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Having a Full Mommy Makeover but Never Had Kids!!!!!! -Bogota, Colombia
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I'm 26 years old and weigh over 200 lbs. I am...
mabglitterSeptember 13, 2013
$11,000
I'm 26 years old and weigh over 200 lbs. I am currently trying to lose about 40 lbs before my procedure. I will be having a tummy tuck lipo of the whole body and a breast lift. I have never had any children yet my body looks like I've had 4! I have stretch marks on every part of my body. I am so unhappy with my body yet I am still very nervous for surgery. My bf will only stay with me if I have the surgery done. We went to Colombia last November and I freaked out and didn't have the surgery done. So now we are planning on going back this November to actually get it done. I would really love a new body but my nerves seem to get to me everyday. I don't want us to waste money on this surgery and then I really don't look great afterwards cause I'm so big right now. I really want to make my bf happy cause I want to marry him. I am hoping to find some encouragement on this site. I will be adding photos soon. I will be having my surgery done by Dr. Felipe Amaya in Bogota. I am also concerned that I will only be there for 14 days then will be flying home to no dr at home if there are complications. Also my bf is not staying the whole time with me. He is only staying 3 days with me. I am hoping that I do not freak myself out this time. I really want to go through with it.
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September 14, 2016
Be patient it doesn't happen over night !! Just like getting heavy doesn't happen over night. It's a lifestyle change. Hopefully as long as your boyfriend sees you're making an effort he will be understanding. If he's not, oh well. Maybe God has something else in mind. I have sent my requested surgery date to Dr. Amaya .. I think between flight (from Jacksonville fl) with hotel and surgery and nursing care, etc I think it's gonna run me 5,500. Getting liposculpture and fat transfer.. I hope dr. Amaya is good and if anybody has any advice or warnings about please say so. I'm targeting my surgery for November. And am sooooo scared to look worse than before because I don't look horrible right now just not how I want to look..
UPDATED FROM mabglitter
2 months pre
Before Photos
mabglitterSeptember 16, 2013
Here I am before my surgery. I have gained 30 lbs in the past year and am so upset with myself. As you can see my breasts are very droopy for a 26 year old and I have a lot of cellulite and stretch marks.
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September 16, 2013
Fixing your body will not fix your man. But I wish you the best of luck with journey and ill pray for you.
September 17, 2013
Take it from me (a licensed Marriage and Family therapist) if you do this for someone else you will not be happy in the end no matter how successful the surgery. Make sure you have realistic expectations as well. I am still going to have stretch marks after the procedure and my hubby of 10 years better love every single one! My surgery is on 11/8 so I'll be praying for you too ;-)
September 17, 2013
Thanks for your response! I think that I'm the one who is very realistic and my partner is not. I feel like he is expecting a miracle and I'm afraid that he will be disappointed. I try to tell him it's gonna help but it's not gonna make me perfect.
September 17, 2013
Oh sweetie, This has to be for you and only you. You have to love yourself and a good man will love you in all your forms without you making drastic decisions based on his wants. This isnt a decision for someone else to make. Good luck love, I hope you find the answers you need.
September 24, 2013
My first comment on rs and it defiantly has to be this one!!! I was 100lbs and over 7 years have gained 80lb. I have to tell you my husband has loved my body no matter what! He married me at my heaviest! In fact he is opposed to the surgery but supportive. I want to tell you one thing.. You are absolutely beautiful... You have put ur entire body up so we can see it and its really really fine the way it is!! You have curves like women are supposed to! Leave that jerk because what happens when something in your relationship changes? U get pregnant? He will leave you! You deserve way better than that! What a jerk! Have the surgery for you! If you don't want it don't get it! You are fine the way you are!
UPDATED FROM mabglitter
1 month post
All done!! 6 weeks PO
mabglitterDecember 23, 2013
Well I had the surgery and it's been a crazy ride. The first couple weeks I was mad I went through with it but now I am finally seeing this as a good start for me. I'm very happy with the results. I had a seroma that developed but I was able to find a doctor near me that is taking care of the seroma now. I am posting pictures of my tummy. My breasts have been a nightmare and I'm not ready to post pictures of those yet.
