Tummy Tuck Count Down Begins! - El Paso, TX

Omg I feel like your belly looked like mine before the surgery I had my TT on sep 26 and have been happy with my decision ever since good luck

I didn't have a pain pump, never took the narcotics and hit the button twice during my overnight stay for morphine. Once because I was shown how it worked, didn't realize it was loaded, second time I was encouraged to use it because I needed to get out of bed and sit for 30 minutes in a chair. I had muscle relaxers for spasms, which I am thankful for. Only took ~1000-1200mg of Advil. Hubby says I have a high pain tolerance. My pain never got above a 3, 1-10 scale. Unless I coughed or sneezed! It seems that the more you work out the easier recovery is.

We are having surgery the same day!!! My PS used the pain pump when my friend had surgery almost 2 years ago, but now she uses the experal injections. She said the pain pump worked good and you can't even feel when they take it out. My other 2 friends went to a different surgeon and they only got prescribed pills. All of them did fine so it's hard to say what works best! Everyone is different I guess. I'm so nervous about after surgery, I feel like that's all I think about. I've heard that the tummy tuck itself doesn't hurt so bad because the nerves are cut, it's the lipo that hurts afterwards. I'm going to take arnica a few day before surgery and continue after. My friend took it and never had one bruise. It was amazing. I'm so envious of her flat stomach now it just pushes me more to want to get it. It sucks when other people look better in your clothes than you do. Well, good luck and I'll follow your story as we go along!!

Hi Cynthia749, The pain is not that bad..... At my worst I was 7 out of 10. My surgery was fine but healing was not so great. I never needed a pain pump or drip. The pain is manageable, you be fine with the exception of sneezing or coughing but its short term pain. I've always thought that giving birth was the worst pain ever & I made it through 5 births & lived so that has always help me. Best of luck on your surgery!!!

You are a perfect candidate. Skip the creams & stuff IMHO. Take Centrum vitamins & get a pain pill prescription. You can do this!!

I did not have a pain pump. I did however, have good prescription pain pills and Xanax for anxiety and to relax the muscles. My insurance covered those like any prescription. Not sure Advil would have been enough for me that first week, so ask if you can just get some prescriptions. :)

No pain pump and no lipo for me have a wee look a my pics I felt I might have needed the lipo after but now that the swellings subsided I won't be looking for any now :)

I had very little lipo, and it added a lot to the cost. I'm 50...if I had done this sooner I would have skipped lipo, but every little bit helps at this age. It had more to do with my PS noticing I was naturally uneven, he only did one flank. I hate the term flank, sounds like a horse. Ha!

I didn't do the pain pump and I survived. As long as you take your pain meds you'll be fine. I had some lipo done and that was what was the most uncomfortable. I had my surgery with Dr. Sozer.

My surgery is scheduled for February 21st and I'm having a drainless TT, muscle repair, and he does lipo on the flanks with the TT(no extra cost because that's part his Tt's) I recently added on lipo of my mid back to get rid of the ugly back fat. I will be getting a 5 day pain pump, $750.00 for the 5 day but I don't want to feel any pain if I don't have to. Congrats on your upcoming surgery!

Good luck! Hope all goes smoothly! Remember to rest even with the little ones home.

I agree. They are similar. And are similar pre weight and height.

Are you excited about tomorrow, it still don't feel real yet!! Good luck. My surgery is at 8am, I'll try to private message you some when I feel human again since we are on the same day!!

best wishes on the surgery, hope all is well, keep us posted !

Thinking of you today and looking forward to hearing your story and seeing your results.