Closer to 50 Than 40....EEK! Love my Curves, but Ready for Some Upgrades! - Chicago, IL

Just call me a professional RS lurker! I've been stalking this site for over a year now. Love the stories and the "realness" of everyone. I'm a married busy professional mom of a teenager and I'm also primary caregiver to my mom who has had some health issues. She has been living in our home since November and to say that things have been a little crazy would be understating the situation. We have all settled into a nice routine, and this is the new "normal" in our lives now. I'm happy to be able to take care of my mom because she always took such good care of me!! :)

Anyway, I have always been a curvy girl and its never been a problem. I've always played sports or worked out to keep active. Now that I am closer to 50 though, I have noticed that I need an upgrade. First of all, my boobs have always been big and In my way! These girlies have got to be smaller. I'm tired of not being able to wear cute button down shirts! I would like to explore the idea of a breast reduction through insurance. While lurking, I also like the idea of a little lip and a possible tummy tuck. In essence, a BR, TT, and lipo better known as a mommy makeover. For me, it's more like a full body "upgrade"!!!
This is about all I have to post at this time. I have two consults coming up with ps's in my area. One is tomorrow and the other is in August. I have been doing my homework but I also feel very blessed to be here in Chicago. LOTS of good doctors to choose from. Join me on my journey. I promise to be as forthcoming as I can and update with any new info.

Hi everyone, just had a wonderful consult with a ps today. I liked her very much because she was friendly and also very informative. I love her work! She gave me the low down on having insurance pay for the reduction, then gave me some quotes on lipo and tummy tuck. Since I am in the educator profession I have to schedule things around my vacations. She suggested only 2 procedures at a time....not all three. I've got some thinking to do. Hubby is cautiously supportive. LOL.

Hi everyone! Happy Friday. After giving it some thought I think I'm going to change the order of my surgeries. I'm going to go with getting inner thigh lipo in December (I can use the 2 weeks off to recover), and save my BR and TT until June 2015. I have 10 weeks off every summer and I can fully recover the proper way. I also think it will just be nicer not having to have "work" hanging over my head. My job is extremely stressful and keeps me hopping.

I am excited that I can at least move forward with the lipo. I guess this journey is going to take me a little longer that I thought. I will be posting some pre-op pics of the thighs later this weekend.