Scheduled August 8- Missouri, MO

I have been wanting to get a TT for the last year. I work out 5 days a week and am not seeing any results with my stomach.. I have 2 kids.. 2 and 4 and gained 80 lbs with the first and 60 with the second. Soo I have a small hernia and muscle separation along with lots of stretched out skin. I call it my walnut... check out my pics and you will know why! :) I am 35, 5'7 and weigh 150 lbs.. goal weight is 140.. I am doing this because I look in the mirror and am disgusted with what has happened to my body!

I am truly scared to death of this whole procedure. I don't want to be down and out for too long.. hoping that I will be good for the pool by 8 weeks PO..
I finally scheduled my appt for 5/3 after meeting with 3 docs.. I do still have one more appt on Fri.. how do you know for sure when you have the right doc?? Either way, I am booked and unless I am wowed by the next doc, I am sticking to the 5/3 date.

I am sooo happy that I found this forum and all of the May TT.. it is nice to get tips and of course have a great group of gals to go through it with!

Had my pre-op appt last week. My scheduled date is 8/8!! I attached a pic of my stomach. My doc dotted the potential scar. He is sold on the umbilical float for me as he says my belly button is almost dead from minimal blood flow due to the hernia. He says it will only float down one inch. Anyone else had an umbilical float? Reviews everywhere on here are not good...

Can't wait to get rid of this!!!