49 Yr Old Carrying 27 Lb Baby! Huntersville, NC

I've had a weight problem all my life I was the heaviest of all my friends since I was a kid. At 21 I started exercising and lost 40 lbs in 3 months became A size 7 but my belly was always a problem area. People assumed I was pregnant. Had my first child at 24 lost weight again 2nd child at 28.. Belly grew out of proportion, like I was having twins. Lost weight again but my mid section was still big. I'll be 49 next month and people still think I looked pregnant because all my weight is in the belly. I had enough of this so I decided to have a tummy tuck. Had a couple of consults and choose my doctor. He said he thought he would get 20 lbs of fat out of my mid section. Hooray I said. Well one week before my surgery I came down with the flu... Can you believe that??? Just how lucky can I get.? Well thank God by surgery day I was ok so I went in for my procedure. I have never been more calm in my life. I can honestly tell you that it's like I made it all up in my mind. If it wasn't for the excruciating pain, I would say it's like a I fell asleep during a movie . I guess I'm still in shock that I went through with it. Or did I? Surgery was March 28. I can only get up to pee which I have to do like every hour. Now here's the funny part, are you ready? Harry Potter has nothing on Dr Kortesis because he took out 27 lbs of fat out of my belly. That's three 9 lbs babies!!!! And the funniest part yet is that I don't know what I look like yet! I can't stand up straight the compression garment is been on me since I woke up from surgery and even though I took it off to wash it while I showered, I haven't seen myself in the mirror. It's like I'm afraid if I look I'll wake up and I'll realize it was just a dream. I just can't stand up straight long enough to take a peek. I mean 27 lbs is a ridiculous number. I know I'm very swollen even my feet and hands are. I might just have a mental breakdown over this. Here are some before surgery photos so you can see I'm not making this up. I have my 3rd post op appt Monday and I'll ask the doctor's office to take some photos of what I look like now because I don't think I can do it. I'm just too freaked out to look at myself. For those of you considering a procedure like this ,I can tell you to prepare for a lot of pain because it's real, but if my results are like I hope they are, I would do it a thousand times over.

Boy, I was really out of it last night when I wrote my first post about my procedure, because I talked all kinds of non-sense, but all it is true. Do l tummy tuck with lipo of the flanks and back. 27 lbs gone, and the bat signal is no more! I'm team superman anyways, Ben Affleck just doesn't do it for me. Or wait! There's wonder woman now... Yeah, and she kicks ass. I have dark hair so maybe.... See what I'm mean, I'm talking smack again!!! My daughter is getting a kick out of all the craziness I'm saying... She hasn't figured out she's the 27lb baby ice been referring to so the joke is on her!

I'm sure you all will agree that not having a bowel movement for days is not fun, but you know what is worst than going through that? Or rather after going through that? Getting diarrhea!!! Oh man. It's bad enough to get it when you're healthy and can move at a normal speed, but when you're a week out from having a tummy tuck and are moving like a snail... It is the worst!! I mean , I can barely make it to go pee with all the water (a gallon+ a day) per doctor's orders. But having to run or poop where you're sitting, it is the worst feeling in the world!!!! l think milk of magnesia is what did it for me...i was taking miralax but after 4 days nothing was happening so I took milk of magnesia and next thing I know, it was like an atomic bomb hit me. As nasty as this post may be to some, I think you need to know and be prepared... Trust me, I wish someone would have warned me.