I Want My Outside to Be Just As GREAT As My Personality - New York, NY

Hello everyone,

As my title says I want the great me that on the inside to be seen on the outside; especially with my wedding coming up April 2014. I am a soon to be 28 yr old mom of 2 (daughter 5, son 10 months). I am 5'3" and 125 lbs; your probably thinking oh that's tiny but I have a gut that goes out past my small breasts if I don't keep it sucked in all day. So I am looking to get breast augmentation, liposuction, and possible a tummy tuck.

I have considered getting a plastic surgery since I was a teen but got scared after hearing lots of horror stories about women getting sick from rupture implants. Fast forward to today and my body hasn't gotten any better, so I have started getting more information about plastic surgery. Due to wedding planning and raising two children in NYC funds are limited and I thought I wouldn't be able to afford to get my mommy make over for a few more years until I found this website and learned about teaching hospitals.

This past Monday 4/15, I called Harlem Hospital and Lenox Hill Hospital to make appointments for consultations. I was able to get them scheduled a week apart, 7/17 and 7/24. I am ok with the dates being so far away as I cant do the surgery until earl September. I also called Montefiore, I was first informed that the consult was $200 which I was ok with but the lady taking my information kept stopping mid sentence to talk to other people and would ask the same questions I already answered several times during the 10 minute call. Then she reconfirmed me for a different surgery, I had to remind her that I was calling for plastic surgery. As far as appointments I was told that they are only done Tuesdays and Fridays at either 1 or 2 pm. Though the reviews have been great, Montefiore isn't for me based on this experience.

Harlem hospital didn't ask for a consultation fee but said I would have to get a referral from my primary doctor in addition to bring in 2 forms of ID, proof of address, and my SS# card.

Lenox hospital said it would be a $50 consultation fee. They also asked about my height and weight to see about my BMI, since I am within 10% range of the ideal weight for my height I don't have to lose weight.

I am nervous and have many questions in my head. I plan to get a composition notebook to write down all my questions so that I can be prepared the day of consult. I cant be the only one who goes to the doctor with 20 million questions but get there and only ask 2-5 question then walk out only to realize you forgot to ask your other questions, LOL. Well this is surgery (one that I cant be awake for) so I want to be full prepared prior to. I plan to share pictures once I actually see have my consults.