POSTED UNDER Tummy Tuck Reviews
3 months/13 weeks post op, NY
UPDATED FROM mara1501
3 months post
Well its been a while since I posted. I still have...
mara1501December 18, 2012
WORTH IT$4,500
Well its been a while since I posted. I still have days where I have been extremely swollen after work and eating. I wear my compression garment everyday to work it just feels better for me. I try to focus on the positive but I do have fat that needs to be removed. But its 100% better than before. Anyways so sad over the tragic events its makes everything else other than family not so important
Good luck to all who will be having surgery and Happy Healing to all those recovering.
Good luck to all who will be having surgery and Happy Healing to all those recovering.
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UPDATED FROM mara1501
2 months post
Hi all!! So I am 9 weeks po and Im still 150 lbs....
mara1501November 20, 2012
Hi all!! So I am 9 weeks po and Im still 150 lbs. I know I should have lost weight before the tummy tuck. Now I will need a revision if I do loseweight after tt but I really needed to get rid of that!!. Did u see my before pics!! Horrible!! I have such a big appetite Im just always hungry. I try to juice, juice and eat, or just eat meals and Im still a hog!!! So I saw Dr. Oz show and he actually believes in this pure green coffee been extract as a way to lose weight without changing anything. It even makes u feel full!! I need this help because I have changed my eating habits and still am incredibly hungry. Well I will research this more plus I am also researching corset training. Well Happy Healing or Happy Planning!!!
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November 20, 2012
Girl you look wonderful! I can't believe how skinny you are... way to go.
November 21, 2012
HI Beth I want to try the pure green coffee bean extract pills as well. Your waist is small, do you think you will need corset training?
November 21, 2012
not small enough im like 35 inches at my waist would luv to be 30 inches plus the corset helps ur posture so Im still researching the best type to buy. As for preparing before surgery I really didnt prepare much. Freaking out yes I did a lot of that!! lol But just filled my medication, read up to prepare for aftercare, cleaned my house the usual but i prepared mentally by reading lots of other peoples journeys it was very helpful. Lots of courageous wonderful women on this site. So happy u got ur date girl!!!
November 21, 2012
Thanks Beth for the information. Do you mind me asking many inches was your waist before the surgery? Your waist looks so much smaller than 35 inches.
I have been doing the same reading your post and other woman as well. I am also happy I have 48 more days to go to my TT date, yeah.....
Do you think you will get more lipo done in the future? I read that you have dog ears.
November 25, 2012
Hi!! I dont have a clue of my preop measurements. And yea my next appointment with Dr. X will be after newyears and Hopefully I will set up a date for lipo since I really didnt get enough taken out. I need it in my belly area, back, and on my sides. And my dog ears r not really too bad its something that doesnt bother me too much plus I have dog ears on my breasts too and they really are not to bothersome. So happy for u ur time will fly by!!!
November 25, 2012
Hey Beth do you think maybe 30 days of 5 days a week of exercising will help eliminate the lipo that you need on your back and your sides.
November 26, 2012
I really need is liposculpture. I can loose weight but the shape of my body has been damaged and exercise will help definetely but not as fast and precise as lipo!! It didnt get the lipo b.c doctor didnt want to do it together so I will get it done hopefully early next year
November 22, 2012
You look awesome!!!
November 26, 2012
You already look outstanding and thank you!!! Wish Pic though, lol your wish has already came true plus some because you already look as good as me!!!
November 26, 2012
aww thnks,but yea defntly need lipo just for some more sculpturing!! i know u waited a year for lipo b/c u already looked hot!! I already know I need it
November 26, 2012
Yea...I'm like you, but after yr when all the swelling was gone i was like hey, i need lipo on my flanks for sure! LOL! Everybody was like nooo, its just gonna be a waste of money. But i did this for me and not them and i had expectations and visions in my head of how i wanted to look when i went into this and i felt my journey wasn't complete with just the tummy tuck because i still had fat rolls on my sides...Im happy now...I think...lol!!! I def. can relate to how you feel though!! You do look great, but its def. all about what YOU think and how you feel!!
