Mommy Makeover! Diastasis Recti from Pregnancy... Tummy Tuck and BL+BA with 415ccs
I'm really loving realself.com. Just reading other...
I'm really loving realself. Just reading other women's story like mine or even not like mine is so inspiring. I first think all the women on here who share their story need a round of applause...lol...for real though. If it wasn't for this website not sure if I would go through with surgery.
After I was pregnant and had my most amazing baby I knew something wasn't right with my stomach area. I felt a lot of discomfort and a month after I had my baby I went to see my Doctor. I learned I had Diastatic recti. I was like Diastasis What? I never heard of it and I never imagined it happening to me. I have always been a fit person. Definitely not an athlete but fit and my weight has never fluctuated...always been maybe 5lbs more here and there but I always go back to "my weight". I'm 5'4, 119 lbs 34B. Right before I was pregnant I wanted to be the healthiest and the best shape I could so that I could bounce back after pregnancy and I was. I was in the best shape of my life. I knew my body would change "somewhat" after pregnancy but I never imagined it could be this bad. My belly was very large towards the end of my pregnancy and although I ate healthy and didn't gain a lot of weight my belly just kept growing. At 40 weeks I was so stretched out and uncomfortable. I also had a c section. My pregnancy changed my body completely. I was left with diastatic recti, a hernia that I later found out was causing the discomfort and stretched out skin, stretch marks.I don't want to sound superficial but its been a hard thing for me to look in the mirror and accept this new body. Its been 4 years since my last pregnancy and I still not happy and although I knew surgery was possible I never thought I'd be one to have a "cosmetic surgery". I never clearly understood why anyone would take a risk like that in order to look good...until I got slapped in the face with my reality...lol. Now I totally get it and 100% confident if you don't like something...fix it :) Iv'e learned its more than just looking better, its feeling better inside and out...defitnetley been an emotional roller coaster ride for me
After I found out I had diastase recti from my doctor. He told me it was a common thing and nothing I could do unless I wanted to have a tummy tuck. So I decided okay I will live with this and I researched exercises and started up going to the gym only to discover it was causing me more pain. I then learned I also had a hernia...GRRRRREAT!...what else can happen right. Well after breastfeeding my baby for a year my boobs that were a B cup and went up to a D cup while breast feeding...yes I felt like a cow...I produced so much milk I didn't know what to do with it? Add it to my coffee?? Lol...joke of course just to lighten things up. My boobs were great by the way I loved these new boobies and so did my husband...they were great to look at but you couldn't touch if not they would leak...lol. After I stopped breast feeding for a year and my milk supply was coming to an end I was left with deflated breast. What happen to my perky b cup tattoos?????? Oh No this too!!! AHHHHHH!!!! I will post a photo once I get the guts to. I couldn't even look in the mirror...now I do in a more science project kinda way...I could fix this and then that way.
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So Now That I am Finally Ready to take the Plunged and do this...
My husband is my cheerleader and has always been so its whatever I want to do and he wants me to do it because he sees I hide myself when he walks in lol. I also put up a shower curtain in our glass shower because I just really feel...gross. I do I really do. I am my worst critic I know I have good days where I'm like so what no big deal and then days I want to hide and never go to the beach again ad I looovvveee the beach. I also want my kids to enjoy the beach and just to think I have to go in a bathing suit I'm already 50% not going. Soo...this is my year and I have decided to share my story and hopefully it will have a great happy ever after ending!! Others sharing their story has helped me and I want to help others too.
So I have 5 consultations all lined up...I researched for 2 to 3 weeks. I have two favorites just by reading reviews and their websites and of course making sure they are Board Certified and ASAPS and facility accreditation. So here's what I'm getting done its pretty long list: repairing my diastasis recti (which is 4 inches apart), repairing my hernia, tummy tuck to get rid of sagging skin, BA with Silcone and probably BL with a nipple reduction (my nipples totally stretched out when I breast fed) I want my small nipple again!!! lol and I'm thinking 450cc maybe 475cc? not sure I just want to be a D cup and liposuction of my thighs both inner thighs and outer (saddle bags) in the back too and that's about it. Not too bad...right???
I'm worried about the cost even though I pretty much know it will be probably $10,000 to $14,000. I'm ready to pay half and finance the rest. I know I will be approved because I have good income if I do not get approved I will sadly have to dish it all out which I don't want to do but will do if need be.
I'm not afraid of pain, pain is the least of my worries and if you have kids you can totally relate...Pain no problem. What I'm most of afraid of is complications. Have any of you heard about contractures? You body could reject the breast implant due to bacteria on the implant and your body starts attacking it and forms a web like tissue and squeezes your implant and it gets hard and you'll have to get it redone. This is rare but can happen. I'm just afraid of any and all complications I hope to have a smooth surgery.
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