“12 weeks post op”

Cant belive i have set the date for my mommy make over.This is the start off a journey that i have wanted for 29 years and this web site has helped me so much with all your journeys from start to finish,10 weeks and counting, 12th August counting DOWN. I will post some photos ASAP.

Updated on 11 Jul 2011:
I now have my pre opp date for 5th August and it is only 3weeks away and i am starting to think what the hell am i doing to myself,and THEN i log on to REALSELF and see all your pix and stories and i know exactly what i am doing and why i am having my cosmetic surgery.
I had a fab holiday in majorca,last month and when i saw all the itzy bitzy bikinis that i will soon be wearing it makes me so excited so WHY do i get feelings that i shouldnt be doing this. HELP i feel so guilty!!!!!

Updated on 12 Jul 2011:
Well the before pictures ar on and how yuk are they.
My pre op date is three weeks time and it is now four week until my BIG day, i am trying to losse as much weight as pos before hand also keeping my self healthy and increasing my training so i am running ect almost every day.Feeling excited and worried but this website and all your journeys tells me that i know the end result will fantastic. :)COUNTING DOWN

Updated on 15 Jul 2011:
profile picture on so you can see who i am instead off blue sky, x

Updated on 27 Jul 2011:
It is now 2 weeks to my big day and one week until my pre opp and i am feeling like i have a million butterflies in my tummy,fortunatley i have Realself to help me prepare for the 12th, i can see it also it is on my hubbys mind which is natural, just got to keep thinking about my new tummy and boobs ;)I have lost 8lb and have increased my training,today i ran 5 miles i will do 3 miles tomorrow rest Friday and 5 miles on Saturday and Zumba on Sunday and hopefully will lose a few more pound to at least show my surgeon i have had a weight loss.Keep Smiling. xx

Updated on 2 Aug 2011:
Friday is my pre opp day and i was supposed to be taking my large check with me to pay for my surgery but i had a moment yesterday where i wanted to give myself peace off mind knowing that there was no going back, so i rang my ps secretary and paid over the phone,NOW i know it is going to happen in 10 days time.OMG so excited. ;)

Updated on 6 Aug 2011:
Pre opp went well,in and out in 30 mins, bloods taken,weight, hight,MRSA tests done which i am pleased as they screen every single person who is having a opp.This is so real now, this week i am going to be so busy as i am at work until Thursday , so i think by friday i will be ready for this.
I dont think i could have done this without this website and all you amazing ladies,seeing your mommy makeovers and how you all coped with recovery has been so insperational a massive THANK YOU to you all.I am going to enjoy my weekend with my Hubby and friends, going to a party tonight so i am going to have a fab time as i know it will be while until i can have a drink and let my self go.lol X

Updated on 9 Aug 2011:
So today has been totaly crazy,i have cleaned my house from top to bottom, i was pleased to get to work for a rest.I thought i would be feeling alot more nervous but i have so much to do before Friday that my brain is done in.x

Updated on 11 Aug 2011:
Ths is my last day at work for a while which is a very nice thought.Done my last training 30 min run on the treadmil at the gym as the weather in the UK is awful there was no chance of running outside!!!
So this is it,i cannot belive it is my turn, my tummy is in knots and i feel sick with nervous BUT i know i will be ok. I wasnt sure what to take into Hospital with me so i have a nightshirt,PJs and shorts and a vest top i will only be in max 3 nights, i have left all my lotions and potions at home ready for my recovery,my bedside table is like a drug store. Looking forward to my recovery. OMG Hope every one is ok. xx

Updated on 14 Aug 2011:
I am home and 2 days post op, the best care in hospital i could not fault it, sorry no pics yet will post some tomorrow when i find the camera.At the moment i am well bandaged up but i can see my boobs are standing in there own yeh and my tummy for all it is swollen from the lipo it is flat, the most painfull has to be the muscle repair ouch i didnt expect that to be sooo bad never mind it is done now i intend to rest and take advantage off lots of TLC. xx

