Life is What You Make It - Getting a Yily Body January 2017! - Dominican Republic, DO

For those of you who asked about me, I ended up having surgery on January 11 as planned, but I switched to Dr. Hector Cabral. I had a pretty extensive tummy tuck that needed to be done and he did a beautiful job. He cut off 15 lbs of skin. I stayed at House of Phenom Beauty recovery house and I can't say enough about it. You can find more on my journey on instagram, tialotusflowersx where I've posted details about every single aspect of my experience in DR.

As of today I'm officially six months away from my confirmed surgery date. On one hand that seems SO FLIPPING FAR AWAY but on the other hand I'm happy I have the time to heal from the birth of my sweet little baby, as well as prepare as well as possible for my procedures. It's nice to be able to do proper research on everything from supplies to bring, recovery etc and not run around stressing myself out. I'm not going to lie though... I'm totally obsessed and impatient and hoping January 11th comes very quickly. Lately I made an instagram page for surgery and connecting with other surgery dolls that way has been really helpful.

Now I'm thinking about chronicling my whole journey on YouTube but doing so keeping in mind everything I've had a hard time finding as I look at videos on my own. I was thinking it would be cool to start three months pre and talk about my weight loss, blood level building and all areas of preparation as I move forward into surgery to help other prospective patients in the future.

I'm happy for all the networking that is out there with other surgery dolls because I've already been able to slash expenses and realize that I don't need to over prepare. I'm getting a list together with specific items I want to buy, links to them and costs now after having already broken down expenses like massages, tips for RH staff and so forth. I'm really happy that I have the time to take such an organized approach to surgery, this is a huge investment in my body that will hopefully make me happy for a very long time.

Oh - another thing I've been doing is wearing a faja. I bought it to help bring my body back together after the baby I delivered in early June but I also thought it would be good practice just to get accustomed to the regular use of a compression garment so it's not so shocking after surgery. I know after surgery there will be a lot of pain, swelling and itching and taking away some of the shock by getting used to compression beforehand seems like something that could be helpful. I bought a faja from Faja Salome and it's amazing. It takes a good 5 inches off my shape, lifts my butt, and makes me feel SO MUCH MORE confident as I move about the world. My husband also notices a huge difference and has been very complimentary of my shape in the garment. I'm so happy with my purchase. I'm attaching a comparison photo to this update.

On the emotional front I'm just feeling in limbo - like the cocoon phase before I emerge as a butterfly. Its weird to live normally after making such a huge decision and not just think about the clothes, experiences and feelings I will have post-op. I find it really hard to live in the present moment in light of the decision. Has anyone else experienced this?