TT, Lipo & BA with 385cc Textured Implants

After years of yo-yo dieting, losing 70 pounds and still constantly struggling with my weight, I have finally decided to have a mommy makeover. I am 34 years old and the mother of two wonderful boys, ages 9 and 6. I have given them everything, including my body and now it is time to do something for myself. I am doing this for me and me alone and even though I am so excited and I can't wait to have the pre-mommy body I once had, I am scared shitless!

One good this I did get out of the consultation that cost me $50.00 was the pictures of my "before" body that I get to keep forever to remind me of how much I am going to appreciate my "after" body! Even if every inch of the scar is not absolutely perfect. Yes, I am OCD crazy!

I was soooo excited about the 3D imaging and looked forward to this consult for 2 months and thought he was "the one" but, when Dr. B put my eggplant breasts on this huge 40+ inch screen tv in his office I was like, "um, my boobs are gonna look like that???" and he says, "Well, I can't change your anatomy", which I get, but really? It just wasn't a good selling point for me and he didnt even look at my breast plate and say, hey, your tissue can be pushed closer or, no, your boobs wont point towards outer space. nope, nadda. So I moved on, but I thought it was interesting enough to share with the realself word.

Right after I booked my surgery date and paid my deposit, I put the thoughts of my surgery on the back burner. I was actually starting to wonder if there was something wrong with me since I wasn't freaking out that I was actually paying to have my stomach cut off and then sown back together. I have had 500 other things going on and I didn't really think about it until yesterday.

Then it hit me hard, really hard. I started to look back through the doctor I chose and wonder what I was thinking going with the doctor that only had seven reviews. I pretty much started freaking out and emailed the office asking questions and literally letting them know that I was getting cold feet.

Kelli ended up calling me by lunchtime and told me that she wanted to talk to me rather than emailing me to kind of put some of my worries to rest. I explained to her my reservations and how nervous I am and she told me that herself and two other women that worked at the office have had tummy tucks and breast augmentation's or revisions done by Dr. Ethridge and for me to come into the office today to see the results for myself. That has to say something about his practice if the girls in his office have gone under his knife and are proud enough to show it to me.

So I went in, last minute, unexpected, and Kelli, Melissa and Barbara all dared to show me (a complete stranger) their goods and proceeded to talk to me and answer any questions that I had for over an hour. They really went above and beyond today to help make me feel more at ease with this huge decision I am making. I am still nervous, but I feel more confident in my decision with going with Dr. Ethridge.