Updated on 16 Aug 2011:
DAY 4 POST OP Dont feel that good today,not much appertite and feeling weak,on a good note i have had my first B/M which was not to bad and at least i ahve been.
I have posted some pics i had to include the lovely flowers off my Hubby and my friends which was a nice surprise.Drinking pleanty off water and keeping on top off my medication but most off all i am resting. xx

Updated on 18 Aug 2011:
Not good today,i had to go back to the hospital to have fluid drained from my upper tummy as a seroma developed so had a lovely big neddle to remove the fluid and felt very faint in procedure, my ps did not seem that bothered about it and told me if it returns just to leave it and he will see me on the 24th, not a happy bunny. x :-(

Updated on 19 Aug 2011:
1 WEEK POST OPP
Feeling alot better today even though the fluid is still there. Great support from you all,nice to know i am not alone and this is very common after a TT,ps said just to leave it until i get my dressings off on wed,only thing he told me to be consious off was feeling unwell as this could indicate a infection so i will be watching out for that.
But have to say resting but also improving my mobility quite a lot. ;)

Updated on 22 Aug 2011:
10 DAYS POST OPP
Today i feel like a beached whale,all swollen with this fluid on my upper abs i look like i have a big tyre when i sit down.
I have been for a 1 mile walk this morrning and i will go for another one this afternoon (teatime).
I am off to the city centre to get fitted for a sports bra which should be interesting.
I have 2 more days until i see my PS and it cant come quick enough as i am sick off these dressings and also to get this fluid drained.
I like many others is rattleing with different pills and potions but i hope they are helping,the only pain killers i am on is paracetamol and they are few and far between.
Hope everyone is ok pre and post surgery. ;)

Updated on 23 Aug 2011:
11 DAYS POST OPP
Very happy with my bra fitting as i am a nice 34DD whch is the same as before my uplift.
Had a lovely shopping day with my hubby, treat my self to some natural shower and body creams from a uk shop called Lush, hmm they smell good enought to eat, and my shock absorber bras one in white and one in black not very sexy but wow do they support.
I am feeling better every day,i will be going out for my walk hopefully 2 mile today.
Going to see my PS tomorrow night at 19.30all being well all dressings off and fluid drained,lots off questions to be asked. ????

Updated on 25 Aug 2011:
Hi All, got my bandages off last night and 250mls of fluid drained from my tummy.
My boobs are nice and pert even though a little swollen i am very happy with them,unfortunatley after i showered this morning i noticed under my right breast looked red and there was some discharge there so i am back to see my PS at 18.30 for another check to be on the safe side.
My tummy is VERY FLAT even though it is also swollen and and above my tummy button it is still poddgy, i also feel that under my bra line is not looking good but this to was also full off fluid so my ps said it will be firm when every thing settles down.
I am feeling happy with the new me so far,i know i have a very long road ahead and i am going to have to be very patient to get to my final goal.
I have been and had my hair done today,so another little treat to keep my spirits up and trying to keep posative about my recovery.
I will post some new photos tomorrow morning when i am not so swollen,and mabey try on a new bikini, oh la la now thats a nice thought much better than sports bra and magic nickers. ;) xx

Updated on 26 Aug 2011:
I have added some photos with out my bandages,they are not the best as i had to take them on my own and they are quite close.
My tummy is very swollen and i still have a small seroma above my tummy button BUT i am very happy with my results so far and i know things can only get better.
These bikini's are new for my hols in October, i would never off dreamt to be able to wear such tiny ones and no wires to hold things up.
I am very happy with my results so far.;)

Updated on 1 Sep 2011:
Tomorrow (friday) is my 3week post op, i have been back to see my ps who is on holiday so i saw a different surgeon who drained my seroma (3rd time lucky)But he injected steroid into my tummy as he said it can help to settle the inflamation when healing and STOP the fluid comming back,i have every thing crossed.My open wound on my right breast is healing and (more fingers crossed) it should be ok by my hols in 6wks time, so i will keep dressing it every day to keep it clean,WTF why me??????????????.
Got the tissues out as boy do i need them at the mo, Sorry no new photos as i just look like a big fat pudding,all swollen and podgy.
Sorry if i am all doom and gloom but i have had a SHIT week, i am going to see my GP in the morning for a sick leave as there is no way i can go back to work in this state, i hope next week when i update i am feeling more like my happy self.
Happy healing Ladies. ;( Hope you are all having a good week ;) xxxx

