"38yrs Old Two Big Bambinos! One C Section. Joining the Flat Side Soon!! - United Kingdom, GB

hello from culver city california! Im also having a TT in September. As too be expected Im nervous also. i look forward to sharing with you on your journey! Im not so worried about the pain as i am about the possibility of infection or dog ears! lots to learn about! i will share as i learn!

Well I hope everything goes well. I think you've picked a great place to reach out with any questions or concerns. I would not worry about shaving since that will open up hair follicles, per my PS and that can open up an opportunity for more bacteria. I just had my pre-op today and I have two more weeks left. There are some great video blogs/diarys on youtube that I have found very helpful. Good luck

:) Good for you! I had mine 3 years ago. (full TT with muscle repair & lipo + breast reduction). You won't be sorry! Watch as many blog videos of surgery recovery/progress as you can stand. Each person offers a different perspective with a different experience. Mine was tough as far a pain & I thought I was prepared. I thought I was tough & could handle pain pretty well... the pain from the lipo is indescribable. It causes nerve damage that lasts up to a year & I never discussed this with my doctor. If he mentioned it; it had to be when I was so excited that he agreed I needed the surgery or when I was still uber mortified standing practically naked in those itsy bitsy underwear that are not "one size fits all" that I completely missed that portion of our conversation. I would do it again today, YES it was worth every minute of pain & recovery... but pain like I have never experienced & like no one could have ever described. I can handle whatever, IF I can prepare my self mentally. I can't handle the unknown. I wasn't prepared. I also decided pain meds/pain pump don't really take the pain away... they just knock you out! You have no clue your are in the world for about 2-3days, thus the only reason you can still breathe, unconsciously. :/ After the 3rd day, I switched to Tylenol because I needed to function AWAKE. Your partner needs to be aware, you WILL need physical help... getting up & down, from sitting to standing, laying or even propping on the bed. You can't even pull your legs up on the bed b/c your muscle repair is so sore your legs will feel like they weigh a ton, literally. My tummy muscles were actually sore for about 8-9 months. (Not painful, but sore like a gym workout after a massive dry spell.) Lipo will cause bruising like you have been beat with a ball bat. Black/blue & every shade of color till its yellow & back to normal. It works its way down your body before it fades. The bruising ended up around my ankles (as the nurses warned me it would ;)) Pretty fascinating how it all worked! I didn't prep (wax) b/c I wasn't told to do anything & the nurse shaved it right off the morning of... I would've loved the opportunity to take care of that myself! Scarring is nothing compared to what you carry around now, I promise. I would trade my saggy tummy & stretch marks for this scar any day! Don't be nervous! Be excited :) You will look fabulous!! It will be worth every minute. Good Luck to you.

Hello. Congrats on the decision to have the procedures. I work for a plastic surgeons facility and arnica Montana is good to brake about two to three days before six. And throughout the duration of healing. Or until one bottle is done.

Hi - I saw where you were worried about scar placement on another blog. I had my full TT/ muscle repair/ hernia repair in February. I stressed the importance of a low scar to my PS. She knew that going into the surgery my objective was to wear a bikini again! She was very clear that she could give me a low scar (in my hip fold), but that the skin from my old belly button may not reach. The outcome was a super low (awesome scar) and a slight one inch floating vertical scar above it (where my old BB was). A couple of my bikinis cover both scars. Another shows about one centimeter of the vertical one (which looks like nothing). I am so glad she went with the big low scar and tiny vertical. If the big scar were at the top of the vertical one (to have avoided the vertical one), it would have been way too high such that not much would cover it. Just be clear and upfront with your PS about scar placement. : )

In terms of scar placement, I brought black bikini swim bottoms on day of my surgery. My surgeon used that as a guide when marking me for surgery. You can look at my review and see he did a good job of putting the scar low where it will be covered by my bikini bottoms. I would caution you to talk to your doctors about any vitamins or supplements you decide to take before surgery. Many vitamins and over the counter products can act as anticoagulants. There is definitely pain after the tummy tuck. For the first week, stay on schedule with your meds. After that, you will start to feel better but there is still fatigue and it will be a bit of a strain to stand in a perfectly vertical position. Around 4 weeks is when I started to feel pretty normal. The point is, just be patient with your recovery, get as much help as possible, and take it easy on yourself. You can go to my full review to see scar and read about the full experience.

Good luck for your tt.I am a fellow UK gal and will be 5 weeks post op on Friday. Being nervous is pretty normal (I was 9 years ago when I had a breast reduction) this time around I. wasn't bothered in the slightest lol. What I learnt from my reduction is that I really didn't't need the huge list of things suggested, the only thing I bought/used this time was a back support to use in bed and I only used that for couple of days and then I was happy lying flat in bed or on my side.Didn't't need bigger pants, different nightwear or anything else. I initially thought it would be a walk in the park, then I thought, no this isn't going to be easy but. I am happy to say that actually yes it was easy (too easy almost) Some discomfort the first day or so, not painful just uncomfortable.So much better when I stopped taking the prescribed anti inflammatory tablets as they really didn't't agree with my stomach(hence no issues with bowel movements) From that point on, no problems. I think most go thro that phase afterwards when they don't think they look any different, worry about whether their scars will fade and whether skin wrinkles that join the incision on the hip will flatten etc but give your body time to heal and your mind time to adjust and you will be fine. X

hi, just wanted to wish you luck. not too many u/k girls on here so we should stick together. im due to be "done" december and can't wait. be sure to post us after pics. and updates. good luck x and one more thing- your doing it because you're worth it ;-)

I'm excited to hear how it goes. Friday-? Mine is scheduled for 3 weeks from Friday :-) Good luck!

Good luck!!