25 Year Old Mother of 3 Kido's "Awaiting" Full T/T W/ Tightening of my Abdominal Muscles - Nashville, TN

Name: 25 Year Old Mother of 3 Kido's "Awaiting" Full T/T W/ Tightening of my Abdominal Muscles - Nashville, TN
Item: Melinda Haws, MD
Rating: 5
Author: Nash270

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Cost: $6,926
Melinda Haws, MD, Nashville, TN

I am a 25 year old mother of three and is happily...

13 Jan 2011
11 days pre

I am a 25 year old mother of three and is happily married to my children father, who doesn't agree on the procedure but he wants me to be happy within myself. In the mist of three kids 8,6,& 9months i had three C-sections too. My first child really didn't effect me i just put on a few pounds,the second one is WHEN i start to see a BIG CHANGE in my body,& the 3rd one just really did damage"FLABBERY STOMACH" and i hate it!! It just frustrates me when i can't wear what i want when i want[remind you that i was very small 98lbs before my pregnancy]now i'm 153 and 5foot2. I've pretty much done all that i can do on the diet pills and workouts[poor results].

So i've reseached on endless surgeons and made appts the first surgeon just wasn't for me:( i didn't like nuthin about his before n after photos,but the second one seems like a match for me...Yayy! She's a very very nice well spoken woman[And i love her personality]"so funny". Her nurse are very helpful& supportive of your decision so wit that being said i had my consultation yesterday & my op vistit all in one and scheduled my surgery date for less than two weeks Yayy... I join this community b/c i had some doubts about it but now that i've read a lot of you all's stories it helped me out alot... Thanks for makin me feel good about my decision CAN"T WAIT to post pic.

O.k. so tommorrow is my big day and i'm so...

24 Jan 2011
1 day pre

O.k. so tommorrow is my big day and i'm so excited...I haven't hit the nervous point yet but,maybe when i walk into the buildin in the morning i will. Is that normal?? Hoping for a good out come on my procedure and recovery{Wish me good luck}!!!

O.K so i went through with the procedure yesterday...

26 Jan 2011
1 day post

O.K so i went through with the procedure yesterday morning about 8:30 and was out of recovery by 10:08. I'm doin pretty good at this time jus keeping my med in my system on time and walking around the house like i'm suppose to be, not so much as painful but jus feel a little tired i guess don't get me wrong there is mild pain but it's nuthin you couldn't handle. I haven't been able to take my binder off but i can still see a little results kind of flat but swollen, i just can't wait to take it off.

Ok so i've missed a couple of days on the...

29 Jan 2011
4 days post

Ok so i've missed a couple of days on the review but,everythings been goin just fine!! I was pretty much nervious about takin a bath my 1st and 2nd day so i took good old sponge baths which made me feel very well refreshed and relaxed with med afterwards. I been keeping up on my fruits,water,protein shakes,and stool softners so hopefully everythings going well so far. So finally i took my binder off on the 3rd day(gotta lil light headed)but,afterwards it was well worth it,took a shower and my whole body felted brand new ha ha ha... My only concern now is constipation!! I haven't had a movement since before surgery:( Hopefully i'll have one before my post op tuesday. Kind of excited about standing straight on the 4th day that's a good thang but, i have some moments when i will lean forwards b/c of standing to long other than that i'm good:) Hope you all enjoy the pictures.

OK, so i'm 10days in from the tt and i feel...

4 Feb 2011
10 days post

OK, so i'm 10days in from the tt and i feel real good! Is that normal?? I've been to wal-mart shoppin,filing my taxes,n so on and there's no pain "thank God"!! My drains were taken out on the 1st which was my 1 week op post and they changed the tape on my scar and i jus feel so much better Whewww! My 2nd week op post is the 8th and hopefully she tell me "that it's ok to go back to work". I think i'm ready, will be posting more pic soon.

Ok so I know i have been abanding my profile for a...

25 Apr 2011
3 months post

Ok so I know i have been abanding my profile for a while but,now i'm back!LOL So today makes it 3months for me and I'm so excited about this new belly of mine:) I kind of still have like a lil pug at the top of my stomach,which is still some swelling my doctor told me about but other than that i'm good and feels good:) there's some thangs i have to get better at and thats working out! I will be postin new pics.

7/14/12 So I'm 1yr 5mths in from my TT. I am...

14 Jul 2012
1 year post

7/14/12 So I'm 1yr 5mths in from my TT. I am Njoyin every bit of the new body and so is my husband. Jus wanted to update some Pics of my results.

She is an excellent surgeon, she's very helpful and will discuss w/ you what she thinks to the best of her ability about your procedure. She's pretty much a caring surgeon, she listen to your expectation and gives you more and likely what you want and her staff team their so supportive, they give u hope n makes you feel so anxious and excited about the procedure... I was ready to be put to sleep a/s/a/p!

5 out of 5 stars Overall rating

5 out of 5 stars Doctor's bedside manner

5 out of 5 stars Answered my questions

5 out of 5 stars Time spent with me

5 out of 5 stars Phone or email responsiveness

5 out of 5 stars Staff professionalism & courtesy

4 out of 5 stars Payment process

5 out of 5 stars Wait times