Updated on 5 Sep 2011:
I think i have turned a corner and i am kicking the blues in the ass.
I have had a very nice weekend and the reasurance my friends gave me has been a great help.
The swell hell is def here and i will have to be patient for things to settle down as there is nothing i can do about it?????
I am at last getting myself out every other day and walking for 1 hour at various paces,trying to get my life back to normal and into a routine.
It is 6 weeks until my vacation to thailand and it has given me something to focus on,just hope by then the swelling will be a little less as i will be going into 11 weeks post op, just have to wait and see. x

Updated on 8 Sep 2011:
I had my 4 week post op appointment with my PS yesterday and i like many others feel a little disheartend about the roll i have under my bra line, when i asked my ps about it he said he had pulled the skin as far down as he could and for all the rest off my tummy is nice and flat i will be left with some skin in this area, this has realy upset me as it is not how i expected my tummy to look.???
I do not go back to see him for 8 weeks(after my vacation)and he will discuss my results then as i am still swollen and things will have settled down by then.
So when i am standing i look fab, when i sit down i have a roll??????????? Anyone else had this problem,ADVICE PLEASE. :(

Updated on 12 Sep 2011:
I have added my 4 week photos, i am still swollen but more on my left side,you can see the area under my bra line which i am not happy with but i am hoping that this is still fluid and it will eventualy disperse.
I love my boobs,they look so young natural, the set i am wearing is from pre op days so my breasts are the same size 34 DD but now they are nice and firm.

Updated on 8 Oct 2011:
Hi Ladies,i have reached my eighth week post op and i am almost back to my pre op self.
I am back at the gym doing all kinds off cardio including Zumba and spinning classes, the only thing i can not do yet is running as i still have a few small open wounds under my boobs but they should be all healed by next week.
I love my new boobs i am sooo pleased with them i wish i had them uplifted years ago as they look fantastic with and with out clothes.I am only using vaseline on my breast incisions because off the wounds as this is unperfumed.
My tummy is nice and flat AM and nice and swollen PM,i still have my jiggily bits above my tummy button but there is still fluid in there from my seroma so alot off patience is needed.
I still have a bulge on my left side which is pulling on my incision and my tummy button, again it is worse PM so i think this is swelling we shall see.
I am using Dermatix on my tummy scar,i love this silicone gel but it is NOT cheap in the UK so i have been buying mine on ebay.
I am not doing any ab work outs yet as my ps said not to because off the M/R.
It is 1 week until my vacation to Thailand, i am trying to loose a few pound but the scales are not moving, i am the same weight now as i was pre op.;(
I am 98% pleased with my T/T at present but i am hoping my next blog at 12 weeks i can say i am 100% happy.
If any one is considering a mommy makeover i say DO IT NOW, i have turned back the clock to my pre babys years and i WISH i had done it sooner.

Hope everyone is healing ok and for all you ladies waiting for your turn Good luck,you will not regret it. x ;)

Updated on 8 Nov 2011:
12 weeks post op
Where has the time gone?? I cant belive it is 12 weeks since i had my life changeing opperations and my only regret is that i did not have this done years ago.
I have just returned from my vacation to thailand and what a tonic it was, WOW the confidence when wearing a two piece was awsome i felt a million dollars ;-)
My wound openings are now all nice and healed up BUT i still have my seroma in my tummy but i am seeing my surgeon tomorrow (wed)so i will see what he has to say.
I have put a pic on and i have to say for a 50 year old i LOVE the new me.
Hope everyone is ok, if u are waiting for your mom make over good luck you will NOT regret it just make sure you do your home work about your surgeon and the ins and outs off this opp.
If like me you are post op i hope you are as happy with your results and felling fab as i am. x
Take care