Tummy Tuck AND BBL (Same Time) for Mother of 2! Advice from Anyone? Newport Beach, CA
Hi I am a 42 year mother of 2 kids (both...
Hi I am a 42 year mother of 2 kids (both c-sections). I gained nearly 100 pounds with each pregnancy - yes you heard it right = 100 pounds! As you can see from my pic...I have the typical stomach pouch. The worst part is the flat butt :( I am very self conscious about my non-existent derriere. Before the kids I had very perky DD breasts - now they are a C-cup. I am okay with my natural breasts and think they still look and feel good. So I am letting them be....for now!
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?I am worried about the recovery, "how will I sleep or sit without disturbing the fat transfer to my buttocks?"
?I am also a little concerned about scars, as I am Latina with tan skin and I am also prone to thick dark keloid scarring! But heck, I supposed it wont look worse than the ugly pancake pouch that I tuck into my underwear everyday.
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?I am super excited and happy as I am scheduled for surgery on October 19th, 2015 with Dr. Sajjadian.
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?The pantry is well stocked with food, the laundry is all done, outfits are layed out for the kids for the week, the house is clean and I have my electric-motorized lay-z-boy all ready to go in my bedroom! It's GO-TIME!!! (can you hear the Rocky theme song playing in the back?)
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?Has anyone out there done these two procedures at the same time? If so, can you reply to these questions:
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?Can you offer any advice on sitting, sleeping or make shift devices to aid during the healing time?
Where you happy with the results? On a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being extremely satisfied).
Would you do them together again or separate procedures?
Did your tt scar heal nicely? What did you use for scar minimizing?
Any other advice or tips you would like to share? (complications, unexpected benefits, things to request from your DR., must-have products)
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I will post my final pictures and review after I have healed up! Thanks!
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The Big Day! I had a TT and BBL - Oct 19th
So on the way to the surgical center it felt surreal, like a dream and it really wasn't me and I was just going thru the motions. It felt this way for two reasons:
I have been wanting this for 5 years and the big day was finally here
The surgical center happens to be ridiculously close to my job!
On the way there I kept thinking that something would happen to make us postpone- flat tire, illness, etc...but nothing happened and it was not postponed- I HAD MY SURGERY!
The surgeon took one more good look at my body and brought out the marker to start drawing as he patiently answered my last couple of questions. Looking back I probably should have brought large printed photos of the look that I had in mind so he could use it as a point of reference or inspiration.
The most surprising thing about it was that there was like 7 people on staff for just my procedure! I expected 3: Dr. Sajjadian, an anesthesiologist and maybe a surgical assistant. I immediately felt like I was in safe hands because of their quantity and confidence as they prepared for the surgery. They were listening to energizing loud music and it has an upbeat, positive vibe. They seemed like a well trained team in perfect sync and I loved that!
The last thing I remember was being very cold in the room as the nurse applied betadine to my entire body with gauge as I stood in the room with my arms straight out. Then I layed down and I asked Dr. Sajjadian not to make my butt too big and dozed off to sleep.....next thing I know I woke up and my BFF was there. I think the surgery lasted about 6 hours.
She helped me get dressed and listened carefully to the discharged instructions. Being a nurse herself, she cheerfully talked shop. It was not too bad getting up - She drove me home and the rest of the day we talked and talked and talked! I don't remember a thing from our talking - but I know we had a lot of fun!
Tip of the day: if you are getting a tummy tuck - definitely buy an electric motorized lay-z-boy
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Flowers, Bruises, Drains and Drugs Oct 20th
It’s the day after surgery and I must admit, the pain is not that bad! I am on Vicodin.
Got lots of bruises, a couple of drains and received some flowers from an employee...I will be remembering that :)
TIp of the Day: Don’t be a hero, take the Vicodin.
I did not take any drugs with my two c-sections because I did not want to contaminate my breast milk during nursing. Maybe it’s too early to say this, but I think that the c-section operations felt a lot worse! My awesome husband is keeping the kids busy and distracted so I don’t have to worry about them at all.
So if you can handle a c-section, and I mean: the healing wound, the lifting of a newborn, the sleep deprivation, the energy required to nurse and change diapers, etc,...then you can handle a tummy tuck with a bbl!
Checking in to see how you are doing...