I am 45 and the mother of 4children. I have always been on the thin side until my last baby at the age of 38..the weight has stayed there along with the tummy. I am currently 5'3 and 139lb. I am not sad over my weight since I eat right and I workout a lot. I am however tired of all the workouts and not seeing the abdomen benefit..since it is not able to bounce back unless it is removed. Some people think this surgery is really about me and my vanity and maybe some of it is

I have wanted to have a tummy tuck since 2006. I am scheduled March 20th and after reading these stories I am worried... I do not want to take pain meds, and I will need to return to work rather quickly after my surgery. Half of the stories on here sound like people have been off of work for months, and still continue to need pain meds... Are there any positive stories?? Updated on 4 Mar 2013: Just reading the stories on this website is not enough. After personally communicating

had my surgery on December 13 so I am 6 days PO and I am getting drainage removed tomorow. I had a full TT amd hernia repair without liposuction. The first few days of recovery was brutal. Not that much trouble standing up but I was in and out of it most of the first 4 days off the drugs. I have had 5 kids and developed a hernia and had so much extra skin on my stomach and it really didnt go with my small frame. When I first got pregnant I was only 110 bls and at the end was

I am a 43 year old stay at home Mom of 4. I have always felt I needed a reduction since I went from an A Cup to a D Cup in one summer of high school - I eventually ended up as an F Cup. My back and neck have ALWAYS been hurting with headaches too. I don't know if the insurance is penalizing me because I don't have indents and constant rashes under my breast. I have always been careful to wear large padded straps and minimizers to keep me from sagging, now I wish