November 26, 2012
Go for it Beth you know how you want your body to look.I am alreay trying to save for the additional lipo I will need after the tt. Thinking about getting BBL.
November 26, 2012
Wish i had the money for a BBL! Guess i will have to keep my flat booty...lol!
November 27, 2012
Exactly how I feel u couldnt have put it any better my journey isnt complete and I did this for me. So glad to have such wonderful women I can relate to!! Thanks girl!!
November 27, 2012
My ass needs a BBL Too!!! But I think I will be happy when Im done with all the abdomen and back fat!!! Hopefully!! lol
November 27, 2012
LOL, You said you ass needs a BBL!!! TOOO funny! You can read that part of the message two different ways!! LOL!I really Wish i could have gotten a lil more lower back fat removed. If he has to go back over the lipo for any reason i will ask abt the lower fat. Maybe that will enhance my butt a lil! LOL
November 27, 2012
Thanks for sharing your story...And thanks for the comments, they mean a lot!!
November 23, 2012
you look great, you are giving me the courage to do the TT, I am meeting with Dr X on 11/26
November 25, 2012
@somab I had a consult with him as well. Please share your experience after your consult.
December 7, 2012
Thank you for your prompt response, I had to cancel my appointment, I lost my mother on 11/23. I am going to make another appointment. I will keep you posted
December 7, 2012
@somab My deepest sympathies are with you and your family at this time of grieving.
November 25, 2012
Girl you got some awesome curves!!!! I am currently using the 800mg coffee bean pills. They are working great!!!
November 25, 2012
I am looking at the bottle and it does not have a brand name which is weird to me. I got them at GNC and its the ones that was on Dr OZ it was in a brown and white box. it says on the bottle 100% pure green coffee bean
November 25, 2012
good Im glad I can ask someone in my same shoes. Do they work on ur appetite I heard Dr's say they give u energy and u get fuller faster do u feel that way? Thnx for info girl!!
November 26, 2012
They do give me energy. I don't know if they make me fuller cause im greedy as hell and will eat even if im not hungry. lol but they don't make you jittery either
November 27, 2012
Im the same way!!! I dont agree with doctors that say we eat because we are trying to fill a void in our lives, I eat cuz damn it taste f****** good and I want f****** more!! lol But I have tried to stop when Im full but it takes a lot to get full for me!!!
UPDATED FROM mara1501
2 months post
So Im about 8 weeks po and cleared to start...
mara1501November 5, 2012
So Im about 8 weeks po and cleared to start exercising. But not really sure what or how to ?? Ive never really had a workout routine so Im not clear on what to do. Guess I will just start walking on my treadmill for now.
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November 6, 2012
You look amazing!!!! Holy Crap!
November 15, 2012
Hi Beth
How is the exercising coming along?
November 16, 2012
Hi hope all is well wit u micstayce. I should update my heading because I have not exercised one bit!!! lol After work and my day is done I just be so tired!! But the doctor gave me this foundation and I should work hard on building on it but I have tried to get on treadmill every now n then.
November 19, 2012
Hi Beth Yes all is well. I finally have my appt with NYEE scheduled for tomorrow. Exercise is def a mental challenge just use that new body as your starting point. Try exercising in the morning that is usually what I do. Good luck to you!
November 15, 2012
you look great! I have my consult on 11/28/12 for a BBL and Im so darn nervous. But Im excited! I think Im more nervous about recovery than the actual surgery. Do you know if they are capable of showing you before and after photos? I would really love to see someone else's before and after.
November 16, 2012
Hi Danielle. I wasnt shown any pics but I just so loved this doc n I really needed these surgery so I trusted my instincts. Good luck
November 19, 2012
Hey Beth Before you had your surgery did you have a bloating problem. And, if so do you still have that problem after the tt and lip surgery?
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