38 with 3 Kids, Partial Hysterectomy and Mommy Makeover Coordinated FINALLY - Austin, TX

I have one big uterine fibroid that is finally getting to be too much to handle. My back hurts, I have awful cramps, etc, and I'm done. I went for consultations for less invasive procedures but since the fibroid is so large and growing, and I'm done with my family, everyone has suggested a partial hysterectomy would be my best bet. I'm a little nervous because my surgery will be probably 8 hours long. Everyone has reassured me it will be safe, and I'll be in the hospital for the surgery and staying at least one night. It has been really hard to get everything coordinated, finding the right hospital, dates, etc, and I had to change gynecologists just to find someone that would be available and could work well with my plastic surgeon, but I hope the results will be worth it.
I've had an awful looking stomach since having my first child. The skin really just never shrank back to my pre pregnancy self. It has always been a huge source of me being self-conscious. I breast fed all three of my kids for 18 months plus, and so they're wrecked too! I don't want implants and I have enough tissue to have some nice lifted boobies without, or so I'm told.
I also have a herniated belly button, bad stomach muscle separation, and lots of extra "cushion" in the flanks and inner thigh, so it will be lipo'd. My inner thighs have always been trouble for me and I can't really wear shorts because they ride up unless they are really long.

Wow so it kills me when I look at these. I went through a three year awful awful depression and anxiety after a loss and I just stopped running, ate whatever I felt like, and let life get in the way of caring about myself. I can't wait to post after photos because theses are just...ugh.

Surgery ended up being very long (11 hours) so I'm still recovering from that! Hysterectomy went as planned as did everything else. My boobs are really tight and high so I'll be glad when they soften up a bit. No implants.