41/5’1/2kids/TT &; Breast Lift

28 days and counting. I began this journey with the hopes of getting back something I had lost. Like many of us moms we sacrifice our bodies for baby making machines. We endure so much stress and anxiety that after we give birth we feel defeated once we look in the mirror. That sexy figure we once had is somehow diminished. But we look at the bright side of things we have this beautiful bundle of joy. However at 41 one child 21 going on 22 and another 12 going on 13 and the cutest grandson ever... I’m totally over that love your body the way it is shit.
After you go through all that Motherhood stuff and you survive teenage and young adult years with your kids you tend to want to be selfish. And hence how I ended up wanting a mommy makeover! I just graduated with my masters degree and my husband asked me while working on my masters what I wanted for graduation...my answer was a new fucking body! And he said let’s do it! So here I am after months of looking at reviews I made an appointment last fall went to see the doctor and set the date. Now I’m 28 days out and I’m not nervous more so a relief that this time is upon me. I felt like watching you ladies open up about your procedures your fears that it brought us all closer to our own goals and needs. And it help me as I mentally began preparing for my own big day. I want to inspire someone like many ladies before me has done. So I am starting now posting my journey and will continue to post so you can keep up with me as I embark on a life changing experience. I began my Weight at 156 going to doctor as they took pics of my body all sides. Now I’m 5’q petite small waist and not too overweight. Always been athlete and workout a lot. But over the course of my masters program I let myself go due to stress as we all do. So at my consultation my Doctor explained to me that if I lost 20lbs he wouldn’t have to do lipo suction on me. He said you are pretty small and there not much we have to take off you so loose the weight and we can save you money. I discussed with the doctor the various ways of getting a breast lift vs fat transfer. He explained to me why sometimes dat transfer does not work. And after examining my breast he said that a lift would be a great option. I chose not to do implants as I don’t want to be a statistic. I’d be the one to get implants and wa la they need to be removed. Case in point I didn’t develop pre- eclampsia I developed post-eclampsia. I had the merena IUD and had every infection listed. I’m just that person. So when you know you are the kind of person [RS bleep] will happen to you tend to stay away from stuff lol. After The doctor looked at my stomach he said that I would look great. He explained how he would cut me and my biggest concern was making sure my line was directly where my c-section scar was. I healed pretty nicely almost 13 years ago so I’m praying for the same type of recovery. Like I mentioned before I workout and have been more intensely since my consult. There is a six pack under my stretched skin and the only reason it’s not visible is because of my mommy belly. That is what I look forward to seeing most. I got pregnant at 18 had my first at 19 and I never ever wore a two piece swim suit. I’ve always wondered what I would look like if I did. I dated a guy who humiliated me about the stretch marks on my stomach. He referred to it as a road map and I’ve always felt so self conscious about my breast and how they fit in clothing. My sister teased me for years about my breast calling them old lady breast. At the time she was only 16 and so she was not aware of her actions. I was too weak to speak up about how I felt. I knew it was a right of passage being a mom but being a mom for me has always been an emotional roller coaster which left my mental state about my body... very debilitating. I will be posting my before pics for now since I’m 28 days out. And then update the pics as I go along. My post is not to offend anyone if I did I apologize ahead of time. But for me this is so waaaay overdue for my own sanity.

Yesterday went for my pre-op. Signed all my paperwork and did my blood work. Paid my balance and now all I’m waiting on is the go for my blood work. Once I get that back which they said takes about 4-5 days and I’m clear then mentally I can prepare for surgery. I received all my wonderful post supplies that will help me during my healing process. My hopes is that I do not need to use most of it and the rest can be used for a really awesome home medical supply kit lol. Doctor informed me the surgery will take about 4 hours and I also paid for an overnight stay at the facility to be monitored per a friend who has her surgery done there before. That way the nurses can show my hubby how to care for me while I’m there. Due to covid-19 they informed me that since I’ll be in surgery for that length of time my husband can go back home and they will call him once I’m out of surgery to head over to me. That made him feel a little uneasy but once I explained to him the whole process he felt somewhat better. I’m not nervous more so “yes” cannot wait type of feeling. Will keep you posted on the blood work results soon! In the meantime I’m going on my last fishing trip to the lake with my two fav men before I’m down for a minute.

So I’m exactly a week from surgery today and had to go in this morning to take a covid test. They told me that they are discovering that patients who have Covid and have surgery supposedly are getting pneumonia after surgery. So they are being required now to test before. Now sure if this is true but I did what I needed to do. Anyways this test was completely different than I expected. Nothing up the nose like I eve seen before. I had to spit in a cup (will upload pic) to a certain point. That took some time trying to get spit to develop in my mouth quickly. Also I have updated pics of my stomach that I’ve taken.