Extended Tummy Tuck - Worth Every Penny

I reread my last post but for some reason I can't edit it, I guess I'm only a little over 1.5 years past the surgery date! It feels like so long ago though!! :)

I know this surgery is crazy expensive, but if you are in the shoes I was sitting in December 2012, you should go for it. I'm still paying off my surgery, and will be for the foreseeable future, but it's the best investment in my own happiness that I've ever made.

Good luck on your own journey, ladies!

Ok, so I'm a few months past the 2.5 year mark from my surgery date. The surgery and post-op period we to by quickly. At the time, it seemed like the healing was taking an eternity. However, here I am a couple years later and everything is looking up.

Physically, I still have numb areas around my scar and my scar is still dark and visible. However, I have so many stretch marks leftover from my daughter that I could care less. The trade off for having a flat tummy was worth it. Also, my weight continued to drop after surgery as the swelling decreased. I've ended at a weight that I'm satisfied with and it feels great to exercise now.

I'm not sure if turning 30 has something to do with it, but I've developed an incredible sense of pride in my body. Both it what's it been through and how it looks now. This new sense of confidence led me into the dating world and, less than a year into dating aggressively (mostly online... It's a crazy world out there!), I've found a new man! :).

The pics are of me trying what may or not be my future wedding dress. I haven't settled but it's the first super-affordable dress I came across and I love it for the simple backyard Texas wedding that we're planning. Do I think I could have found him without having the surgery? Maybe... Would having that huge mass of folded and stretched out tummy skin and blubber have affected anything? Absolutely, because I doubt I'd have had the courage to pursue something considering how I felt about myself and my body at the time. That said, he loves me, my daughter, my scars and stretch marks and all.

So I was able to reschedule my surgery for the 27th. It's been a blur of pain, sleep, drugs and drains since then, but I am amazed at my results. The fact that I know I'm swollen and that they results will get even better is hard for me to comprehend. Check out my pics! My PS removed 5.5 lbs of skin and lipo'd about 3500 cc's from my abs, hips, and flanks. No more enormous love handles!