57 Yrs Old - Tummy Tuck - Heart Attack, 3 Stents, High Cholesterol, Sleep Apnea, Blood Pressure, and Thyroid.

Hello all. I was reluctant to share. I guess you can say I'm somewhat superstitious because I didn't want to genks myself. I began my journey many years ago back in Oklahaoma. At each consultantation, although I was denied, I learned what I had to do in order to have a Tummy Tuck. I have three sons that include one set of twins.

Then suddenly while visiting family in Texas, I had a Heart Attack on August 2nd, 2014. At that time, my weigh reached a peak of 189lbs and I'm standing 5'3". From that point on, I knew a new lifestyle was in order.

After the heart attack, I continued to seek a consultation in Texas. However, because I was on Plavix, the surgeon said no. Yet, again, his advise to lose the weight and come back in one year.

Well, as fate has it, I ended up being transferred to Atlanta and my journey continued again.

First, let me say, do your homework ladies. As I mentioned, I have multiple medical conditions. Yet, once I located Dr. John Connors, I knew he was the one. I won't list all his credentials, therefore, I advise you to compare him to other surgeons in the Atlanta area. You won't find one to match his expertise.

My surgery was On September 22nd and while I don't remember much, I'm planned for my 1st week PostOp on September 29th.

I'll keep you all posted. But let me add. I was to thank my cardiologist, Dr. Olubi for putting me through rigorous stress test, Dr Daya for being my primary care physician, and of course Dr Connors for giving me a new look on life.

As you can see, I have an Owwweee smack in the middle. Some of my skin was pulled away with the tape. Nurse Maggie removed the left drain since it was totally blocked and we couldn't unclog it. My right drain is working just fine and I learned exactly how to keep it from clogging up as well. The recommendation for my Owwweee is to immediately begin using Aquaphor. I layer it on my scar and put a nice glob of it in the area of my new belly button. In order to keep everything in place on my scar, I use 4 panty- liners and cloth tape. No need to peel away the paper backing on the panty- liners. I use small sterile pads for my belly button and a Q-Tip to ensure the Aquaphor reaches it mark. I then place strips of tape to hold down the panty- liners and sterile pads in my belly button. The waist cincher provided to me from the hospital is placed around my waist area to hold everything in place. I'm currently repeating this process 3x per day. I'm scheduled for another doctor's visit next week.

Here, I want to show how using the panty-liners appear after applying Aquaphor. I use a generous amount of the product. Then I wrap the waist cincher to hold everything in place.