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December 23, 2013
you look great!! so what a seroma?? im guesing you had your breast done as well?? so why was it so hard did you have complications?? im so sorry for asking many questions I just really need some help in need of knowing what to expect
December 23, 2013
A seroma is a pocket of fluid that forms that you have to have drained. My doctor took my drain out too soon and my body had not gotten rid of all the fluid yet. Also the nurse taking care of me showered me too soon and my aerolas developed an infection which caused my doctor to have to take my nipples off and now I am just left with a flat piece of skin for a nipple. I will post pictures soon I am just too embarrassed by it right now. The pain I had was very minimal. The only thing that was annoying was the healing process. It has taken a full 6 weeks for me to not have any soreness when it stand up. You are also very weak and you do not want to overwork yourself!
December 23, 2013
oh I see thank you for your honesty and you do look amazing you should not be embarrassed things happen sometimes, be thankful you have your breast and your getting closet to full recovery!! so what doctor did you see??and how much was it? do you mind msg me in my email if you like Alvarado.jnfr26@gmail.com
December 23, 2013
I saw dr Felipe Amaya in bogota Colombia. He was a great doctor but his after care was not so great. Because of the seroma I had to pay a doctor here 2500 dollars to treat me. The total costs with Dr Amaya was about 18,000 dollars. Much more expensive then America.
January 17, 2014
I'm going to have surgery with him next week .im paying less than half of that .i think it depends , every person is different..and the weight has to do a lot with the price too , that what i heard
January 17, 2014
I went to him 2 times. Plus I stayed 16 days and my fiancé stayed 7 days. I had a tummy tuck breast augmentation and full lipo. The surgery cost about 8,000. But between flights and everything else total paid was 18,000.
January 17, 2014
Tell dr Felipe I said hi! He is great I love him!!! Just ask lots of questions. He does the tummy tuck the best. How long are you staying and what are you having done?
January 18, 2014
hi yes sure i will whats your whole name .
I'm going to have a mommy make over also .. I'm done having kids :)
if i can askk why did u go twice ? thank you i don't know anyone who has surgery done by him , but u gave me more confidence now .im staying for 2 weeks
January 18, 2014
2 weeks is a great time. My name is missy. You will love it there. I hated the massages after surgery though but they were very helpful. Are you going alone or taking someone with you? I will say that after 2 weeks I was so ready to get home. Are you getting breast implants? That's the only thing I regret, I wish I had gotten them. I went twice because the first time I went he told me I would be fine with full body lipo but once I got there he said I needed a tummy tuck so I didn't have enough time off work so I had to reschedule. How did you hear about dr Felipe? I'm so excited for you. His tummy tucks are amazing. I literally had no pain from the tummy tuck.
January 18, 2014
Also do you speak Spanish? It was very difficult because I did not speak Spanish.
January 18, 2014
my cousin is staying with me for 10 days , yes I'm getting tummy tuck and lipoesculture and a lift with breast implants
January 18, 2014
i don't know know anyone who went to dr felipe amaya, but he has a good reputation on the internet and also speaking to him and he answering all my questions make me very comfortable with him…
January 18, 2014
Yes he is very good. I'm glad you will have your cousin you will need the company. :) you are going to be so happy afterwards.
December 23, 2013
Tummy looks great! Why are your breasts been "a nightmare"?
December 23, 2013
Because my doctor did a free nipple skin graft and it completely ruined my nipples. I have no nipple and the skin is just flat. I just feel my boobs look very abnormal. I wish I had known what he was gonna do before the surgery because I would've questioned it more.
December 23, 2013
Sorry your having complications lovely you look great though! :) Hoping the rest of your recovery goes well and your able to get things all taken care of. -hugs-
December 31, 2013
Hi there.
I'm getting surgery by dr. Amaya this January. I'm so sorry to hear about your complications! Now I'm feeling apprehensive about it. I'm going to get the same work as you
Tummy tuck and breast lift. Do you have any words of advice? When did you get your drains out that lead to your seroma? When did the nurse shower you after surgery? Is the doctor going to re do your nipples for you?
January 18, 2014
Dr Amaya is amazing. My only advice is ask lots of questions and make sure you are on top of your care. I relied too much on the nurses and I should've been more educated. He said he would fix my nipples but I found a dr close to me that will do them also. I don't want to spend more money on flying and staying at the hotel. He took my drain out after 7 days because it was very red. Again if I had been educated I would've known to clean it with alcohol. I was not prepared at all for surgery. Please keep me updated! You will love Felipe.
