Early Present for 40th Birthday :D...TT, Lipo & BBL - Dominican Republic

Is still hard to believe I'm actually going through with the surgery. I still see it as a dream in the back of my mind even though THE day is less than a month away. For years, I wished for this procedure and came close to it by going to consultations and looking for ways to finance it. But that's where my dream usually vanished. On one of those days when I felt optimistic, researching doctors I came across RS and immediately became addicted. I read and read, many reviews and became excited to see that what seemed impossible, suddenly became a possibility. I'm a 39 year-old mother of two teens and a toddler... Yes I know! We wanted to give it a shot to have a girl. I've been married for almost 20 years to a wonderful man. Weight has always been a nightmare for me. Right after my teenage hormones kicked in, I started struggling with weight. Since then, it's been diet after diet, pills, shots, smoothies, and many, many failed attemps at getting into a regular exercise routine. After I had my last baby, almost three years ago, my body changed and for some reason, hormonal changes probably, it became easier to loose weight. I partially breastfed due to a previous breast reduction that damaged some of my ducts. In these three years I've lost about 35 lbs, which feels wonderful, as long as I'm dressed. My stomach stretched sooo much during pregnancies that I'm covered with stretch marks almost from below my breasts to my pubic area. After having my second baby I thought we weren't having anymore, so I got a breast reduction to get rid of my triple D, saggy boobs. The first years were nice, I was a perky, small C cup and loved it. But after a while, with the last pregnancy and weight loss, they went down to a very depressing, small B cup. I can't even fill my old bras anymore ???? and looking at myself in the mirror makes me want to cry. After a couple of months of stalking several people here, I became convinced Dr. Goico was the doctor I was looking for. The more reviews I read of him, the more I knew he was the one. It took me a little while and some extra courage to tell my husband what I wanted to do. I knew he was going to dismiss me completely when I told him I wanted to go to Dominican Republic to have cosmetic surgery. To my surprise, and thanks to everything I learned here, he was very supportive and wanted to know more. Finally, back in November I secured the date. I was very blessed to have the doctor respond to my request just a few days after I sent the pics to Karel, his secretary. Like with other Real Selfers, he was extremely detailed in giving me his suggestions of areas to be treated. During all these months he has responded to all my texts very promptly and thoroughly, even though he is getting busier and busier. We follow him on FB and is very comforting to see how down to earth (and funny) he is. I checked my hemoglobin levels back in Feb. and they were above 13. My family doctor said those don't change unless there are drastic health changes. Dr. Goico agreed with him, but just in case, I've been taking iron, along with folic acid and vit. C daily. Today I had a preop appointment to check general levels of everything. We'll see next week, but evrything else looked normal. I purchased my flight two months ago and secured my stay with Arelys. Last week I purchased my tourist card and I'm in the process of gathering my stuff for the trip. A thousand questions come to me every day, so you'll probably hear a lot from me these next few weeks. I know you guys are always there to help and support. In return, I promise to keep you updated and informed through out the process. I will post my before pics as soon as I get them from where I buried them ????..in the mean time, thanks for reading this loooong intro to my review. I really look forward sharing this crazy and exciting journey with you ????.

What CAN I say...they speak for themselves.

How do you guys feel about BBL Pillows? Do I really need one?? I'm trying not to spend any more money unless it's absolutely necessary. They look nice, but they're $79+ ????. We decided for my husband to come last minute and we paid dearly for that.