28 Yo, 2 Kids, Hernia/Diastasis Repair/Hybrid Tummy Tuck/Breast Aug

I am just 4 sleeps away from my scheduled Hybrid Tummy Tuck with Dr. Moelleken! I have struggled with body image issues since getting pregnant with my daughter over 4 years ago. After my first pregnancy, I was left with significant Diastasis gap as well as a small umbilical hernia. After baby #2 that came 2 years later....diastasis was still bad and the hernia had gotten way worse. I have been looking forward to this day for quite some time. I was unsure that we were going to even be able to have this exact surgery because of the high cost and the cost of traveling from MD to CA to have it done.....but we made it work!

I am scheduled to go into surgery on Monday Oct 16th, I will have a follow up appt the next day to check on things, and another appt at 1 week to hopefully get drains removed so I can go home on the 24th!

Here are some pics pics from Week #1.

Pain was unbearable for Day 1 and Day 2.
At the end of Day 2, drain was removed and stronger pain killers were prescribed.
The worst part of week #1 was the back pain from sleeping on an incline and walking hunched over.

I decided to add breast implants right before surgery. I was a 32D/DD before kids...breastfed for 3 years, and was left with A/B. I asked for C/D- whichever looked best (I trust my surgeons opinion!)

I haven't taken a topless pic in years...but 5 days post op I decided to take one!

The incision pics are from my 1 week post op after sutures were removed