Finally Going to Make It a Reality! -Leawood, KS

So I have wanted to have a tummy tuck since the birth of my twins almost eight years ago. I would say that I'm a little overly-sensitive about my stomach. I really doubt anybody else notices, but I spend so much time being self-conscious of it, it's really starting to have me obsessed! I just want to be comfortable in a bikini. Every other part of my body I am totally happy with. It's just my stomach that gets me down. It doesn't match the rest of me. I went to the lake with friends, was the only one not in a bikini. Now I'm bothered by the fact that I don't feel comfortable wearing a bikini in front of friends, yet if my stomach looked like theirs I probably wouldn't feel comfortable doing it either. But they are happy in their own skin I guess and don't care. I'm way too critical of myself I think. Maybe I'm too obsessed and overboard about this. I really don't expect perfection, I just want my belly button to look like a belly button and to not have loose skin when I bend over. If I showed it to people they would be shocked because I'm toned the rest of my body, but there's nothing I can do about the belly except the surgery.
I met with a couple doctors and I knew Dr. Swanson was the one I wanted to go with right away. The delimma I'm having now is whether to do it this Dec and have to get back to work in a week to ten days, or wait until next summer, which seems like an eternity away, but I would have two weeks off work. I really want to be prepared for what to expect, so good recovery stories, as well as the nightmares are appreciated!
Thanks so much for your input. I look forward to bonding with all my tt sistas!!

Labor Day to Christmas always flies by, and my tt is Dec.19th! I am feeling so excited, just ready for it to be over and to be on the road to recovery.
To no longer have to tuck in my muffin top is going to be so freeing and such a relief. It's a real bummer to work out and see no results in my stomach!
I know that I will never regret having this surgery. The scar is going to be nothin' compared to what I'm living with now!

Two weeks to Pre-op appointment and two weeks after that is surgery day! I planned all this in the summer and never thought the time would go so quickly. I am beyond excited!

I had my pre-op appointment on Friday and everything went great. I'm getting so excited! It's only 10 days away!

My surgery was on Thursday and everything went great! I couldn't believe how flat my tummy was when I went to my appointment Friday morning. I am sore and bored because I very rarely sit still, but I'm making myself do nothing and it's nice to have an excuse to lay around! My husband and 3 crazy boys have all been so awesome and supportive! They are taking real good care of me!! The Oxy made me feel pukey, so I quit taking that on Friday and switched to extra strength Tylenol. I'm doing good and haven't taken anything for pain today. I'm excited to have the drain out and to have a nice relaxing Christmas with my family. I have not regretted having this done for one second!!

I'm feeling great, walking 95% straight and so, so happy with my recovery. My mistake is that I have felt so good that I've been doing too much around the house and so my husband has not done shit for me since yesterday and is being a complete asshole. I'm glad he's working tomorrow. At least my kids will let me relax. I have that to be happy about, and my Awesome Flat Tummy!!!!! His crappy attitude is not going to ruin my bliss! Thanks for reading my rant tt sisters! Happy Holidays!

I got an apology this morning before he left for work and I gave him an apology too. This is a hard recovery, especially when you are a very independent and self-sufficient person. It's been difficult for all of us to have mommy not be able to do things that I usually do. On top of that, two kids have been puking for two days, my husband has to get new truck tires which puts him back about a grand, and our roof started leaking yesterday from all the melting snow and we have major water damage. He also had to take down the tree by himself which made a huge mess and was an even more unpleasant experience than usual.
My advice going thru this would be have patience with your body and your family. I didn't really think about how this would affect them and how worried my husband would be about me going thru this major surgery, I was just so excited to have my body back. I guess I thought it would be hardest on me. But that may not be the case at all. This is a life changing experience for everybody, inside and out! Keeping my eyes on the prize and taking it one day at a time!

Today I was supposed to have the steri strips removed but I was able to peel them all off in the shower yesterday! So all we did today was an ultrasound to check for blood clots. Negative on that!!! I'm feeling great. I'm pretty much upright, although by the end of the day I feel more hunched than at the beginning. I'm not complaining. This has been a lot easier recovery than I was expecting :-)
It's up to me if I want to wear the binder anymore. I do like that it gives me extra support but might see how I feel tomorrow without it. All I do for my scar is put neosporin on it and gauze. It's still numb but sensitive.
Monday I go to have the belly button stitches removed and then I don't think I'll go back for another month or so but I'm not sure.
I hope you are alll hanging in there and as excited about bikini season as I am!!!

Time is going so fast! I can't believe it's almost 6 weeks since my tummy tuck. My scar is healing nice and flat. I'm cleared to work out just no ab work. I still have a lot of swelling but I couldn't be happier with my results so far!