gonna pig out but is there anything i should avoid? xx
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Welcome! You must be so excited! You are going to love your results. Advice I can give is to really rest that first week that you have your husband home. Let him do everything & take care of you! It is very hard to do that but very important that you recover. The second week that you are on your own, just make sure to be careful & get lots of rest when you can. I remember being absolutely exhausted the first month. I would rest, fold laundry, rest, wash dishes, rest......littlest things were tiring. I also went into surgery in great shape so I was surprised! I remember wanting to eat everything & pig out before surgery. Nervous eating.
I don't know about supplements - my doctor told me to take vitamin c the week before surgery. Some people take arnica supplements to help with bruising & swelling. I was also told to eat plain & bland the few days before surgery - no veggies - just pasta, toast. Ask your PS what to eat. Another valuable piece of advice that I got was to make lots of meals ahead of time & freeze them. You will be so tired to cook, especially for a large family. I remember microwaving the chicken soup I froze & it was heaven to eat that when I was recovering! You can freeze some lasagna, stuffed shells, breaded chicken (I simply bake it instead of fry & it is so good!). I also used paper plates for a few weeks(sorry trees!). That was nice not to have a pile of dishes to wash.
Happy to give you any advice you need! Good luck & let us know how you do in recovery!
Good idea about planning meals in advance, i will defo do that otherwise we'd be living on take out lol.
Ive heard about arnica but was told not to take this until after the surgery, not sure why now but will make sure i pick some up, will also get some vit c, someone also told me senekot?
Will defo keep u all updated, have wanted this for agesssssssss and now im finally getting it! xx
My PS Adrian is a lovely man, such a lovely caring manner and great at his job! Couldnt ask for more xx
Where abouts from the States are u from? How long u been in the UK? Not long for you now eh, how exciting! x
My dad has a couple of houses in Florida, we have just come back from there, had a fab time, i'd love to move to the States, we probably willone day, my fiances father is American so would not be an issue sorting that out, its just biting the bullet eh and doing it.
So which hospital you having your TT at? How many nights has your PS said u may have to stay in for? xx
Fla is nice. If I were to ever move back to the US it would have to be to Fla or Hawaii. I would have to be somewhere sunny and warm as long as possible during the year. Not getting any younger and these old bones need warmth. Plus i would have to be able to show off my new body as long as possible during the year. lol
3 more sleeps and I'm in! xx
Hope all is well with you seeing as today is D Day!!!!!!! 7 more sleeps for me!!! Arghhhhh!!! Really hope your op went well, cant wait to hear and see all about it [RS bleep]
I will also be home alone with my 2 young daughters from post op day 2. I am worried that our summer holidays are going to be awful with me stuck indoors and the girls going stir crazy. I am hoping that the weather stays sunny for a few weeks so at least the girls can go and play in the garden.
Let's hope for a speedy recovery!! Take care :)
Ooh same day as me, exciting stuff eh!! Where abouts in Essex u having yours done? Im having mine at the Shelburne Hospital (BMI) in High Wycombe as thats where Mr Richards operates from, its a couple of hours from me as i'm about 15 mins from Colchester, but its gonna be worth it! So your gonna have double the pain too like me with boobs and belly, to be honest the boobs are bearable and didnt really hurt that much and ive had 4 c-sections so the belly cant be that bad can it? lol god i hope not!!
Where abouts are u from then? Im still eating like a pig, dunno whats wrong with me, everyday i say im gonna start a diet and it just never happens!
Hoping i can entertain my brood in the garden too with the pool although am worried about sitting out there if weather is nice as dont wanna get all hot and cause an infection, so looks like ill be watching them out the window lol.
Not long now hun......arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!! xx
I am having mine done in Brentwood by Mr Sood at Spire. It's literally a 5 minute drive from my house which I am pleased about. I have got to be in at 6.30am on Monday. What time is yours? I am also eating like a pig at the mo. I keep thinking that I wont want to eat next week so I might as well stuff my face now and start the diet again on Monday! Not the right attitude I know!!
Well, good luck for Monday! x
I've really tried to curb my eating, just trying to stuff my face with protein and the odd biscuit at work ok 4 biscuits at work lol, when i had my uplift in Feb they made me order my food before going down for my op i ordered burger and chips lol, defo gonna have to pick the salad this time tho....I think having the TT will actually help me make the right choices when it comes to food, well heres hoping anyway!! Good luck for Monday hun, ill try and get on and see how ur doing, but last time with the boobs i was so out of it plus they had no blooming wifi there!! Keep me updated on yourself tho, cant wait to compare notes xx
Hey Girlie!! So glad you joined us in the community.
You will do just great and I will be watching for your updates. Your nerves will calm but try not to eat yourself into a food coma..LOL Trust me you want to stay healthy and fit before this procedure. You are going to love the new tummy and the shopping when this is over.
We are all here for you so reach out and lean on us.
My best advice for recovery is to go slow and really pamper yourself that first couple of weeks. You will be fine just try not to be a super hero too quickly. I know that is hard with children but just listen to and trust your body.
Wish i could tell myself to stop eating, i'm not even hungry, i think its the nerves!!
Cant wait to go shopping, i loveeeee clothes and underwear but im so concious of everything i put on and i defo dont try and look sexy under my clothes as theres no point with a horrible guy, i mean who wants to prance round with that hanging out lol, so cant wait to hit the shops and feel good about myself! xx
It's totally nerves!!! You will be ok so just hang on. Yes the shopping is so much fun plus you will feel amazing and confident!
Well last night was a really <i>[RS bleep]</i> night for me,...
Dont get me wrong, i really want this but am so scared of being knocked out and not waking up, or getting an infection which would be a major setback, and then theres the kids, how am i gonna cope?? Just pray that i have a text book recovery and im back to my normal self in no time, heres wishing eh!!!
7 more sleeps......gulp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! xx
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Take a deep breath and just trust in your awesome surgeon!!! You will do wonderful but you must keep a positive and clear mind. Just keep having positive thoughts!! No stress allowed here!
As far as being put under...no worries! You are in a totally controlled OR environment and they take great care of you. You are monitored through the entire procedure. It's probably one of the best sleeps you will ever have:)
Follow all of your doctors orders, relax, and keep your chin up. We are all here to support you through your recovery.
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