2 post op pics added! Staged makeover. Aug 10. TT, BL/BA, Sept 21. LIPO, BBL. KC, MO

Are you nervous?

I have to stop smoking too! My husband got transferred to CA - we are going there for the summer- and I didn't either want to spend my whole time w/ him and my kids recovering. My husband says he is attracted to me no matter what. I feel the same way as you- I hate the way I look naked. It grosses me out.

SI forgot to ask when are you having it?

I wish I could go away for the summer! Ya, I feel pretty gross too! I have a doc appointment here in a few days and I'm going to get on chantix. I used it once in the past and had a lot of success! ....unfortunately I got super stressed and depressed about a year later though and started smoking again. What method are you going to do to quit?

My first surgery is September 14th, and the 2nd is November 2nd.

Not sure how I am going to maybe cold turkey. I need to make a drs appt. to see my options. I am the same way as you. I have a million questions that I don't want to wait to have answered. I sent the patient coordinator a email with a bunch of question she answered them. I just sent another 1 with more questions.... Haven't heard back yet.
Did you have any side effects from chantix?

My bday is nov 2nd and that's my post opt appt.

I need to check my paperwork and see if they provided an email. We have all heard horror stories about chantix...but my experience was great. At the time, I had no motivation to quit. I went to the doctor for something unrelated and she was a big advocate of quitting, so she wrote me a prescription and told me to do whatever I wanted with it. I was able to get it for free, so I went on and started taking it. Within 1 week I was COMPLETELY DONE smoking! Without even trying! The only side effects I had was that my dreams were very real (but not creepy or scary...just vivid.) And it makes everything taste unpleasant. I didn't even take the medicine for the 3 months as directed, I think I took it for 1 month. Didn't start smoking again until 1 yr later. This was 7 years ago though...so I'm even a little concerned about how it will effect me this time. I think that different doctors have different opinions, but some won't allow nicotene replacements. So I think my only option it to go cold turkey (which will never work out) or to give chantix a try.

Have you ever had any type of cosmetic procedures done before? I haven't ever had anything done. I've never been put under general anesthesia...which scares me, too lol.

Never had any procedures. I am scared! I would not like something to go wrong for non life saving surgery. I have been under before for 2 operations but not for the length of time I will be for mine 5 hours.

I have heard mixed things about chantix. I figured I will get a script from my dr and not take it until I am in CA. If things don't taste good did ya loose weight???

The patient coordinator is probably sick of me asking question- she didn't make me feel that way at all. But I know all my question will be answered during my pre op. but I want the answers now that way if I have any more questions from the answers she gives me. So I don't go in feeling like I wish I had asked this or that ya know?

My ps wants no nicotine in my body so it's chantix wellbutrin or cold turkey. How soon before surgery does yours want you to stop?

I don't remember losing weight...but I was only 110lbs at the time, so I wasn't overly conscience about my weight. I used wellbutrin once to quit smoking....or shall we say TRY to quit smoking. It didn't work at all and my husband said I was a raging [RS bleep]. I had just gotten pregnant though, so there's no telling whether it was the wellbutrin or hormones. He said the longer the better, but he will only require 1 month.

I feel exactly the same! I need to know answers now so I have time to ask additional questions that arise from the answers. I want to feel confident that I made informed decisions and don't have any future regrets.

When do you leave for cali?

Exactly! I want to feel secure going into my operations. I found my patient coordinators email addy on the card in the front of the folder they gave me with all the info.

We leave June 9th! Until July 22nd. I can't wait to see my husband. I think I will try chantix. My ps wants me off smoking for 6weeks prior and after. I don't want to try right when it's 6 weeks just in case I find it hard.

Have fun on your trip and congrats on getting to see the hubby! God knows I couldn't do it!

Has your doc gone into details and specifics about restrictions immediately following surgery. I'm not worried about true "exercise" but more so about simple things like putting my hair in a pony tail and getting out of bed without assistance.

No. Good question. I need to get another list of questions for the patient coordinator!!! Hehe She is going to be so ready to be rid of me! I ask a million questions.
Do you have a recliner? I don't. I was wondering if I should rent 1 or even rent a hospital bed?? I read on someone's blog that she was so happy she rented a hospital bed and someone else's that she rented a recliner from rent a center. Not sure if I should do either...

Ya, I saw where people rented. I thought about it, but then I feel like it might be a little excessive...but I really don't know! I don't have a recliner. I already anticipate being miserable because I CAN NOT get to sleep on my back. I'm just gonna make sure to stock up on comfy pillows.

Rent a center has chairs for 20 bucks week. That's not too bad. I didn't even think about having to sleep on back... I can't sleep on my back either.

There is absolutely no way I would be able to fit a recliner anywhere. I would have to temporarlily move some of my furniture into storage. Ill probably try to get one of those pillows that kind of sits upright and has arm rest things. I wish I knew what the heck they were called!

Check these options out. (Just hopes it would leave room for my husband haha)

http://m.brookstone.com/mt/www.brookstone.com/nap-massaging-bed-rest

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Ooooo I like that! I may go w/ that option. Thanks for the link!

I found these: http://www.emedicinehealth.com/vertigo/page3_em.htm

I want this but it's out of stock! http://www.downunderchicago.com/bs-mattress-genie-adjustable-bed-lift.html

The mattress genie is cool! If you google mattress genie you can find a ton of sites that carry it

Thanks for the support!

Thanks for the site!