Nervous, Excited, Unsure, Sure... Sigh... :) - Orange County, CA

Where to begin... by the age of 19 i was pushing 250. family problems, depression, drug addiction... FOOD addiction. I slowly started losing weight, got down to 170 then found meth. Meth got me to 140. When I got clean and sober in 2004 (my sobriety date is 10-12-04!) i ballooned to over 200 again. then exercised back to 170ish. got pregnant and delivered at 250. My body had more stretch marks prior the pregnancy then pregnancy gave me... I have stretch marks from the tops of my boobs, down my sides, from under my boobs allllll the way down to my vagina! seriously, i got waxed one day and the lady was like, "oh, um.... i guess i must have got wax on this one area because its bald... huh... i didn't think i went that far down..." i just laughed and told her no, its not you, its a stretch mark down there! lmao. wow the things we go through. my stretch marks are also all around the top of my arms and down my sides on my back. they are my battle wounds and i know i am stuck with many of them forever. BUT its time.

I am currently consulting PS's in the Orange County ca area and I'm feeling TONS of different emotions. Ive been a lurker here for a while, had a lipo procedure done hoping to deflate a bit, which helped very slightly... so now i need to just go for it. TT, Breast lift and possible aug, depending on my weight at the time of procedure. I tend to lose weight from the breasts down... my bra size is 34G right now. when i lose weight they deflate and get to about a 34f... I'm not sure yet what just a lift would do. i don't want them reduced... just lifted and perky, not saggy and gross.

i love reading your stories and seeing your dramatic results. I can't wait to have the same before and after pics.

Im currently 5'5" and around 175 lbs. last June i was down to 155. I want to get back there before surgery. Im meeting with a PS on Friday and can't wait to hear what he has to say about my 'situation' and losing more weight before surgery.

I have so many questions. Have any of you done this without any narcotics? Im a recovering addict/alcoholic and am not excited at all to have prescription meds in my possession. Im sure i can do it all with tylenol but am super nervous about the pain!

I can't wait to get to know you ladies. I will post pics hopefully later today.

I have made a decision! Dr Richard H Lee in Newport Beach! I feel so comfortable with his presence and confident with his technique. Not sure that makes sense... He is so calming. So soft spoken. Not flashy at all. No ego. Very genuine.
I gave a deposit and I'm set for august 14!!!!! Wow. This is really happening! Advice from anyone is always appreciated. I have a recliner but its not a "lift" chair. Will I be ok? I took pics and will post them later tonight! So excited!