Getting a BBL on Dec 1st (DR. MARKMANN)

Hi Dolls. Long time lurker and first time posting. I'm 33 yrs old, two kids, 195lbs, and 5'8. I would like to thank all of you who post your pictures and reviews. It helped me tremendously. I now want to pay it forward to future dolls and document my experience. First, lets talk about the procedure I am getting. I am doing a Brazilian butt lift with lipo of the abdominal, flanks, waist, back dorsal roll, arms, and inner knees. Expected time under anesthesia is 6 hours. Price: $20,000. Why so expensive? Well I am getting a lot of areas liposuction. Dr. Markmann's fee is $15,000. He only operates in a hospital and you stay in the hospital overnight. The hospital bills you separately and that came to $5000 (this includes the anesthesiologist). I know if I go to Florida I can pay much less. However, I feel that Florida is a hit or miss and I wanted to be close to home. I can't imagine getting on an airplane days or even a week after my surgery. It's also a huge plus that the surgery will be performed in a actual hospital instead of a clinic or doctor's office. By the way, these are my personal feelings. In no way am I judging any of you beauties for going to Florida.
Dr. Markmann comes highly recommended and is very experienced (especially with the BBL). I met him for my initial appointment and he went through everything with me without rushing me. He took his time to explain everything and answer all my questions. His staff was very professional, knowledgable and super sweet. I knew he was my doctor after that appointment. I put a $1500 deposit down and reserved my date.
I am going through a whole array of emotions. My anxiety level is through the roof. I am excited, scared, embarrassed, numb, etc. Its so weird and my emotions are getting crazier as I get closer to my December 1st surgery date. I'm scared of dying. I'm embarrassed because of how I am judged, I'm excited to see my new body, and some days I just don't care. I told ya it's crazy, lol.
Below are my before pics. I will post my after pics. I will post more as my date gets closer. I will give a very honest and frank review on my whole experience. Any advise is very much appreciated :-)

Today was my pre-op appointment. It went great. Dr. Markmann is awesome. He calmed a lot of my anxiety. I did want to mention I added to my procedures. I am now also doing lipo in my inner and outer thighs with BodyTite in my inner thighs and arms. I have a little bit of loose skin in my inner thighs and arms, so this procedure is supposed to tighten the skin. If you just lipo an area of loose skin it will make it appear wrinkly and more saggy. Adding BodyTite added $7000 to my bill. I will let you dolls know if BodyTite was worth it.
My surgery date might also move up a few days. I will let you guys know. So, two more weeks. I'm getting excited. However, I'm still scared of being under for about 9 hours.

So.......my surgery date was moved up to Nov 29th. The anxiety hit me harder but I am still super excited. It's getting more real, lol. I have a friend who just completed her surgery with Dr. Markmann a few days ago and she is loving her results. I'll keep updating you guys. I will post more pics soon.