Tired of Looking Tired and Looking at my Not So Nice Neck and Jowls. Aliso Viejo, CA

It seems I started aging overnight, last 3 yrs(?); having a long illness took a toll. But I want to have my outside match my younger inside self :) My eyes look tired and the jowls and neck area really age me. And so I've been roaming this site forever. I've read many reviews and stories, looked at hundreds (maybe thousands) of pictures. I have appreciated every review, good and bad. I've also done a lot of researching on my favorite surgeons. My hubby was very upset when I first told him I wanted to do this; his comments were, "I love you just the way you are", "you look beautiful", "you don't need it", "we don't have disposable income", "there are more important things than that..." I stood my ground. And finally, "I'm against it and so if you insist on going through with this you're going to have to save for it on your own!" And so... I've been saving and saving $, penny pinching really. First things first. :) And... I finally decided on Dr. Miller as my surgeon and have scheduled my SMAS and bleth for 4/12/16 :) Yeah!!! Although there are many good surgeons, my decision to go with Dr. Miller, besides his attention to detail was that he is one of the very few surgeons that show healed incisions after the surgery- flawless; no hair distortion nor loss of sideburns. Most surgeons "after" pictures have their patients covering their ears with their hair, I just don't trust that. I most often wear my hair up and want to continue to do so without the tell tale signs of surgery.
There are many cosmetic surgeons in Chicago, but non that I felt would do as well a job. There is one, Dr. Epstein, his work is excellent, but with one horrible review I just couldn't take a chance especially when it comes to the face. And so there's the added cost of travel and lodging etc.; another issue with hubby. He had just come around recently and was balking at the travel to Ca, but after seeing and reading Epstein's review, he gave me my blessings and safe journey to Ca.
As of today, date is scheduled, deposit has been paid, hotel reservations have been made and airline tickets have been purchased.
I'll post pics in the near future.

Time does fly! From starting to save the funds for the procedure (2 yrs) to actually getting everything ready for the upcoming trip to CA. I was concerned because I tend to be anemic but my hemoglobin were decent enough to get a go :) My labs etc were done and sent to Dr and in exactly 7 days from today, I'll be having my procedure done. I've been nervous now and then but as the date grows closer I'm just excited!!!

I'm getting ready and making sure I have everything I need during the trip. I looked everywhere for a wedge pillow and nada, so I'm ordering one from amazon along with a boomerang pillow (it looked so comfy) and am having them shipped to the hotel; one good thing about this is I don't have to lug them around getting there. Is there anyone having a procedure with Dr. Miller that same week?