Post Op 11 weeks - still swelling dammit!!! TT/MR/Lipo and Hip Lift 11/26/12

I am so pleased I found this site! Have been reading all the stories of everyone on here. I have never had surgery and am uber scared about the prospect of doing so! However, I had my pre-op yesterday and now feel like I'm just going to plough through the inevitable anxiety and use sites like this to help me along my way!

I am 39, 5ft 8 and weigh about 200lbs at the moment. I exercise regularly, and play lots of tennis, but have not always been disciplined enough with what I eat (I have willpower, but not staying power - lol!), and have a belly that is full of stretch marks and makes me look continually six months pregnant.

I went for a consultation in January just because I was curious about pricing and what I could get done. I went to the same surgeon that did my sister's tummy tuck in 2001. Anyway, he suggestd the hip lift and lip along with the tummy tuck.

I procrastinated since that time - worried about the money, worried about the surgery, worried about the recovery - yes, I'm a worrier! And then two weeks ago I thought, I'm going to do this - now or never kind of thing. So, I am now booked in for the three procedures on 11/26 - surgery should last about 4 hours.

I am frightened of the surgery and what the recovery holds, but guess I've reached a point where I want the results more than those emotions. So Iook forward to posting on here, and sharing my journey with those that have been before me, and those yet to come!