40 Years Old, 3 Kids Under 6, Excited but Incredibly Anxious

Came back to the site to send my sister in law my ‘before’ photos. She’s moving forward with surgery this week, and she’s going through the same anxiety and doubts. Seeing my photos from before, I am reminded how thrilled I am with the surgery and decision, and how wonderful my results have been. If I just ate a little better and exercised more, I’d have a perfect figure - which I never could have had without this surgery. One other thing I want to emphasize 4 years out is how important scar placement and belly button technique are -/ make sure you see your surgeon’s pictures of these. I wear a bikini, and no matter how low cut, my scar is invisible, and has healed beautifully. Also, I think my belly button is the best looking of any I’ve seen. thanks Dr. Guenther!

I finally have nearly all my energy back! My incision is healing really well. I started scar treatment last week but one spot hadn't quite closed, and it turned red and puffy, so I am giving it a few more days. I am still numb all above the incision, and around my belly button, but I otherwise feel great and all the bruising and soreness is gone. Today we had our family holiday pictures taken and I felt so much more confident. Normally I'm pulling a kid on to my lap to hide my belly, but today I didn't care. So amazing. I'm am in awe of my scar (thank you Dr. Guenther!) - it is already disappearing, and is so low. I love my 'natural' belly button too - it looks real, nooks and crannies and all :) thinking of all you gals out there who are on the fence - it was a hard decision to move forward, takes lots of planning and courage, but it is worth every moment of anxiety. Go for it.

I'm wearing the CG just during the day now, and sleeping so much better! Can't wait to be free of it altogether. I know I shouldn't complain about the CG since it is nothing like the torture of drains which i blissfully (thank you Dr. Guenther!) avoided, but it is a pain.

I finally have more energy and can make it through the day without needing a break. I definitely have swelling in the afternoon and evening, but nothing too extreme. I just started scar treatment at the two week mark. The itchiness is definitely less but I'm still sore in the areas that had lipo. Here are some photos.