***2015 New Me*** - Miami, FL

I've been debating for a while if I should write a review or not. But in the process of stocking real self, I've supported other ladies in their own journeys, so why not. I've always battled with my weight. After my second child my body and turning 30 my body just hasn't bounced back like before. Since gaining weight after my second child,my butt has spread and not the way I want it to spread. Now that I think about it spreading isn't good at all. LOL. So at the begining of my journey I reach out to 3 Dr. that I wanted to do my surgery. Dr. Yilly, Dr. Hasan, and Dr. Perry. I Love Dr. Yilly work but going out f the country for sx just didn't sit right with me. Plus when you add up all the cost its actually cheaper to just have it done in the states. Now on to Dr. Perry,I love his work and he has sooo many good reviews, plus he does wonders for girls with a little bit of weight. I was in the proces of loosing weight and he even told me not to loose any. His quote was $9400. Now I have a decent job but $9400 for sx is just too much. I even discussed it with my husband and he was all for it, if I was getting the results I wanted. But after going back and forth, I felt that it would be taking away to much from my family, and when going through with sx you already feel guilty enough. So Dr. Hasan was my man. Love his work plus he has good reviews, and I felt that he could give me the body that I truely wanted. I reached out to Vanity and they called me right way. My consultant is Lia and she calls or emails you right back if you have any problems. I've heard the horror stories but I've had a good experience during this whole process. Now my measurements are 5'3, 180lbs. Now at first I was never told to loose weight. My BMI is above 30 and I would have to loose 11lbs to get my BMI below 30. But after reading a review where Dr. Hasan refused to do a girls sx that day because her BMI was a couple of points over I had to switch to Dr. Mcadoo. At first I was very reluctant, but the stress of having to loose weight was making me gain weight. I stay in the state of florida and I was actually able to do a consultation with Dr. Mcadoo. He is very nice and has a good bedside manner, which is important to me. One thing I do have to say,is do your research and know what you want. I told him what I wanted and he said he would give me those results. I even went as far as to tell him if he didn't I was going to give him a bad review on real self. LOL. So Mcadoo is my guy. Now for my recovery I didn't choose the recovery house. At that time they were doing construction on the and were unable to send me pictures. That was a no no for me. I can't stay anywhere sight unseen. So one of my girlfreinds recently had a tummy tuck. She stayed with an awsome lady who took her to and from the airport, took her to all her appointments, and took care of her after sx. She's very reasonable and knows the Miami area. Now I will be traveling by myself. I'm a nurse so I'm treating this like a vacation. No husband, no kids, and no work. I'm only staying for 4 days, monday thru thursday. I've gotten all my supplies. I ordered my garment, abdominal board, and my lipo sheet all from ebay. I problaby paid about $110 for all three things. Which is much better because vanity wanted to charge $250 for all three. Now it's just a waiting game. Supper excited and supper nervous at the same time.

My FMLA was approved on Friday. I'm so excited. Dr. Mcadoo at first only gave me 2 weeks off. Then I contacted my Cordinator Lia and let her know I at least need 6 to 9 weeks off. I do home care nursing and I do alot of lifting and pulling on my own. Two weeks wasn't going to cut it. He only gave me six but I'll take it.