TT, BA, Possible Lipo - Jacksonville, FL

Thanks so much. This has been a very difficult decision. It is a lot of money, not to mention time away from my family duties. I have had lots of guilt. I have finally decided that I have to live in this body for (hopefully) a long time and I want to look good. I am tied of having this belly and not being able to look like I want in clothes. I really appreciate all of the help everyone has given me on my decision processes. I will definitely keep in contact. Thanks for the support.

I feel like everyone here is part of a big extended family. RS is a wonderful, nonjudgmental, supportive environment. I look forward to hearing about everyone's journeys to the flat side.

Sorry for the late reply, the holidays were overcrowded... LOL. My boys are 11and 24. My 11 year old says "mommy, you are not fat!" And then I show him my tummy of jelly and he squishes it a bit in his hands and said "that's not so bad" :) I explained to him that I wanted to look better and feel better about my body and that I wanted to look better in my clothes. He then said "I can understand, that is why I pick my own clothes in the morning" hahaha... as for my older son, he said "whatever makes you happy mom" I think that my biggest challenge will be fitting the time in work. I am an accountant and the firm I work for relies on me to do multiple things so trying to take even a few days off let alone 2 weeks is going to be a challenge. I really don't want to tell them what I am doing so I am not sure what to say. I was thinking about telling them that I have to go in and have my two hernias repaired. I hate lying but I don't know what else to do. :( If there are any suggestions, I would appreciate it.

i totally get it. my stock answer is that I needed a muscle repair to aid in stopping a forming hernia which I just parlayed into a tuck. (I don't go into that much detail but that's sortof the "general" storyline-:) most of my friends are very understanding (and would probably like to have it done also) but it's hard to feel like people would say "she's had work done" but really who cares. it's not just about looking good in clothes (which is a total perk) but it is gaining strength back in your core too, which is a total health benefit:) Is there a slower time of year in your work? I actually booked my Christmas surgery in March of last year. The office manager was like we normally don't book out that far. Once I told them my reasoning (that my kids would be off for two weeks and then I'd have several months of loose/big winter clothes) they told me I was smart bc a lot of women go in say April and want to be swimsuit ready by june and it just doesn't work like that. If you had a slower time of year for work, and you could wait that long I would do it that way. but if you didn't then I think a double hernia repair would certainly equate to what your recovery would be like (nobody would really know, I know I certainly wouldn't). Could you coordinate with your immediate superior to maybe do some work satellite? (so you could at least rest/relax when needed? I can honestly say last week/this week I could probably go to "work" if I was sitting at a desk and not having to move around a ton. (once the drains came out everything was so much easier. Good luck, I know there are SO many things to consider:) and PS it sounds like you have some great boys:)!!

Thanks for the support. I think I will go with the hernia option. I am going to try to schedule in a slow time like you said. Thanks for the suggestions. Also, I posted a few pictures of my before body. Thanks again for the support. :)

absolutely! We are all in this together:) I think its hard because the reality is we aren't doing this because we are vain. It truly is a fixing of things. but that's the typical attitude of many. I got your back girl!:) I'm telling you, I'm so happy I did it that I'm caring less and less what people think about it (and believe me, I still have somewhat saggy original boobs, flabby thighs, dimples in my butt:) I just now don't have a muffin top-boo ya!:)

Thanks. I have three appointments with different PS next week and I plan to ask each one about this. I have been looking at the 'before and after' photos of TT from each PS and some have the vertical scar and some don't. I really appreciate the help and I will post what happens at my appointments.

I took a pic of mine, I'll post it tonight. it's roughly an inch? it really doesn't bother me that its there (saying that now:) I'll ask my dr about it next Friday. could possibly have to do with the way they seam the skin?(I'm not a great seamstress, but I imagine with the things I've done before it might be a "make it work" scenario:) and to be honest, by C-section scars shrunk over time I would imagine this will shrink to hardly anything. yes, dying to hear how your prelims go!

My boys are very supportive. I am lucky to have them in my life. I was truly blessed. I am going next week to three different PS to get consultations. I will post how that goes. Thanks for the comments. :)