34 Yr Old Mother of Four.

This is gonna be the second time I wrote this so it won't be so well written as the first. First of all I wanna say hello ladies and thank you all for the much needed information.
Let me tell y'all a little bit about me. I'm 34 ( as stated in the title) I have four beautiful children who are my lifeline. I began having children when I was just a baby myself. I had my first son at 15 going on 16. Since then I have had three other children ages 16, 8 and 17 months. I can finally say I am done having children. However after the first one my beautiful tummy showed no mercy and went from flat six pack to stretched dough as I call it. Each pregnancy has made it worse in my opinion and I never gained as much as I did with my first.
Fast forward 18 years after my first and it's finally time for me to be happy again. Not that I have never been happy but no matte how much I have worked out and ran (avid runner) I have never been able to tighten my tummy. I feel as though I deserve to be able to show off my body in a dang swimsuit or even a sports bra, or feel confident in lingerie as much work as I put into this body.
I have dreamt of a flat tummy, wearing a bikini somewhere on a beach with my husband and to this day it's been just that. A dream. I believe am finally ready to take that next step and have my tummy tuck and I'm happy that u all will be around for my journey.
Sooooo... I went for a consultation with Dr Weiner in clear lake and that is when he found an umbilical hernia that needed to be fixed before surgery. So here I was at Kelsey seybold for umbilical hernia surgery consult when I found out that have plastics and it can all be done at one time!! Thank God I don't have to have two surgeries.
I have my tummy tuck consult on July 25th and the anxiety has kicked in high gear. (I tend to do that) plus I'm sure it does not help I'm a hypochondriac to some extent ( but aren't we all?????) damn google always makes me believe I'm surely dying.
Anyway I'm so happy to now be a part of this community and I hope you all can help me along my journey.
P.S I will upload some before pictures that have only been seen my my closest of family and husband. Viewer discretion advised ????
... and soon I can upload the after if I don't chicken out that is.

This is it, the day of surgery. I have waited so long for this day. I ain’t seen my belly button in almost 19 years. I’m sooo nervous but also super excited. I know I’m in good hands and the Lord will guide the surgeons hands. Please keep me in your prayers and thoughts. I will update later with post op. Surgery is in one hour. 

OK so the pain has been manageable but it's definitely there. What I feel most is the tightness in my upper and mid abdomen. Taking a deep breath makes the tightness all the more present. Also,you back pain from being in one position basically the whole night has been awful. My back is in more pain than my tummy. I stayed overnight one day at the hospital but that is where my umbilical hernia repair and tt took place. I get to leave today and be in the comfort of my home. Thank God for that and for such a great surgery according to the he doctor's. I am on a pain pump but I try not to use it much. I used it only three times since yesterday at around 2 pm. Praying for a fast and easy recovery. Hope all of you girls are healing well and God bless to all those who go.in for theirs soon.