Upcoming BBL with Dr. Hassan at Vanity, Miami, FL

I want to start off by saying, THANK YOU!!! to all the ladies that have bravely shared their experiences with the rest of us. I'm not planning on telling anyone about my upcoming surgery so having this community makes me feel like I have a friend or sister to talk with about this process, again, thank you ladies!

I have scheduled my surgery at Vanity with Dr. Hasan. My total cost was $6,500 which includes the following: lipo, bbl, garments, massages, transportation, post-surgery nurse, and 7 days/6 nights at their recovery house. I saw that other people got bbls for nearly half the price I've paid, but I didn't want to bother with trying to find a house, nurse, transportation, massage person, etc. I consulted with Dr. Soto in Orlando and his fee was about $3,000 more and it only included the garment, no massages, or recovery stay.

So far, I feel l made the right decision in going with Dr. Hasan. Most everyone on here seems happy with their results. I gotta say, reading the truth about the post-operative recovery and seeing the pictures with the blood and bruises has been really helpful in preparing me mentally for the aftermath, so ladies, keep on posting!!! :)

I will post pre- surgery pictures later this week. I love seeing the before and after pictures from others, so I will make sure to take as many pictures as possible from my journey. I had been searching for "wish pictures" but then I kept reading that Dr. Hasan will basically "throw them in your face and laugh at you," if you bring them with you to show to him! LOL So I will save myself the emotional slap and just post them here for you ladies to see what my expectations are. I have always had a small frame and I don't want to end up with a 'shelf' or crazy hips, which look amazing on women with bigger frames, I am not sure either would look natural on me and I don't want to be questioned in the office about my new shape.

I will be returning to the office seven days after surgery, I am not sure if I am crazy for thinking I can do that, but I'm also in grad school and can't take four weeks off at this time. What do you guys think, too soon? Will I be able to walk and move around somewhat naturally? I have my own office and can pretty much do as I please there, my only worry at this point is sitting in meetings and class. How did you guys deal with those situations? Most of my meetings are an hour long, but my classes are three hours at the time :/ I also have a conference, exactly three weeks after my procedure, and I am freaking out thinking how in the world I am going to sit through an all day conference or what I am going to say if I pull out my pool noodle to sit on!!! Seriously, I would love to hear how you guys dealt with this part of the recovery period.

Ok, this has actually been very therapeutic, I didn't realize how much anxiety was starting to build up inside of me, thanks for listening and for any advice you can give me! :) Good night.

So I was about to post my pre-op pictures, but then I thought, "hmmm...I wonder if my pictures will be public when I Goggle myself?" Sure enough there was my last posting, public and for everyone to see!!! I guess I wasn't the smartest cookie in the jar, because I used my common username, fail!!! However, I was working under the assumption that the blogs were only public to Real Self members, not the whole world! I am concerned because my body has a series of very identifiable marks and I am afraid of the future ramifications of that for my personal and professional life. I am not feeling to confident about posting my pictures now, and I know how much I love to see other people's before and after pictures... :/