Chicago, Here I Come! I Can't Wait!

So, after many months of thinking about this procedure and researching on this site, my husband and I decided it would be worth traveling out of town to get a REALLY good result from an excellent surgeon (with the best staff I've ever come into contact with!). Dr. Shifrin will be performing my surgery, which will include butt implants, liposuction and fat transfer (just to make the implants look a little more natural). I cannot wait! It's so exciting to look at his before and after pictures and realize I will have the shape I've dreamed of! (5'3 3/4, fluctuating between 116 and 121 lbs, which makes a big difference on someone my height!), so I'll let you know when he weighs me! Say some prayers for me :)

I'll add more pics soon, so we can all remember just how flat it was! Lol! But, in all truth, it served me well, back pre-kids...pre-30's...pre-40's...ahhhh, what happens, Love, when one turns FORTY??? Why does everything seem to run south? Well, I shall fight gravity with all God gave Dr, Shifrin...his talents will defy Newton and I will say hello to a 30ish backside once again ;)

If anyone out there has any suggestions on how to deal with post surgical pain and swelling, I'd really appreciate it. I'm also really nervous about traveling, although my husband and I have already planned for me to be laying on my stomach the entire way home--I will NOT risk any issues with my new booty! We have a 5 hour drive the day after surgery, so he's going to set up a bed in our SUV, lol!

Also, since my pics, I've put on a little weight and was wondering what people thought of inner thigh lipo. I've heard mixed reviews (one doctor had said it looks strange to have thin legs with butt implants--I thought that didn't make much sense, but I guess I'm not a plastic surgeon ;)!

Thanks for your support!!