Tummy Tuck: Stories

I'm having my procedure done Oct 25. I am more excited than nervous. I have been reading this forum since April and have lost the 20 lbs and just got the go sign from my ps today. This is my second post. If you want to read the first, you can just click on my pic? If so you will see that I am 65 and have a new future with a new man. I want that body to be better and have been wanting this forever. A tune up!!!

well the tube is nothing...worry not about that..
Everything will be a-ok!! Trust me..I was worried but for nothing really..

Mine is April 4. I am soooo exited but I am sooooo scared because of the anesthetic mostly. I am also scared because of them having to but a tube down my throat (intubation)

Hi there,
My name is Connie. I hate this 'privacy thing' lol
Yes my doctor arranged the nurse to come every day to change the drainage
tubes and change the dressings, which I may add have not had any blood on
them from the getgo.
I was so terrified of this surgery, in fact, on the operating table I got up
and started crying and walking out saying I could nt do it..the nurses
talked me into it, saying that everything would be fine,, and they were
right..it was.
When was your surgery???

Oh wow your so lucky you have been doing so well since the beginning. Oh I would love to see the pre/post op pics! You say you have a nurse coming each day to help change your dressing. Is this through the PS office or like your community health centre?

wow, your preop and postop postings are different as night and day!!! Thank goodness!! So glad you are doing so well!!

PS Get a good look at my Pic! My Before will have me with a Paperbag over my head LOLLLL and the After will be when I'm slim and Trim!!

@ MelsFlossin I refuse to "Weigh" myself but I am between a 10-12 but 1/2 month a 12 1/2 month a 10. I want to be a ten completely with the curvy waist. I don't look good any smaller than that. 185 depending on how tall and how you carry your weight is still small. Seriously! I was 176 and wore a size 8 for many years. I guess I was Beyonce Thick with curves but still it worked! that was in my Earlier Years .. now i'm just trying to keep hope alive haha!

Girl I am hella terrified too . . all totally natural ! You will do just fine. Think positive thoughts, ask questions if you have any (to the doc as well as here, peeps are so nice and helpful!) and just keep thinking about your new tummy :-) That's what I am trying to do ! Mine is scheduled for April 4. Its the waiting that is killing me (okay, wrong word LOL !! ) All the best and I would love to see your before and after pics, eh?

Hello, please know that being nervous is very normal. I am 185 lbs and i'm not worried about it at all. I just dream of the beautiful belly. Just focus on your outcome. Look at other womens pictures around your weight or have a similiar stomach and compare. That really helped me. God Bless you.

Hi, it's ok to nervous about this, it's a big step, but it is such a great step for yourself! :) I am 11 days post-op and doing great! I haven't heard of anyone dieing from this surgery. It will all be fine, there is no need to worry about something like that happening. You will just feel like you're falling asleep and then wake up and everything will be done! :) It's very exciting. As to the "if you're not at your ideal weight" thing, I was still about 30 pounds away from my ideal weight, but couldn't get my stomach to go away, or even start shrinking! I have heard of some people using this procedure to jump start them again, and so they can actually see what good they've been doing! I wouldn't worry about that, if your plastic surgeon didn't say anything about you being overweight or anything, then I'm sure he can do a wonderful job on you!! :) You should post some pre and post op pictures, so we can see the major change that is going to happen.

you're scaring me!! Joking. I'm scheduled to have my Full TT March 3rd now it's changed to March 5 (something about the nurse not being available until Saturday).. I'm nervous as all out doors but I have worked my tush off and have been wanting this since my C-Section with my son in 2000! I just turned 37 and have worked hard enough for the past 2 months to be able to afford this. I do tons of Hot Yoga.. Work out at the gym.. Weights.. you name it! I'm a pretty curvy Louisiana girl but that little skin and little mushroom look that falls off the sides of my tummy just can't cut it for me! I'm not a vain person but for working out so long and this little flab ohh and that muscle that is soo Thin and weak!! just the thought of me being able to feel my muscle contract again after all of these years scream NORMAL!! Listen you will be fine with the Sleeping part. Trust me it's no big deal! you'll fall asleep and wake right back up with a new body!! Please take before and After photos and update us on your recovery! I guess we will be able to compare considering we are both going to have this done around the same time within a matter of days

These are all natural feelings. My PS told me to be within 10-15 pounds of my ideal weight before going forward with the surgery or I may have to have a revision and won't be happy with the results.

My Sister also has a gall bladder scar in fact her's is quite ugly due to the fact she needed immediate surgery to remove it. Her PS told her he could revise the scar at the same time he did her tummy tuck.

Good luck to you! You will be fine! Keep us posted!!!