Kevin M. Strathy, MD (license relinquished)

I'm 32 and up until I graduated high school I wore a C-cup. After high school my breast started to grow. I am now a 44 H. Four years ago I went in for a consultation and was denied by my insurance company. This year in January I decided to try again, with a new insurance company. My consultation was January 28th and I was approved on Feb. 6. So now with less than a month until my surgery I am bursting with excitement but I'm also nervous, but I'm looking forward to the journey ahead.



Updated on 23 Feb 2013:
So I'm 13 days out from my surgery and my nerves are settling although I'm still very excited. It's funny because I'm going to the Virgin Islands next week and I'm more excited about my surgery than that. I am so grateful to all the women who have gone through the procedure and post their recovery stories it has assisted in calming me down. I also have 3 family member that have shared their experience with me as well. I guess my next step is to post some before pictures for you guys.

Updated on 5 Mar 2013:
So today is Wednesday and my surgery is scheduled for Friday, I'm so ready!! I did my preop last Thursday and was very pleased with the amount of info I received from the doctor. He was great at calming my fears and going over the possible risks without causing me to panic. 2 more days and I'm excited, I know this will be a great experience.

Updated on 7 Mar 2013:
Tomorrow's the big day..so I'm spending tonight getting my house ready for my recovery. I can't wait I feel like a kid on Christmas Eve. I have been wearing 2 bras for years for better support, today when I got home from work and removed my bras I got emotional because today would be the last day I would ever have to that. I am very positive about tomorrow and my recovery. Thanks again to everyone who posts for making this process easier for those embarking on this journey. Talk to you tomorrow!!!

Updated on 10 Mar 2013:
2 days post op and I'm loving the results, I was so use to having big breast that I actually stood in the mirror about 15 min staring. So far I have not had much pain at all. I do experience discomfort when getting out of bed but other than than it has been wonderful. I am weening myself off my meds, down to one pill every 5-6 hours. Hopefully by tomorrow I will be only using Tylenol. Overall my journey from watermelons to grapefruits has been very positive!!

After 3 sections and having this flab of skin hanging on my belly for years and contemplating a TT for years I finally did it.

I hated looking in the mirror, taking pics and shopping was a huge NOOO for me..

Not only did I want a tummy tuck for cosmetic reasons but more for hygenic reasons. I hated to have to constantly lift the flap of skin to clean it to make sure it did not smell like sweat since I do spend alot of time outside with my 3 daughters.

Was I at an ideal wight for my TT?? No I guess you can say that I wasnt, but I did not have the time to work out and I didn't want to keep waiting for my kids to be older to please myself with something that I knew was going to make me feel better about myself.

Pre Surgery my stats were:
Height: 5'2"
Weight: 175 lbs
bust: 39
waist: 39
hips: 44.5

I cannot wait to see what my new stats will be once Im all healed up and the swelling has gone down.

I had my surgey on March 15, 2011
My Drains were removed on March 17, 2011

Im following my doctor's orders to the T... Just very minimal walking to the restroom and back to my resting spot. That helped me maintain the liquid draining out at 10ccs on both drains. So Im still just lounging around till the doctor says its OK for me to become more active..

Pain, not too much of it.. The worse pain I had was on one of the drain holes, but my pain medication has helped alot. I off the Vicoden already and just on Tylenol extra strength and Im doing awesome on it.

The Garment Im using I purchased it at Walmart which I feel its really comfortable and Im posting a pic of the tag in case anyone else is interested.. it was only $15 so its not too bad for those who are on a budget like me.



Updated on 21 Mar 2011:
Day 6 Post Surgery: I thought I'd be up and running by now like I was able to with the c-sections, but this surgery does not compare to a c-section. Its way worse than a c-section..

I have to admit that being pampered by my hubby is not a bad thing. Im loving it, although I do get really bored of just watching TV and using the computer. I miss playing with my daughters and specially bugging my toddler and I know she misses it too. But I would do it all over again. Im hoping that within the next few days I can be more active and maybe start cooking at least.

Im back to the Vicoden for pain as I was not doing as well as I thought on the Tylenol and I am afraid of taking too much.

I have a follow up appt on Wednesday.. Will keep you posted on how that goes.

P.S. Im 31 Years Old


Updated on 6 Apr 2011:
Well Im 3 weeks post op today and Im totally pain free and completely off meds... I had a follow up today and Im healing great... Im still having a hard time standing up straight... Its not that i cant its that I subsconciously slouch forward... I know Im not going to hurt myself but I guess that from being bent forward for so long and making sure that I would not hurt myself I forget Im supposed to be standing up straight....

Im feeling great.. Im loving my results and I cant wait to start doing some exercise... My hubby is going to give me the Bowflex TreadClimber so I can walk my butt off...

I'll be putting up some pics for you all to see tomorrow...


Updated on 15 Apr 2011:
1 month post up today and feeling great

Updated on 14 Jul 2011:
Wow, havent been on here for a while.. but I am 4 months post of as of yesterday.. I am loving my results..

Yesterday however I had a revision to the right side since I had a small chunk of fat poking out and I will most likely get a revision on the left side as well to make both sides symetrical... Im not in much pain from the revision procedure and Im loving how it looks so far... I was told I should wait 4 weeks before deciding on wether I want to have the left side revision as well but I have already decided that I want to do it.. I dont want to do it ASAP.. I really dont want to spend the whole summer trying to heal up...

I posted pics today.. and will post the revision pics next week once the sutures come off...



Updated on 4 Aug 2011:
3 weeks post op on the revision on the right side.. Im loving what I see.. I should have revision on the left side in about 3 weeks or so.. pics up below

Updated on 14 Jan 2012:
Well, I havent been here in a while.. Im doing great.. I am 10 months post op... I had the final revision to my left side in September 2011 so I am 4 months post op left side revision (posted pics for u to see). My transformation is complete. I am extremely happy with my results and although I am not super skinny I feel and look great.. I love the way clothes fit me now and that I no longer have to lift the apron belly to clean it. This was so worth it..

I still get numb and swollen at the end of the day, but I was told that it will eventually go away, that It could take up to 18 months to be completely recoop from this type of surgery.

I hope that my story has been helpful to you all.

Good luck to those of you who are looking forward to getting your tummy tuck done..