Mommy Makeover: Stories

I am 36 have 4 children ages 9,8,6 and 1. I breastfed all for 1 year.

Currently i am 5ft 8 and weight 212lbs. I am planning to lose min 40lbs before surgery. I work full-time in the medical field and have lots of insiders information regarding ps. I have had 1 ps consult and have 4 more scheduled...planning to have surgery jan-feb2012. Want to schedule asap!

I am planning to have a tt, breastlift (the autoaugmentation cleavage technique), lipo of flanks, necks and inner out thighs. My good friend and i are going thru this journey together...so excited/ motivated!

i am going to upload preweightloss photos soon!

I just scheduled my surgery with Dr. Basu. I was scared because i don't personally know anyone who has used him. I know several people who work with him during surgery and rave about his skill and precision and this has comforted me a great deal. I have my countdown app on my phone and no must get the extra lbs off! as of right now i am having tt, lift with autoaugmentation cleavage technique, lipo of waist, flanks and submental area (chin/ neck). Can't wait for my newself. I am receiving a great discount for having a combo case (hernia + plastic)

Tomorrow it will be 55 days until my big day. Being in the medical profession i kinda know TOO much. I planned to have lipo of my back but i'm pretty scared to go prone plus i have lost alot of my bra fat. I'm wondering if it would be better (and i wouldn't have to go prone) to have more lipo in other areas..i'm gonna leave it up to the expertise of my surgeon i guess.. i think i have pretty much everything covered thanks to this website! i was getting pretty antsy with coordinating having a hernia repaired with the ps portion and dr. B called me and put me at ease. He has a very calming yet kinda authoritative, reassuring voice. I also me 2 other people who worked with him previously who absolutely RAVED about his work. She told me ev1 loves to work with him bc he is personable and pleasant (unlike many surgeons)i asked about OR stuff ie does he play music etc and she said yes he has great music. (this keeps the whole or at ease and go along smoothly) She said i'm so jealous..you r gonna look absolutely AMAZING!

So the next couple of weeks are gonna fly by! Thanksgiving, then a family vaca.. then a couple weeks Christmas parties, preop, New Years....And Whammo it's here!

i have almost all my essentials and bed covered. My gf who is doing all this with Dr b 3 days after me suggested we start waxing so we'd have little hair by surgery and it would be gone longer....So i didn't realize you have to look like Chabaca (star wars) b4 you can be waxed....super nasty. I told her we were putting ourselves at risk of being in a horrible mva with hairy legs (soooo many people have nasty long hairs when you cut off their clothes) she said she had also thought of that! so i got waxed and all i have to say is OUCH! it's sooooo no normal! not sure if i can do that again or not!

33 days to go and i know the time is gonna fly by... *******THIS IS A DREAM*****I have started having dreams about my surgery. I dreamed that for whatever reason my husband was upset with me and said he wouldn't take me for my surgery. So i called my friend (who is a CRNA) and she picked me up and for whatever reason i "forgot" and ate popcorn that morning! She said you know popcorn is not that bad we won't tell them. (Popcorn aspirated into the lungs would be absolutely horrible) so she handed me dental floss and told me to get the kernels out so i could tell them i was npo since midnight. Upon arrival i lied about npo status and they took me to the or and had me lie prone into a prone view pillow and i kept suggesting i be intubated b4 positioning...i was told..we do this all the time.. different in the plastics setting.. then..for whatever reason i my case was delayed and then cancelled. My gf had her procedure 3 days later and looked great but i still had a flabby belly :( ya think i'm a bit anxious? nah....

Tom i have appt with another GS to repair my sports hernia.. then the hustle and bustle with kids christmas school parties, department christmas party, family christmas etc, new years...It's gonna be here b4 i know it

Today I went for my preop appointment. I was pretty sure that due to my weightloss that lipo of my back (bra-strap fat)wouldn't be necessary. However after reading many RS reviews and talking to people it became apparent to me that you need to kind of think ahead. ie once my belly and abd are nice and tight my legs will look as if they belong on another body.... so i discussed possible lipo on my thighs. He said that when he looks at me that he does not think to himself 'there's a woman i can help out with some lipo on her thighs'....after further examining me he said i did have alot tissue in the medial knee that he could help out. Still planning on the autoaugmentation of the breasts, extended tummy tuck, lipo of flanks, and submental area. i am so happy that with the autoaugmentation my aerola will not be moved thus not disturbing sensation..and because i'm not having back lipo i don't have to go prone! so i paid my surgeon fees..have to make preop appt at hospital. it's all becoming sooo real and tom i will have only 24 days..gonna go by so fast with Christmas and New Years..yikes!

I had preop appt at the hospital this am. All went well. Last week a RN called me and did a phone preop so today went pretty quickly. I was checked, signed papers, but i didn't pay bc some of the orders from the general surgeon were not there. So i will call his office tomorrow since most of the world (except me) has today as a holiday. Then I will call back and give a cc #. Then I was taken to the ambulatory preop area. The rn weighed me :( took vitals, drew blood, and gave me a urine cup for urine pregnancy test the am of my surgery. i have to collect first am urine and bring to the hospital with me. She also had me sign my consents for surgery. It is all going very fast now (but not fast enough)

well it's done! i had my mm yesterday. all went very smoothly and the pain is very managable so far. I have been taking my pain meds on a schedule and i really just feel like i've had an intense workout at the gym. i'm uploading a couple of pics... so glad i did this.. it took alot mentally to get myself this far. I still can't believe it's done and i can't wait to see the final results!

Today was postop day 8...I went to postop appt. I haven't taken any pain meds for a couple of days but i took 2 vicodin as i left bc the trip to dr office is 45min one way plus i didn't know what to expect. 1 drain was removed..no pain but it felt so weird..like a snake moving inside me. Dr B was very pleased with my progress (as am i) he said if i'm pleased with results so far then i will LOVE the END results. I was measured for a new binder. They will call give me price and order/mail it.Dr B said i was very swollen. I found an old girdle and put it on ontop my old binder while i wait for the new one. It felt much more snug and it comes up very high..just under my breast. Moving aroudnd more today actually gave me alot of energy.

postop day 10.. well i overdid it on the day i went to postop appt and yesterday (iguess) last pm i started having increasing pain in my left hip to ovary area.. pretty bad pain so i took pain meds and an ambien just so i could go to sleep! this am i call dr office and Heather (who i absolutely love) told me she thought i pulled stressed one of the muscles he did repair work on. She told me to pretty much sit down and don't do anything for today and tom...and call if increases in size, redness etc. so i did that and so far pain has been MUCH better. My friend who is one wk tt, lift with implants and lipo of back went to her 1 wk postop appt. she felt great this am and tonight she is wiped out and in alot of pain....so ladies......even though u r feeling much better at one week and want to do more....restrain urself! i have been in more pain today than the entire time! i'm VERY pleased with my surgeon's surgical skill...i think however there is a mismatch in his ability and office organization...maybe it's me but ordering a binder and waiting a week for it...is that excessive? do other offices have an assortment of binders on hand? Don't get me wrong DR BASU is the BOMB..just sayin i wish i already had a snug 2nd binder

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Returned to work last wed. So 3wks +2 days. I must say the first 4 hours were rough, mainly just bc i really rested during the 3 wks and did as little as possible (something very difficult for me). Then i got a break for a couple hours and the rest was a piece of cake. Thur and Fri were a breeze and i was pretty much non-stop from there with a birthday party for one of my boys and superbowl. I really feel back in the groove..except not lifting. i'm on call tonight and will work for prob 18hrs straight and i think i'll b fine. Tom will tell. I have 4 wk followup appt tom.