Breast Reduction and Tummy Tuck - Manitoba, Canada

Well hello all! I am a working Mom of 3 boys (3, 5, and 7) married to a wonderful guy for the last 8 years. I had asked my regular doctor about a BR about a year ago and was referred to a PS. Once in his office, and we finished speaking about the BR, I had made a comment that I was not a fan of having my tummy sit in my lap...that should be where my children get to park...not my gut ;) So that was the real beginning of my journey.

After leaving the office, and having been told that it could take anywhere for 9-12 months to hear back from the health department of the government as to how much if any of the cost of the BR would be covered, I pretty much put the whole thing out of my mind...until the phone call around Christmas time that started the whole ball rolling again. I found out that the BR was covered, the lipo with relation to the BR was not, and that a small portion of the panus removal would be covered as well! I felt like I had hit the lottery!

So I booked a date for just the BR, hemmed and hawed for a while, then called the office back and decided to do both proceedures. Now I am trying to figure out how to explain to my boys that they will have to be very careful around me for a bit, which I know will be hard for them all, as they are very typical little boys full of spunk and energy! Any thoughts would be awesome :D I will post pics as soon as I can bring myself to have them taken! I know that I have appreciated looking at other people's photo journeys, so I will step up to the plate and git-r-done...

Okey ladies...here is some pics...they are so the most flattering pictures I have ever been a part of (heavy sarcasm!) LOL but I know that once the surgery is over and I can actually take a look at my own before and afters it will be worth it then :D

So I had to go to a specialist appointment today to have a mole looked at, which the doc removed BTW, nothing like starting the piece by piece removal of parts of me now :D But that is done, anywho on the drive I was thinking and realized that while I am 5'7" and currently weigh around 210-212lbs (I know, I know...not my ideal weight but it is one that I have stayed at for over a year with very little fluctuation.) I weighed just before I gave birth to our youngest, 289lbs!!!! OMFG! I never really thought about it before, I mean, not really...so that would mean that I have lost around 77-79 lbs in the last 2 years! WOW That was a real eye opener for me...I am sooo looking forward to the end result, thought still freaked out about the reality of the porceedures.
Until next time.

So, I got my confirmation call yesterday and after finally settling my nerves down and now they are al jumping again :) ah well, comes with the territory. Still trying to get things collects, the items stagedx that need to be to get the kidos all set for their events for the first couple of days...like pack the swimming bags, etc...At the beginning of the week I knew that it would be some crazy days, but they are really whipping by right now! OMG...only 6 days left to go and then a whole new look. ANyway, I should jump off thie wicked addicting site and finish up some laundry :0) Have a great evening everyone.