Hi tummy tuckers, firstly let me thank you for all of the wonderful reviews that I have read on here. I check in here at least twice each day to follow all of your progress. It is due to the information & support that I have found on here that I don't feel scared by my up coming surgery. Now to let you know a little about myself, I am 46 years old, I have 2 children (23 & 26). I have had 2 c sections and a hysterectomy, hence the reasons for my "jelly belly". I have wanted a TT for over 10 years, & now my time has come. I am lucky that 2 of my closest friends are RN s & have both worked with one of our local ps and highly recommend his work, so when it came time to look into surgery it was a no brainer as to which ps would be first on my list.Ii first phoned my ps in Sept 2012 for my first consult but could not get in till 19 Jan 2013, but my ps had to cancel this appontment because of an emergency, i was so disappointed & began to wonder if I was meant to do this. My appointment was then changed to 18 Feb, well ladies all I can say is this appointment was worth waiting for. My ps explained everything to me & is a lovely man, & made me feel at ease right away & his staff are wonderful. If i had my way I would have booked my surgery right then, but his policy is that surgery can only be booked after a second consult. The first available time was yesterday, yes ladies! I needed to wait 8 long weeks for this appointment. So needless to say at yesterdays appointment I booked my surgery to happen ASAP in 13 weeks time ( but I'm not counting) lol. I was measured up for my binders & had the dreaded before pics taken, this all seems so real now. I am having a full TT with MR but no Lipo as my Ps wont do lipo at the same time as a TT, but he doesnt feel that I will need it anyway.. My ps has told me that due to my c sections scar being so low, that I will need an inverted "T" scar, that is fine by me. Well TTuckers that is all for now only to say that I am so excited that I now have a date for my surgery. Happy healing to all Bye for now! Updated on 18 Apr 2013: Hi all, I forgot to mention that I am 5Ft 1" and my weight is 66kg(146lb). I have lost 10kg (22lb) & I do a brisk walk of 5 kms 5 days each week. I am having a Tt for me, not anyone else, I am feed up of going to buy clothes and having to get a bigger size to go around the "jelly belly" & worse still not being able to buy a nice top because it is too be around my breasts to accommadate the aformentioned "jelly belly". I have very low self esteem & womt let my BF see me while I am standing up naked. So this has an impact on our relationship. When I first mentioned having the TT to him he wasnt onboard but once I let him know just how much my belly really impacted on me he came around. I get so depressed at times by the way I look. 8 years ago I was a size 10 ( US size 6).but I still had the huge roll. Thanks T Tuckers for letting me vent. I cant wait to be on the flatside Healthy healing to all!1! Updated on 24 May 2013: Well what a couple of days I have had. Firstly i had a phone from my ps office yesterday to say that my surgery would have to be put back to 21st August, I was not happy. I am going to Vietnam in late October & that date would only be 9 weeks before I flew out. I wanted surgery to be earlier to give my body time to heal & for most of the swelling to go, as I intend to have new clothes made for me in Vietnam. The nurse at my ps said that she would see what she could do, she called me this afternoon and asked if i would be available for surgery on 30th May & of course I said yes. 6 days!! & I cant wait. I am not nervous at all just extremely excited. 6 days & I will be on the flatside. Well must go now I have so much to do in 6 days, healthy healing TTs Updated on 24 May 2013: I have told only a few people about my surgery as i didn't want to hear all the negative remarks, but the few people that know have been so supportive. i wasn't going to tell my mum as i thought that she maybe negative but my bf convinced me to tell her and i am so glad that I did as she her comment to me was "you do what makes you happy" thanks mum. Im"m still not nervous, so i hope that I stay this way until Thursday. Happy healing TTers Updated on 29 May 2013: Hi ladies, wow!! today is the day. I haven't slept much since last Friday, I am very excited. I have done all my cleaning & bought all of my supplies. I am to arrive at the hospital at 10.3 0am. it feels so real after wanting a TT for 15 years 7 today it is happening, by this afternoon I will be on the flatside!! I forget to mention on my last update that i have lost a further 1 kg & another 2". Must go now I have a few last minute things to take care of. See you on the Flatside!! Updated on 29 May 2013: Well after waiting at the hospital for 2.5 hours I was told by a nurse that my surgery was cancelled due to ps having unexpected complications with another patients surgery. Needless to say I am very disappointed but fully understand why ps cancelled. He is a perfectionist & was not willing to risk anything after such a complicated day. Oh well will have to wait for his office to phone me this afternoon as to a new date. Updated on 31 May 2013: Hi all, well after many discussions with my ps office I finally have a new date. I am to have TT in 13 days. I phoned my ps & stated that due to the fact that he had cancelled on Thursday & that he already had my money in full I felt that he should do my surgery within the next week, I was happy when a date within 2 weeks was given for my surgery. I feel that if I hadn't stated my case with the ps office that I would not have gotten a date so soon and that I would had to of waited untill I came back from my holiday in October. So now the count down begins again, but I am going to think positive thoughts until then. Happy healing ladies Updated on 7 Jun 2013: This count down seems to be dragging on & on, note to oneself must be patient!! I must say a big thank you to all the ladies on realself as your updates are helping me heaps at this time of waiting for my TT date. Updated on 15 Jun 2013: Hi Tt I'm still in hospital will b for another 2 or 3 days. Have sat on the side of bed once should be up more tomorrow. My ps told me that he removed 1.1kgs of fat and skin and that I am very flat. Can't wait to see my flat tummy and new belly button. Bye for now I am very sleepy, I will give you more details once I am home will post pics then to. Happy healing to all and a special hello to all the June 14 TTers Updated on 25 Jun 