My TT Journey, just one mommy trying to get her body back

I am so awful! I fully intended to do way more updates than this but life has gotten so crazy! I am almost 10 months post op. I can tell you i wake up every single day and feel like i am living a dream. It is hard to even express how much this tt changed my life. I have said to many people i feel like its given me a second chance at life. I feel like i am back to my old self, i didnt realize just how depressed i was before. My marriage is better, my attitude is better and it gave me enough self confidence that i have now started my own business which has been a dream of mine for some time.

I would do this surgery over and over and over again. If you are second guessing having it done STOP, you will not regret it. If you have a great dr who you are confident in you will be happy. I started at a size 14 and i was able to lose almost 20 pounds before surgery. After surgery i was about a size 13-12. As time went on i lost more weight and i am now a size 8-6!!! I wasnt able to get gap size 14 jeans on and now i wear a gap size 6!

I am post op two weeks and two days. I feel bad that i havent updated this sooner. Oops. Lets start from the beginning, aka day of surgery. I was so incredibly nervous, I broke down the night before and sobbed, i was so scared. The morning of surgery we got to the hospital and got all check in. Everyone was great and i met the anethesiologist before and then my doctor came and marked me. They eventually moved me to a holding room and the went to wheel me into the o.r. That is when i said bye to my hubby and began to cry just because i was so nervous. The nurses that were wheeling me down were so sweet and when they noticed i was crying the one came and grabbed my hand. They backed me into the o.r. And the anestisiologist was behind me and the nurse said "she is really nevous" to him. She was right beside me and said "dont worry you will be fine, we will take care of you" and then the anestisiologist said "i am going to give you something now hun, i will take care of you dont worry." The room began spinning and i remember trying to keep my eyes open and looking at the nurse and she just kept saying "you will be fine, you will be fine." Then I woke up. I was definately in some discomfort when i woke up, not pain but definately not a good feeling. They gave me meds and then took me back to my room where my hubby and mom were waiting. The nurses were great again and the dr came in and checked on me. I was able to leave 2 hours earlier than i thought so that was nice. I got home and waited up for a bit so i could see my kids and then slept off and on.
The second day was definately the worst. There was one point where i thought if the pain stayed like it was for much longer that maybe i would have to go to the hospital and they would have to hook me up to morphine...but then i slept and felt much better, i stopped taking my pain meds friday morning and showered. Friday was a big turning point for me. I got one drain out post op day 8 and the second out yesterday. I am standing almost straight, that took the longest. I am a bit swollen but nothing too bad.

As for how it turned out and am I happy...i wake up ever morning and cant believe its real. I would have never thought that it would have truned out as amazing as it did. I homestly cant believe it. I feel like i got my life back that day. I am so excited to start working out again and improve even more. This was the best thing to ever happen to, for me. It was not near as bad as i thought at all and i am so very thankful.