57 Years Old, finally making time for me - Duluth, GA

Well, after many, many, many years, I've decided to do something just for me. I'm in the process of a divorce and I feel this is the perfect time to "get my life".
I've spent years camouflaging this gut and I'm ready to move over to the flat side. Although nervous, I'm ready to take this journey.

Well today was pre-op day and I signed all consent forms. I was a complete nervous reck this morning and came very close to changing my mind. At the very last minute I decided to go ahead and go for it and now at this point I was running late for my appt. I phoned the office to let them know I was running about 15 min behind schedule and they said that was fine. I was kinda hoping they would tell me to come back another day so that I would have a few more hours to rethink things. Nevertheless, I finally arrived and was immediately give a stack of consent forms to read and sign. Once I started reading the surgery risk, my fear skyrocketed off the charts. By the time I got to Dr. Davoudi I was literally shaking. Dr. Davoudi was very calming and said that if I wasn't nervous he would actually be concerned. He assured me that this was his speciality and that I was in good hands. He again looked over my tummy and back area and discussed what he planned to do. After speaking with him for awhile, he asked that I turn on my voice memo to record his instructions for my after care. He then addressed all questions and concerns that I had. The last thing that he told me was to make sure that I remained very positive, happy and stress free and leave everything else to him. He gave me a hug and he left the examining room sending Toni in. Toni was awesome!! She gave me tons of information as well as a breathing apparatus in which I was instructed to begin using today. I asked Toni even more questions and was very relaxed and comfortable by the time I left their office. Next, I went to have my blood drawn and fill out even more paperwork. The nurse there was even more informative. I'm hoping that she will be one of the nurses on call the day of my surgery. I asked more questions and boy oh boy did she give me answers. She was quite long winded but I really appreciated her time and patience. She went over every inch of my medical history and explained why she needed to know these things. She also explained how I would be monitored during and after surgery. When I left after talking to everyone involved in this procedure I felt very good about my decision. I'm confident that I'm in the best hands and I can't wait to see my results. Now let the countdown begin, 10 days to the flat side.

Can you ladies share some of your "Must Have" supplies for tummy tuck and lipo? I've seen very long list of supplies that some ladies purchased but is all of that really used? My surgeon gave me a supply list in my packet but it wasn't very long. I just want to make sure that I have everything needed for recovery without going overboard. Thanks so much ladies!!!!