5 days PO!!!!!!! ---- TT, BL and BA Scheduled for 6/11/2012 - Colorado Springs, CO
Hello everyone! I am 37 yrs old and have been...
Hello everyone! I am 37 yrs old and have been wanting to get a TT for quite a while (youngest child is 11 yrs old). I need your advice and here is why..... I am a military wife and a little over 7 months ago became a military widow. :( My husband and I had talked about me getting a TT for the last 3 years but after his last mission away from home late in 2009 we actually started talking about having another baby and decided to wait on the surgery. Now here I am, and I really want to have the surgery but here is my dilemma. I had contacted my PS back in March and made an initial appointment for a consultation in late May. In between both dates I made the decision to move back home where all my family is. I am moving back home on June 21st --- the military is paying for the move as that is our home of record. I talked to the PS as soon as I made the decision and we actually had our "consultation" over Skype --- I'm 2 hrs driving from his office ---horrified to show pics of myself for the first time!!-- At first he thought we couldn't work the dates cause he was booked completely for June ---of course everyone wants a flat-belly summer! :-) They called me from the PS office about 3 days later and said someone had cancelled for the 11th and the PS wanted to offer the opening to me first cause of my situation. I thought about it for 24 hrs and then agreed! My pre-op is tomorrow and I am scheduled for surgery on the 11th. That's just one week from today!! HOLY CRAFT!!!
My PS does the TT and BA without draining tubes which I guess speeds up the recovery time a little bit.
As the days get closer, I am re-thinking this whole thing and thinking I should'nt have the surgery. The dates are too close, no? I have been reading all the recovery stories and it seems most ladies have made a turn around for the "best" around day 3 and then again around day 10. I will be on day 9po on the day of the flight --- It is a 7 hr flight with a 1 1/2 hr lay over. Do you think it will be ok? How about going to a high-school reunion (20 yr anniversary) at around the one month mark (July 7th)???? I will have my best friend help me here from the day of the surgery 'til the day I leave, and then my mom and sister back at home once I get there. My PS thinks I will be fine, and he says he has had patients get on a plane the day after their surgery.... but I have a lot more questions for him tomorrow.... I have to pay the rest of the surgery tomorrow to confirm and I am freaking out about it!! My friends that know about the surgery say DO IT while I am thinking about it and I have found a good PS... my nerves and mind are telling me otherwise!
Can I do this? Should I? Would you have done it if you knew you had all these things coming up so close to your surgery date?
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Hello all.... so I went to my preop and my review...
I am nervous about the surgery, the move, and all the things I have to get done before I leave on the 21st. My 1 wk PO appointment has been scheduled for the 20th - the day before I leave, and I really hope I am happy that I did this by then. I know I am going to go thru ups and downs thru this but I am praying for more ups than downs and for a speedy recovery and smooth transition back home. I know there are other things going thru my mind but I want to keep my posts here more about the surgery than about all the other stuff going on in my crazy head!
Oh, I've also added the "before" pics I sent my PS for our first consultation. I hate looking at them!! Looking at them now I am thinking I should've followed my PS suggestion and gotten lipo on my flanks... the PS said it would be completely up to me cause I just need it there and its more of a way my underwear fits now that its affecting my body shape... UGH!!! I swear I didn't look that bad today in the mirror in his office... gosh I just wanna cry right now! I think I am PMS'ing on top of this!! :(
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Thanks,
Hope to hear from you!
I am very nervous/emotional today for some reason....
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Girl, you are too hard on yourself! You look good. I can't even imagine how awesome you'll look after your MM! Traveling so soon will not be easy. Do you have someone to help you through the airport, etc.?
I'm sorry to hear you were recently widowed. Thank you to you and your family for all you sacrificed for our country.
Please keep us posted on how you're feeling as your big day gets closer (very close now!)
My husband always said "It's an honor" when he was stopped by people thanking him for his service... and I say the same to you --It's an honor!
Make sure you stay up on any pain meds you take, rest when you need it, and eat very healthy (no salt).
I was surprised at how well I felt just a few days after surgery. Granted, I probably am one of the very lucky ones, but I had never had surgery or stitches...I figured by two weeks I would still be in my house coat scooting around my house with my walker! (i'm not...i feel i could do anything, but i'm making myself follow dr orders..lol)
As for the lipo...I'm glad I didn't get it done. I have some soft spots on my hips that I think the PS would've liked to lipo, but I really wanted to limit the surgery. I'm very confident that with dedication at the gym, I can take care of my hips and thighs on my own, whereas, the saggy boobs and the hot mess of a belly would never ever be fixed by exercise.
I don't think anyone would mind if you wanted to share personal concerns with us MM ladies...I certainly have! lol
BTW...i think your results will be outstanding!
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