finally getting what i've always wanted - Birmingham, AL

So, I was supposed to have it done yesterday but had to reschedule earlier this week due to jury duty. So I will be getting it done on Monday 11/23! I absolutely cannot wait. I will keep you guys updated! I will also upload before and after pics after surgery and post pics once a week from there on.

I have completed the surgery!!!!! When I arrived at the facility it was very nice and clean. My wait time was about 10 minutes before I went back. I got my vitals taken and everything was good. I met Dr. Hedden and he was very straight forward and to the point. He did mention I may want to have a tummy tuck instead of the lipo. I don't have loose skin hanging off but since I had a baby and some weight loss my stomach wasn't as firm. He showed me some pictures of how it may look since my stomach was looser and one of the results wasn't pretty. He just wanted to make sure we were on the same page. I opted to continue with the lipo to my full abdomen, full back and flanks. The anesthesiologist was awesome. Very personable and very friendly. He started my IV and escorted me to the OR, holding my hand the whole way, again, very nice man. I got on the table and after 3 deep breaths of oxygen, I was out! When I woke up I was in recovery in the compression garment just around the waist. The nurse helped me get dressed and my boyfriend was there to take me back to the hotel. I was very sore but nothing I couldn't handle. Got back to the hotel, took some pain meds and had a couple spoon fulls of soup and laid down. I got up a couple of times to walk around. Surprisingly I was able to move around and do everything by myself for the most part. I didn't have any drains tubes which was great, but I did have lots of leakage out of my incisions. I went thru the dressings they provided and 2 or 3 maxi pads and that was it. I drained more on one side but none out of my back. Some bruising but not an extreme amount. I woke up about every 2-4 hours during the night, but that was ok with me. The next day I had my follow up. A tiny bit more soreness but nothing too bad. I was happy about that. At the follow up Dr. Hedden was more friendly and said it came out really great and better than he expected, YES!!!! I could tell a difference once they took the garment off even tho I was still swollen. I was happy. I also had 2 foam boards under the garment. I ordered my 2nd full body garment as well off of eBay since the one I currently had only wrapped around my stomach. He took out a total of almost or a little over 4 liters of pure concentrated fat!! Hooray!!!! I made my next follow up appointment for a month later and back to the hotel I went! I'm very happy I decided to go thru with this. I was nervous at first but I had a lot of prayers go up for me! I will upload before and after pics in a few weeks to let you guys see the progress but I am excited!!! Talk to you guys later!