2013: Hi TTers sorry that it has taken me so long to update. Well where to start! Firstly I was discharged from hospital at 6dpo after a constipation issue but after all seemed to be right I was allowed to go home. But this is only where the story begins, I had only been home 42 hrs and I was admitted to hospital with major constipation issues. After all treatment failed I had to have another surgery to set things right. I am on the mend finally and I was discharged from hospital for the second time at 11dpo. All is looking good now, I am just so weak and exhausted all of the time but as my doctors and all the nurses have said to me I have to give it time as my body has gone through 2 surgeries in 9 days. I in no way blame my ps for the problems I had as they were due to my body's reaction to the tummy tuck and the very few pain meds that I needed. My ps was with me every step of the way during my complications, he would at the hospital sometimes twice a day to see me & when he had no answers to.my complications he called in a general surgeon. On a better note I am still thrilled with my result but have heaps of swelling, but that too shall pass. Bye for now and I hope that you all are healing trouble free. A special hello to the June 14 2013, tummy tuckers. I shall post pic soon Updated on 26 Jun 2013: I'm feeling much better but still extremely exhausted. Sorry that the pics aren't the best. I have more on my phone but have to wait until I go home from my friends place on Monday as a don't have my laptop here with me to upload them to. When I feel a little strong I will give a detailed update of my first stay in hospital. Happy healing to all. Updated on 28 Jun 2013: Wow!! I put on the jeans that I wore to go to hospital and they are way to big. I also tried on a new pair in the size that I normally wore & I had to go down one size double wow on that. I got on the scales yesterday and since the night before surgery I have lost 1.7 kg, my ps removed 1.1 kg. The swelling is about the same today. I am feeling a little better each day. The last 2 days I have gone out to meet friends for coffee just to get out, it felt great to be out in the real world again. Happy healing to all and special hello to my June 14 sisters. Updated on 30 Jun 2013: Surgery day, I arrived at the hospital at 7am and was taken back to the day surgery unit where I was given a gown and Ted stockings to put on after this my ps came along and marked me up. I was taken in to the OR at 8.10 where I was given a needle in the arm to calm my nerves, not that I had any I was just so excited to be finally having my surgery done. The next thing that I remember was being woken up in recovery. I was only kept in recovery a short time then taken up to surgical ward. My surgery was 2 hrs 40 mins, & I didn't end up needing an inverted t incision. My scar goes from hip to hip. I had a pain pump and 2 drains along with to little tubes that delivered local Ann directly into the upper abs. ( I called these my little yellow things) My first night scared me as I thought that I couldn't breathe but once I started deep breathing I was right. I stopped using the pain pump at 6 am of day 1. Updated on 30 Jun 2013: I sat on a chair for a bed bath at 1 dpi, at 2 dpo I went for 2 walks on a walking frame and sat up in a chair for a couple of hours. I had my drains removed at days 4 & 5. I had my first shower at 4 dpo. I started walking unaided at 4dpo. I was discharged from hospital at 6 dpo. Updated on 30 Jun 2013: I am feeling a little better each day. The last 3 days I have been out with friends for an hour or so, it felt great to get out and then after lunch each day I have a nap. I am leaving my friends house tomorrow and going home, I am looking forward to being in my own home. I forgot to mention that I am to have a blood thinning injection until I am 28 dpo but I am lucky that I have been staying with a RN and she has been giving it to me and when I go home my boyfriend will give it to me. My boyfriend has been wonderful through out this entire journey, during my first 2 days after survey I didn't have the strength to sit up to eat so he was a darling and helped me. I can honestly say that my tummy tuck surgery & the last surgery to fix my constipation problem has brought us closer together. Must go now TTers it is way past my bed time happy healing to all Updated on 5 Jul 2013: wow, 3 weeks seems to have flown by. I am feeling much better but still get very exhausted. I have been meeting with my walking group each day this week, more for the social aspect than the walking. i walked 1.5 km today but very slowly compared to the speed that i walked pre TT. I will increase the distance gradually but not the speed until I see my ps in 3 weeks as he doesnt want me to walk fast until then. I find that the more i walk the more swelling i have. I love my results so far. Happy healing to all!! Updated on 5 Jul 2013: Updated on 20 Jul 2013: Hi TTers, sorry that it has been 2 weeks since my last update. I feel great emotionally & physically, I would go and do the surgery again in a heart beat. I am walking 3 kms each day, but slowly. I feel great in the morning but by mid afternoon I need to rest with my feet up as the swell hell begins. Most of my stitches have dissolved & yes I am still wearing my binder 24/7. I have my check up with my ps tomorrow & hope to get the all clear to start walking faster & being able to do more around the house. I have heaps of questions for him. I am thrilled with my results. At times i cant believe this is my body. I have very few clothes that fit me now (oh what a problem to have lol ) I have decided to go to some secondhand clothing stores and get a few items to wear until I go on my holiday to Vietnam in October where I will be getting new clothes made for me. Last week I bought a bikini, wow I have never bought one before & the only time that I have worn one is when I was 5 years old. Thank you ladies for all of the support that I receive on here and on our fb group. Happy healing to all. Updated on 29 Jul 2013: 6 wks and 4dpo. Well I will start by saying that I am thrilled by my results. I am now walking the same distance as pre TT but not at the same speed but I am getting closer each day. I am going without my binder for at least 7hrs each day. when I put my binder back on it is almost a relief to have it on. I find that I am swollen by the end of the day. I must say a very big thank you to you all for the support and encouragement shown on here. Happy healing to you all.
