My MMO is Tomorrow! - Alpharetta, GA

Initially I went in to the Swan Center for just a breast lift and was scheduled for surgery on the 21st of January. I interviewed three PS total and settled on Dr. Fardo. Although I felt like all three were great PS (Checked certifications and malpractice issues on state board websites), Dr. Fardo made me feel like my concerns were valid and he was REALISTIC. I appreciate the candor. Anyway, I ended up going back a few days later and inquired if a TT and lipo on my inner thighs would be a good idea for me. After he evaluated me and said healthwise, he thought i could do it all in one shot. Yes! So I scheduled it all! About me; 5'4, 150 pounds and just turned 49... I workout 3-5 days per week, usually weight lifting and kickboxing or stairmaster...but i just cannot lose this tummy bulge...(Two kids-now teenagers) Besides the tummy bulge, my breast look great, only in a bra : (...otherwise I look like a pigmy woman. Not attractive at all. The other area of sheer stubborness is my inner thighs. I can't tell you the number of leg excercises I've done in the last two years and my legs look and feel good, except these darn inner thighs. So I am hoping to get any sleep tonight because the anxiousness of this all is really getting to me! So here are the before pics and will post Post photos soon. Please keep me in your prayers, as I do have a bit of fear going as well

Well i have been absent and unable to update due to my post recovery. So here is the update; Day one-The surgery took 6 hours and by the time I got home, I was out of it. Girls, if you have a high rise bed, it is really difficult. My husband had to pretty much help me in and out of bed 99% of the time with most of the effort on his part. On Day two, I was feeling pretty good and thinking "this isn't so bad"...i talked to my BFF on the phone and was so excited that overall i was feeling pretty darn good. By late evening on day two, i started to feel, hear and experience a lot of gas building up that I could not expel. With a tummy tuck, the last thing you want to do is push. Well ladies this has been so far the WORST part of my experience. It became so painful, I was in tears. That night I barely slept because the pain from the gas was that bad. Day 3; The next morning, my husband called the doctor and he had him go get me GAS-X...That helped me, but not until late that evening. Once I was able to expel the gas, I felt SO MUCH better! Trust me, I knew I was feeling better when I heard myself talking about the joys of passing gas : ) By that evening, i was able to get in and out of bed on my own and i was standing up much straighter. As far as "other" pain, I am feeling a pain under my surgical bra and i think it is coming from the drain. it has a bit of a burning sensation. I have a doctors follow up appointment this morning, where I will find out. i have not taken any post op pictures yet, but will post when I do. The other discomfort i have is in my back (like a lot of the TT ladies)...Sleeping strictly on my back is completely foreign to me. i am the type that rolls around all night...So I will continue to follow up now that I am feeling up to the task.

Just got back from my doctors and the drains from the breasts came out, which was such a relief because my right side was burning me a bit. The abdomen drains stayed in for now. Saw my stomach, and OH MY GOSH, FLAT! So happy! Boobs were perky, but swollen...but so far I am so pleased with everything so far. I had that bad third day, but outside of that day...it has not been horrible bad. The doctor told me to go get Milk of magnesia since I have not had a BM, which he said will cause a tremendous amount of pain if I don't have one soon. So I ate something, drank that and am waiting for my body to respond accordingly :) Another thing is I'm off my pain meds. I took two ibuprofens this morning and that was sufficient.