UK Tummy Tucker - Surgery - Poland

Well Ladies, I have read all your facinating stories, your befores and afters, your highs and lows & now it's time for my journey to begin. You have all provided me with so much help & information & I thank you all.

I have wanted a tummy tuck for as long as I can remember, - I have 3 children, the eldest being 20 & my youngest is 9. They were not big babies but I had an early menopause after donating my eggs & the weight in my tummy area has been sooooo hard to shift ever since being on the horrid HRT.

I can dedicate myself to a healthy lifestyle and the the gym yet the blob around my middle refuses to go. So here I am, funds in place, flights & hotel booked and I am ready to go! I decided to go to Poland because all the clinics in the North West were so slack in following up my initial enquiries, I got very little information from the few who did bother to call or email me back & those that did just did nothing to encourage my interest.

I rang the London based phone number for the clinic in Poland & have not looked back since. Nothing has been too much trouble & every question has been answered. I have avidly been following other ladies on this site who have also been to the same clinic & it seems that they have had faultless experiences & terrific results.

I am getting a little anxious now, it is less than 2 weeks away & I just wish it was over with! I am trying to be healthy & eat well, I have been trying extra hard at the gym but I think I am just going to calm it down & patiently wait!!

Hey Ladies....!!! I am going to post a full update shortly, I now know I have a low pain threshold and can't sit for long, so, I will be back soon!! Here are some pic's to keep you going! xx

One week post op. I hope you like the pic's, Adam took one kilo of fat & 1lt of lipo fat. Yuk! I can't believe it is all over, it has been a really emotional week. I had no idea what was really instore for me. There are lots of things that I hadn't really thought of re; the pain thing. When you leave the clinic they give you 3 pain killers to be taken 8 hrs apart. I will remember the name of them & add it later, but it was basically a strong Nurofen, along the lines of Diclofenac. It was, in my opinion no way strong enough. Not only do you have the pain from the surgery, which was minimal to be fair, but the pain from the lipo & muscle repair was very bad. On top of that you have the pain from the drains,- I did not realise that they were my biggest pain (!) until they were removed on my last day in Poland. What a relief. They were sharp and catching every time I moved, horrid things. Then you have the back pain from walking hunched and only being able to sleep in one position. I am still walking slightly hunched over but getting better day by day. I also suffered with bad constipation, I have never before been bunged up, & did take Movicol the day before the op- I had read that a lot of ladies suffered post op & I took precautions, but boy oh boy, I should have started a week before! And of course on top of all this you have the lovely binder to wear, 24/7 for min of 4 weeks. I have had my binder off for a max of 15 mins when I had my first shower, & to be honest I am very reluctant to go without it at all now. It's an absolute pain in the arse, it is so tight you can barely breath & it does nip & pinch sometimes if you don't get it lined up right, but the support that it provides is invaluable. A tip for you ladies-when you get to Poland, go & buy a 2nd or 3rd binder from the chemist. Adam doesn't stock them & they are very expensive here in the UK. They cost 45.00 Zl, about a tenner, but we had to get the chemist to order them in for me as they only had xl or xxl in stock. Adams binder was a size M & the one I bought was almost identical. There is a Superdrug type shop in the Magnolia Park shopping centre just across the car park from the Clinic & they ordered 2 for me, to arrive on the day of our flight home.When we went to collect them, ( the Poles call it a 'Belt') the order hadn't arrived & we then had a frantic dash to the Marker Square on a hunt for another chemist, (thankyou Teddy- we did find it eventually xx) They only had one in stock & I could have kissed the bemused Pharmacist! You also need to stock up on gauze squares or dressings,- Adam checks the wound daily & it is re-dressed, sprayed with some very cold spray & clean gauze squares applied before re-wrapping you back in your binder. I had some dressings at home but today I have only managed to get to Asda pharmacy & buy a box of gauze. A little bit of info that will help your prep. I feel like this has been one long moan, but I wanted to write frankly & truthfully about MY experience. I feel I have not been as strong, emotionally or physically as the two prevous ladies & I was surprised that I wasn't out shopping the next day, I did have a lot of pain & I cried like a baby most days. I think the build up was massive, I was hooked to this site & I ate, slept & breathed tummy tuck. Today I can see the light, I haven't been governed by the clock & my meds, in fact I am late with them tonight & only now beginning to feel a little sharpness. I still wake every 3 hrs throughout the night mainly because I'm stuck on my back,- one last tip for tonight,- you will need extra pillows to go under your knees, there are 2 large Tescos in the area & they sell cheap pillows, but don't wait until after your op, go get them asap. I am sure you will need them! I will write some more tomorrow, I hope I haven't come across too negative, - I think if you have all the facts you can cope so much better. Prepare yourself, get to the gym and work on your back, arms & legs, brace yourself for a rough couple of days & then you can join me with the next stage, more waiting... I look like a keg of beer, I have no shape at all, i'm shapeless from bust to hips. I know it could be a while before I see some definition but for now I am proud to say that I do in fact have a flat tummy!!! Sweet dreams and happy healing. [RS bleep]