Tummy Tuck Scheduled! And DONE - Folsom, CA

I'm the mom of 2 great kids. My first pregnancy stretched my stomach so much that it was not recognizable. I knew then that I wanted a tummy tuck, but I wasn't done having children. After 6 years, I had my second child and knew that our family was complete and had my tubes tied 1.5 years after my last pregnancy.

My youngest is now almost 2.5 years old and I'm ready to get my body back. I'll be 30 years old 2 months post-op and I'm so excited to be starting this new chapter of my life with a new tummy!

My TT is scheduled for January 16, 2014. I have my pre-op appointment December 31, 2013.

Between weight gain during my first pregnancy and the pregnancies them selves I've been left with a lot of loose hanging skin with lots of stretchmarks. At my heaviest I was 220 lbs and I now stay between 135-140 lbs at 5'2". I've worked hard to get here and stay here and I'm so happy to be getting the tummy I deserve.

I was going through some more pictures I've taken of my tummy. I'm so happy to be getting rid of it!

I've never worn a 2 piece bathing suit in my life where I didn't wear a shirt over the top. My goal for this coming summer is to finally wear one, even if only in my own backyard.

I recently e-mailed my doctor's office to ask is he uses a pain pump. I guess this is something I could have just added to a list of questions to ask at my pre-op, but I'm just so dang antsy! The answer was, no. Dr. Sumida no longer uses pain pumps. I'm not worried about it, I was honestly only curious.

I also added a countdown app to my phone's home screen. I'm not sure yet if this was a good idea. It already feels as if the time is going so slow. As of right now my pre-op is in 13 days, 20 hours, and 19 minutes. Surgery is scheduled to be in 29 days, 17 hours, and 48 minutes.

Which questions have you though of to ask your PS? I've got a list going, but I'd love to know what others are asking as well!

And I feel like I should be more nervous. I have to be paid in full that day, which is no problem, I have the money in the bank, I just need to get the cashier's check.

It seems a bit late seeing as there is only about three weeks until surgery, but I'll probably go out this weekend to start purchasing supplies. I've bought nothing so far and basically have nothing already. That's a lot of shopping to do.

I've been trying to enjoy my freedom of movement. It's funny how when you know you won't be yourself again for awhile you start to kind of savor those little things. Sleeping comfortably is huge for me and I foresee this as being one of the hardest things to bare during recovery. Showering as well. I shower every single morning and sometimes at night as well. I love the water, I love bathing and not being able to do that for any amount of time is going to be horrible.

I'm also freaking myself out a bit. I'm usually the girl on pins and needles about everything. I get so antsy and anxious when I know I have to wait for something...and when I scheduled my TT it was no different. Until recently. Lately I've been feeling eerily calm about my upcoming surgery and not anxious for the days to pass at all. At first the days seemed to pass too slowly and now they pass, not fast or slow, but somehow I'm ok with it not speeding along. This should be a good thing, right? It just feels too weird for me.

Maybe it's just me being 100% ok with my decision.