Lipo revision & 9 Months PO from TT & Lipo (for Mom of 3 - Minnesota)

I am a mom of 3 (10, 4 & 2 years). I am small-ish. 5'2" and 133lbs. My first baby did a number on my abdomen, but at least it got flat the first time. I wasn't so lucky with number 2 or 3. I've had c-sections with all 3 of my children - and with each one the muffin top and extra fat got worse. I think most people would say I look fine in clothes and don't need to do this, but there are certain things that I'd love to wear, but am just not confident - like pencil skirts and wrap dresses - I just have a bulge that I can't overlook.

I am a faithful gym rat and I know I have abs of steel under there somewhere. I'm so excited to see them again, it's been so long. No amount of exercise seems to make much of a difference. I've been waiting 10 years to have my pre-baby stomach back and the time has finally come! I literally am brought to tears when I think about it.

My surgery is scheduled for March 19th - I'm excited and a little nervous - but I feel like if I can't handle 3 c-sections, I can handle this. My pre-op appointment is set for Monday, March 12th - just around the corner! I will post some before pics very soon.

3/12 - Today was pre-op appointment day. I'm feeling confident about my surgeon choice and got some questions answered. They don't offer a pain pump and don't do antibiotics here - so I left with a prescription for Lortab only. I told him of my concerns about getting sick after coming out of the general anesthesia and he said that he would make a note to make sure I got some meds for it - I guess they also give you one of those tabs behind the ear.

We also discussed incision placement, as I have a small tattoo on my hip area that will require a bit of creativity. At first he suggested taking the incision higher in order to avoid it, but I vetoed that idea. We will keep the incision low, and may cut the tattoo at the half way mark (it's a butterfly with a symbol underneath it) - so we will probably take the symbol off. We'll make the final decision on Monday. I'll try to find some time to post before pictures tonight.

The coundown begins.

Less than a day to go. I'm so ready to be done and over with the surgery and being on the recovery side of things. My biggest fears are waking in excruciating pain and being sick. Hopefully things will go well. I'll be back to update when I'm up to it.