Mommy Makeover After Two Children via C-Section - Memphis, TN

Since I started this story, I've booked two consults. I scheduled two of them back to back last Tuesday. I went to see Dr. Johnson and I love his staff and he has been really good with answering all my questions. The other doctor was over an hour late for my appointment (he was in a consult that ran long) so I cancelled my appointment and left. My husband had to get back to work, the staff and doctors did not apologize for making us wait and I just decided it wasn't worth it. He was still in his consult when I left so who knows how long I would have been waiting...

Originally I wanted a consult for a diastasis repair, possible hernia repair and full tummy tuck but I figured since I was there, I might as well see about getting the whole kit and kaboodle done. I had a little bit of sticker shock when I looked at the total price but ultimately decided to have it all done at once. I don't want to have two recovery periods and if I just fix the tummy, I may regret not getting the top done afterwards. To me, the bottom is a MUST fix. I got the results of my ultrasound and I do have an umbilical hernia, which Dr. Johnson said he would fix at the same time. I've decided to have a breast lift with "C" implants. I hope it's enough??? I don't want too big but I don't want to be small either. Does that make sense? Decisions. Decisions. Also, my doctor only leaves the drain tubes in for two days. YAY! I've really been fretting about those things.

I really hope the pain is manageable. I turned around after about day 8 on my last c-section. I had 23 pounds of excess fluid that I needed medication to get rid of, so I think that delayed my healing some. The pain was ok after about day 5 and I'm so hoping this will be similar.

I don't quite know what to tell my 3 year old son. He knows that mommy has boo boos (because of the diastasis) but I wonder if he'll be horrified when he sees me at home and needing help to move.

Definite plus for me is that I've lost so much weight since my c-section in November 2011 that I don't need lipo on my hips. I'm terrified of lipo since I saw it performed on the show Nip and Tuck. It just looked so aggressive to me. I hope that no lipo means less bruising and less pain.

I'm going back Monday to size for my breasts so I can make a final decision on what cup size I want. I can't wait for my husband to feel the difference between saline implants and silicone. After feeling the difference myself, I told him there is no way I will choose saline over the silicone. There is a $1k difference in price but it's totally worth it to me to get something I'll be happy with in the long run.

My husband and I went Tuesday to try on sizers for my augmentation. We settled on 400cc for the right and 425ccs for the left. Oooh. I'm getting excited.