No regrets at all!

I'm not really sure where to start. I am 31, 5' 2.5" and at 185 still overweight but still much improved over the 282 i weighed over 2 years ago. I have been overweight since the birth of my first child when i was 20. Apparently good skin tone does not run in the family b/c i was left with a hanging apron of skin right off( not a small one at that). Over the years i just kept packing the pounds on, finally a few years ago i decided i had to make a change. Diet, exercise and phentermine helped me drop almost a 130 pounds, i have kept off about 95 of those unwanted pounds. I don't know if i will lose what i have gained back or not but i do know that the extra skin has to go.

My first consultation was at the beginning of January. I really liked the doctor but didn't really like his plan for me. He wanted to cut me all the way around, don't get me wrong it would have improved more than just my tummy but for the cost and the added pain i decided it just wasn't worth it. Also when i called his office for an amended quote for a TT w/lipo rather than the body lift and no one ever got back with me i decided he wasn't the doctor for me. My next consultation was with a doctor located here in the town i live in and was recommended by two people i know. He wants to extend my incision as far back as he can with out flipping me over, then doing some lipo here and there. i much prefer that method. Also he has personally answered each and every email i have sent him since December, i think that is pretty awesome. Both doctors said i was a great candidate for surgery and was surprised that my upper belly was as in good condition as it is in considering i am still overweight. I tend to carry most of my weight in my hips, thighs and rear.

Surgery is scheduled for Monday March 26th. I am excited, I am nervous. At the moment is still seems very surreal. I have wanted this done for so long, but being from a paycheck to paycheck family it just never seemed possible. Thank you God for tax returns. =) Pictures to come later.

So as you can see I added ugly naked pics. I look so much better clothed. At least dressed i may look chunky but not malformed. I will gladly transform from being wife of the Pillsbury Dough Boy (or maybe the Michelin Man) to being the Bride of Frankenstein. So 11 more days to go. I hate the flutter of nerves that i feel every time surgery crosses my mind. I will be a wreck by the middle of next week. Wish i could be knocked out until the 26th. On a brighter note i did go shopping for some simple loose cotton dresses for recovery. That way after the first difficult days are over i can get dressed in something comfy but not look/feel like a total slob. Gotta love Ross, got 3 dresses for $30.00! =)

10 days left until the big day, and my tummy is full of nervous flutters. I dread to think how i will be next week. On the best of days when a surgery isn't even looming on the horizon, i'm a bit of a nutcase so now i'm positively certifiable.