January 18, 2014
Your body looks really great. It's a dramatic difference and your figure is amazing. I can't even tell you got a tummy tuck since it looks so natural. Thank you for answering my questions. I fly out to Colombia in 4 days. I'm glad you were satisfied over all. I researched doctors in the US and most of tummy tucks didn't look as good compared to dr.amaya's work.
January 18, 2014
I'm in New Jersey. I'm flying in Tuesday. I'm not sure when my surgery is. Will you be staying at his after care apartment? What are you getting done?
January 18, 2014
you haven't schedule your surgery date yet , why?
yes i am staying at his after care apartment,imgetting lipo -lipectomia and breast lift with implants..
January 18, 2014
I guess we will be staying at the same place. :) what a coincidence.
You know I thought he will schedule me in and tell me since I already put in a deposit. I have to follow up with him.
January 18, 2014
I'm so excited for you guys!!! That's great that you will be together! It will help the healing process having someone there. I was alone and started to get depressed. Does Dr Felipe know your coming though??? He is very busy because of how great his work is. Please keep me updated!
January 18, 2014
What part of New Jersey? My fiancé lives in Clifton, NJ. It would be awesome to meet up with you after surgery and compare our stories.
January 18, 2014
yes call ingrid asap . i fly wed and ill be having the surgery friday early morning I'm so nervous !! how do you feel ? do you know someone that had surgery with him before ?or you just looked him up online ?
January 18, 2014
did he do the la marcacion de abdominales too ? your stomach looks like ur getting a six pack , it looks great
January 18, 2014
@ mabglitter- I booked everything more than a month ago and put a deposit down plus already sent him my flight info. He better know I'm coming! Haha! I live in Morris Plains. It would be nice to meet up after and swap stories. You don't need implants in my opinion. Your breasts look so full already. Why mess with awesome God given assets. ;)
January 18, 2014
@miluskam86 - I feel a bit nervous, bit excited. Mostly like it's not real yet. Haha. I will probably feel more nervous and excited when I get to Colombia. I just looked him up online. He seems legit and does great work. Especially lipo and tummy tucks. How did you find him? Do you speak Spanish? I don't and I had to use google translate for everything.
January 18, 2014
You can email me alivenotdead06@yahoo.com if you want to keep in touch!!! And if you have any questions.
January 18, 2014
Yes i speak spanish , yeah im nervous too . But with so many doctora over there . I know God put dr amaya in my research for a reason . And like o said he is not cheap at all but sure colombians ps do better surgeries than here in the Usa .... they are the best over the best when talking about beutiful bodies and women
January 19, 2014
I am looking forward to meeting you next week. Hopefully we will get good nurses. ;) are you going alone? I am going alone.
January 19, 2014
Yes me too . My name is candy givee yours so i can ask the nurses . Im going with my cousin ahe is staying 10 days we can go around bogota and visit places . my husband is staying wih my 2 kids .. I wish he could come
With me
January 19, 2014
I understand! But look at me I was pretty bad! That's what the surgery was for.
January 19, 2014
That's great you are going with your cousin. Hopefully you feel well enough to go around soon after the surgery.my husband is staying with my child too. I also wish he could come. What is your email? We can talk more privately. ;)
January 19, 2014
I felt pretty good at 7 days. I wouldn't really do anything before that because your body really needs to rest and recover. But after a week I felt good enough to go out to the mall and walk around. I will say immediately after surgery I felt great enough to do things but I got so tired so quickly that it wasn't worth it to push myself. It's a major surgery and you need to let your body have time to recover and not feel like you have to push yourself.
January 19, 2014
Yes we are going visit places wed ans thursaay friday morning is my surgery and then im goNna wait at least one week to go out again
January 17, 2014
Thanks for the updates, any better pics. I am considering Colombia, and Brazil as well. I am Asia based so travel costs all the same.
January 17, 2014
I would definitely go to Dr Felipe. He is really great. He does the best job.
Thanks so much for sharing on RealSelf! Fully supporting you in your journey here, but am worried about a boyfriend who will "only stay with you" if you have surgery...
What are you doing to lose the 40 pounds? That's a lot to lose, but I'm sure with discipline you can do it! We are here for you and I hope you'll keep us updated throughout your journey.