Taking Care of Me - Miami, FL

It's almost been a year....and I am very happy with my results...I am going to have a tummy tuck because I had two c sections and when I had my hystorectomy they had to cut me...so that makes three surgeries on my tummy....and I know that my muscles are week...I work out but I can't get it down....so I am going back to Dr Mcado....I like him and he does very good work...I like hi. Because he gives you what your body fame is....so I will keep you guys posted on this journey....and by the way I am doing this for myself!

Wow! Is all I can say....this is the hardest thing that I have ever gone through....I haven't been posting because I have been busy and healing.....let me tell you this healing is not nice and it's no joke....if you dolls have a chance please give Dr. McAdoo a chance he does wonderful work and I don't have any complaints about his work.....okay how I feel...I still sleep on my stomach and I don't sit for a long period of time unless I am driving....I still wear my garment and pads and board....except I wear my board if I am at home and at night when I am sleeping....the swelling in my stomach and back is still there but not a lot and my butt is soft at the top and certain spots in the middle and soft on the bottom...I still wear yoga pants and med tops I haven't worn a med top in twenty years....so I am so glad about that...I haven't been out to party yet because I still go to bed early....but that's going to stop....I am still trying to get back my routine the way it was....this surgery takes a lot out of you so you better be prepared to still be in pain some days and some days you swell and some days your butt doesn't look big but it is....I mean it plays with your mind....I am attaching some pictures that I took at three weeks....I am going to try to do better posting!

Let me start by saying this....I had my surgery on the 6th of Jan in Miami, Fl and my doctor is Dr Mcado. He is a very nice and personal man...He is honest and caring and I showed him my wish pictures and he said he was going to give me what my body shape is....I didn't have a problem with that at all....Okay let's start from the day before I arrived at Encore I was greeted by the front desk lady and guess what no one there seeks a lick of English so you are going to be patient....I went into Naomi's office now she speaks English very well and sign my life away and it took two hours because I had to still do a pregnancy blood test .I tried on my Faja and it didn't fit but the Faja lady with the key said it should and I said it better...so we leave and go get something to eat and I showered with the hibicleans and couldn't eat a thing after 12....I was the first one for surgery at 8 I was so happy....it's morning and I am so scared because Dr. Mcadoo doesn't work on Tuesdays so I didn't meet him the day before...once we arrived we where called in and I changed to a paper gown and paper hair net and they gave me compression socks and had to do a pee pregnancy test again...we waited and the Anesthesiologist came in and got some info her name is Martiz she is very nice...everyone was waiting for the Dr. This is when Naomi came in and told he he had another patient that was in the hospital because she showered too early...about 35 after that Dr. Mcadoo came in and he gave me and my daughter a hug and apologize for being late I was okay with the lateness because I was so nervous then we got down to business he marked me in the room and the whole entire time he was educating me on what he was doing and what was going to happen...We walked into the OR and I was so scared he took more pictures and explained to me what everything was in the room....I got on the table and he left and Martiz told me to hold my hand still and the next thing I knew I was waking up in the recovery room on my tummy with my Faja on and some girl was crying for her mother and I told her to be quiet! Meanwhile I had to pee the MEAN lady in the recovery who doesn't speak a LICK of English told me to get on my knees and pee...this heifer didn't even help me so I peeped on myself so now I am pissed...between the crybaby next to me and the mean nurse I was ready to go...I told her to go and get my daughter because I was ready to go...Encore doesn't have a back door so when surgery is over you go out of the front door...I didn't care because I was ready to go....laid in the back seat wasn't in a lot of pain I was just sleepy and sick...got to the room and took all of my pain meds and threw then all up...I was sick for two days....Day two got a massage from Mariam and it hurt like hell took pain meds but it still hurt...I went back to the room and took my meds on time and was still sick throwing up...Mariam told me I needed to eat some rice and beans and meat and I did and I didn't throw up any more...in fact I really wasn't in that much pain...just real sore like kangaroos been kicking me in my butt and sides....after the third day I was good up and walking...even went out to the mall and sat on my bbl pillow and yoga mat and pillows when we went out to eat...but it didn't last too long because it tires you out and I was still on my pain meds....when it was time to go home on the plane I had a direct flight I requested a wheelchair service and that was the best thing that I did because it helped out...gave the flight attended my letter from the doctors and the pilot came out he wanted to make sure that I would be able to travel...I told him I took some pain meds and he said okay.....my flight wasn't crowded so I had the option of moving seats but I didn't instead when the flight came on to unfasten the seat belt I used the two seat and slept on my tummy the whole flight....being home was so strange my family just stares at me...I have been home for 3 days and stop taking the pain meds...just taking Benadryl for the itching....I am really happy with my results and Dr. McAdoo is awesome he does great work! So if anyone has him he will do you justice!....one thought if I could do it again I wouldn't because the first three days are a living hell! And by the way brush up on your SPANISH because the struggle will be real!