Scheduled 4th January, 2011 - Bangkok, Thailand

Thanks so much for sharing on RealSelf! Did your doctor do your original surgery as well?

For a good read, check out Kimmers' Tummy Tuck Survival Guide in our forum. It's an excellent, funny, and informative read!

Also, congrats very much on your weight loss. That's fabulous!

Yes, Dr. Suchart did my first surgery. Since I live/work in Dubai, going to Thailand is easy for me. It is very expensive to get surgery here in Dubai and Thailand is JC accreditted (US based standards), so I am off to Thailand. (I am an American).
Thank you for your comment on my weight loss! I am very proud - did it with no surgery! :-)

Welcome to RealSelf!   All of the weight loss is amazing!  Congratulations on a job well done.  Well you definitely deserve this tummy tuck and I just know you will love the flat and sexy tummy! 

When you go to Thailand how long will you stay there?  You are going totally alone?  After my surgery there was no way I would have been ale to travel the first two weeks post op.  Just too painful and swollen.  Now when you get back home will you have some help as needed?

That is so nice you have a doctor you know and trust.  Sounds like he did a great job for you with the breasts which should give you total confidence going in for the TT. 

If you are able to take 3 or more weeks off work I highly recommend that for recovery.  It is a long and slow healing process so really prepare yourself.

I am excited for you to have this done!  It was the best thing I ever did for myself.

I look forward to reading your posts and seeing your before and after pictures.

Kimmers,

I will stay in Bangkok probably about 2 weeks - just until the drains are removed. Then I will come back to Dubai to finish the recoup time. Unfortunately, this time I am going alone but have already spoke with my doc to keep me in the hospital longer if I think I need to. Once out of the hospital, I am staying at the same hotel as I did the first time - 5 star and absolutely tremendous service. So I am not worried. If I need, everyone here knows I will call and someone will get on the next flight to Bangkok to come to me.
I am a nurse so have lots of help here - docs and nurses. The flight is not long (about 6 hours) and straight thru so not bad. Luckily, I can take off as much as I want because I can do work from home (I don't do patient care anymore). We get nearly 40 days vacation a year so no problem there.

I will have to take some before pics to post. The ones I sent to the doc back in July might be a little too risque for here!

Thank you for all the encouragement.

Thanks for the update!  I am glad to hear you are doing so well and happy with your results.  I was thinking about you yesterday and wondering how you were coming along.

Post those pictures!!