“Tummy Tuck with Maybe Little Lipo on the Flanks - Florida”

Hi

I have been here for a week and just decided to say my story.

I'm a mother of two, my son 16 and daugther 12. They are always teasing me about my tummy, my son like to touch it and play with it, just to make me mad. My daughter thinks Im pretty just need to have a flat tummy to be better. When I finally decided to have my surgery I talk to them and my daugther was with me in this, she was happy Im going to have a beautiful tummy, but me son was against my decision, he told me to do it naturally. I talk to him and explain him why with all the exercise and diet in the world I never would have a flat tummy again. So eventhough he doesn't agree with me, he accepted my decision, but he told me he is afraid something may go wrong.

Well my surgery is on july 8 and today I feel depress and with doubts, I feel so afraid, but then again I really really want this TT and I really need it, there is no way could improve my self doing exercise, besides Im not getting any younger, I would be 42 the following month of my surgery and I want to look at 42 looking better than I was when I reached 30.

I can believe Im going to get ride of this belly. Im so tired of people asking me if Im pregnant. Im not pregnant I just have a big belly and a tone of b-marks.

I hope I have the courage to do it. I have 12 years trying to get the courage and I think I finally get it. Just 2 weeks...

Updated on 11 Jul 2011:
Hi Im 3 days post op and everything has been better than I expected. I was expecting a lot of pain, but luckily with the painkillers I was felt back pain.
First day I was sleeping most of the time and I vomited 3 times for the anesthicia. They gave me morphine in the hospital and my body couldn't tolarete it.
Second day I couldn't sleep because of the pain, since my body coudn't resist the morphine they were trying to change it for regular tylenol and the pain was hard, so I stay awake, but eventhough the pain wasn't something untolerable. Then they gave me percocet and was much better. I've been taking that since now.
Third day much better but a lot of pain in my back for walking, also liking a lot out of dranage but I call the nurse and she said it was normal.
Day four, A lot of cramp for the Milk of magnesia and finally woohoooo I did poopoo, what a relieve!
Tomorrow I have my first post op visit so I hope to see my new belly for the first time. Keep you posted.

Updated on 13 Jul 2011:
Yesterday I had my first post op visit and I saw my new belly for the first time. Yuhoooo, I love it, I'm flatter than I thought and my PS said is going to get better when the swalling is gone. So far so good.
Today is my 6 day post op and Im staring to feel a little pain in my scar and still have a back pain,I also have the disconfort of the drainage still in, but other than that I feel pretty fine.

Updated on 17 Jul 2011:
Today is my 9 days post op and I feel fine, but everyday is differente. My worst day was 7 post op, I had a coughing attack and I coughed so hard that I think I damage my MR, but I have to see my PS tomorrow to see if I really did. The worst pain I have felt was that day with the coughing attack, it was horrible. Now I feel much better, just a little depress hoping not have damage on my MR.
In general I feel satisfaid with my results, at least I dont have that saggy belly hanging anymore.

Updated on 18 Jul 2011:
Today I had one of my drains removed and ouuuch, it hurt but just a little. My PS told me that I maybe damage or strech the stiches on my MR with the cough attack I had on friday. It seem that my results are not going to be as flatter as he expecteded to be, because of the damage. I felt a little sad and depress of what happen, but now Im just accepting that I may not be totally flat, but hopping to look good eventhough.