4 kids, belly destroyed, now on the flat side!!!- California, CA

I am 5'3, a mother of 4 kids 7, 5, 3.5, and almost 2, and my body has been thrashed by pregnancy. My first pregnancy was my worst--I gained over 70 pounds and my belly skin lost all elasticity. I was never a super vain person, and I can handle a little pudge here and there, but the tummy is in the "I look like I was attacked" realm.
I thought I'd be waiting to get a full mommy makeover until after my toddler was done nursing (since you have to be done for 3-6 months before breast surgery), but my husband , knowing how much more my belly bothers me, just suggested that I go ahead this summer and get the TT!
So now I'm set to find an affordable but good doctor. We're cash pay, so I'm hoping that will help with the price. I'm also hoping to find someone who's OK with having an OB do a tubal while I'm under...I don't want any risk of more pregnancies after I do this!

So, I probably could/should have been posting here the last few weeks, but it hasn't seemed real!

Surgery is scheduled for November 4, so I only have 3 more weeks! Eeeeek!!!!

I've been really really down on myself because I have gained so much weight, and I swore I wouldn't do this procedure unless I lost it first. After I moved I got a round of stress induced depression and got on an anti-depressant that made me BLOW UP, so I'm now about 40 pounds overweight (about 25-30 more than in my profile picture). My surgeon doesn't seem phased by it, and she is going to be doing a lot of body sculpting and lipo, and most of my weight is in my belly for some reason right now. I'm just going to count on the fact that it will definitely look better than it does right now.

Pre-op appointment is in 2 days, and I'm so excited! That's the point where I'm going to really kick it in gear and start gathering things. I ordered some spanx off of a zulilly sale, and they go all the way up to the bra line and all the way down to the knee, so I'll plan on living in those once the official binder comes off. My head is in a blur about all of this! Can't believe it!!!

I'm so nervous/excited!!! Mostly excited, but nervous about my husband being nice and clicked in during this whole thing. He's a very capable father when he so chooses to be, but I asked him if he would lay off the drinking for the first 4 nights until my mom gets here and there's another able minded person around to help with the kids, and he gives me the ole "we'll see how it goes." Thanks hon, not the kind of doubt I wanted the night before surgery! Sheesh!

Other than that, though, I'm CRAZY excited to be on the flat side! I got the first spot of the day, so I have to be there at 6 am! Hubs will drop me off with kids in jambes, come back, get them ready for school, do drop offs, then come back and get me at the end of the surgery. I have a recliner area all set up with all sorts of goodies for my comfort and entertainment, I have people lined up for the first few nights to make meals, the house isn't as clean as I wanted to get it, but hubs will just have to buck up and make it work at this point.

I took my night before valium at 6, but it's 8 and it's already worn off :-/ I can take another in an hour to curb the jitters and get some sleep, so I think that's what I'll do. So SO SO can't wait for this to happen! I'll try t upload some before pictures in a minute!