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A year later.
I went in for my post op for my year marking....
I have a ton of things that went through my head while I was there.
At the office the have a surgical suite attached to the other side of the building. I was sitting on the clinic side watching people walk in. I wanted to scream at them that were waiting to go in and say STOP DONT DO IT?? Have you thought about it? WHY?
All questions I refused to answer before I did it. I had lost a lot of weight and was determined I needed to do this to look better. More so I believe I wanted to look like a [RS bleep] star. WHY??? Because thats what I thought men, my husband, and surprisingly myself thought I had to be to look sexy, to be good enough. Why was I unable to be excited about becoming physically fit and happy with everything I had accomplished?? After a year of a tough recovery, the hit it took on our marriage, I can say I have a flat stomach and big boobs. I can wear a bikini around my ten year old son and his friends, oh and around my already very self conscience 9 year old daughter. NOT!!! I'm not trying to win the hottest mom award, I just want to be known as a good mom, a fit mom, a mom who loves her children and husband more then vanity. I'm afraid I may have hurt my daughter, I see her picking at herself and asking if she's fat. It hurts more then you know.. I can't be the mom any longer who can talk about natural beauty and the beauty of having the scars from my babies. Life changed during this year. I can't say I am any better of a person, I can't say I'm anymore confident in who I am, I can say for me personally I wouldn't do it again.
Please know this is my story, my thoughts, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO AGREE. I wish you all the best of luck.
I have a ton of things that went through my head while I was there.
At the office the have a surgical suite attached to the other side of the building. I was sitting on the clinic side watching people walk in. I wanted to scream at them that were waiting to go in and say STOP DONT DO IT?? Have you thought about it? WHY?
All questions I refused to answer before I did it. I had lost a lot of weight and was determined I needed to do this to look better. More so I believe I wanted to look like a [RS bleep] star. WHY??? Because thats what I thought men, my husband, and surprisingly myself thought I had to be to look sexy, to be good enough. Why was I unable to be excited about becoming physically fit and happy with everything I had accomplished?? After a year of a tough recovery, the hit it took on our marriage, I can say I have a flat stomach and big boobs. I can wear a bikini around my ten year old son and his friends, oh and around my already very self conscience 9 year old daughter. NOT!!! I'm not trying to win the hottest mom award, I just want to be known as a good mom, a fit mom, a mom who loves her children and husband more then vanity. I'm afraid I may have hurt my daughter, I see her picking at herself and asking if she's fat. It hurts more then you know.. I can't be the mom any longer who can talk about natural beauty and the beauty of having the scars from my babies. Life changed during this year. I can't say I am any better of a person, I can't say I'm anymore confident in who I am, I can say for me personally I wouldn't do it again.
Please know this is my story, my thoughts, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO AGREE. I wish you all the best of luck.
Scar update
Photos of my scars 3 months pp..
Photos of the doctors pre op photos!!
Had my three month appointment today. Everything looks good and the doctor was pleased with how hard I've been working on my body to better amplify the surgery results. The photos are unbelievable. I do not weigh any less now then the photos before surgery.
Oh and I went to my first yoga class since surgery tonight. It felt wonderful!!
Oh and I went to my first yoga class since surgery tonight. It felt wonderful!!
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