The Countdown is On!!! - Pittsburgh, PA

I will post more later and will give pics. However, I just wanted to give an update. I have had tremendous swelling lately. If I eat Chinese...forget it! I look pregnant for the rest of the day. I find myself hungry with the cold weather and need to find something to curb my appetite. I had some issues with my body not liking the internal stitches and my ps fixed the openings for me. He has been so great and I am extremely lucky to have him as my dr. I just had an appt with him and told him that I wish that I could lipo my butt and thighs because I feel that both are huge, I was so worried to tell him that. Idk why, but I was. He took a couple of pics and called me that night saying that he understood what I was saying and wanted to fix it for me. My surgery date is Dec 9. I am only taking off 2 days from work. If I need another for some reason, I will take it. He assured me that it will turn out great and I am so excited. I'm worried about the pain but I don't want to think about that right now. My daughter thinks I'm crazy but I told her just wait until she is my age and when that time comes, I will support her. As for the husband....I have given up on him. I think it might be time to move on. So sad because I put my whole heart into this relationship. I hope you are all doing great! Happy healing!

I had my ps appt today and we compared the before and after pics. I had to laugh because my ps said he would never believe that it was the same person except he recognized the ribs. I can't believe it either. I just can't get over the transformation. I get tears thinking about the old me. I told my ps that he made my body even better than what it looked like before my daughter. I never had a truly flat stomach before. He looked at the breasts and there was a slight opening in the right breast along the scar line but he said it is ok and will heal without any issues. He also said that the tt scar will really fade away to almost nothing. I am just grateful that I was able to have this done for me. I count my blessings daily.
As of right now, I exercise a couple times a week. I probably run 9 miles/week which is really bad for me. I still swell alot. I took a couple pics tonight and am uploading them to show my swelling that I get without a cg every day. There are days that have been even worse than that. But, I do wear the binder every night and the swelling subsides. I also still have numbness in the abdomen region and I still get aches in the flank area that was liposuctioned. However, with that being said, I have absolutely no regrets and would do it all over again. I couldn't thank my ps enough today. Good luck to all of you with upcoming surgeries!

Sorry this has taken so long! I had my Ipad stolen at a hotel in Philadelphia that I was staying at after I took my daughter to her dr. appt. The bad news was that it was sold to Best Buy and all of my pics were erased. The awesome news is that the police got it back for me.

Anyway on with the review.....I have been lax in exercise because I have been busy. I am taking more grad classes to be certified in Special Ed and I went on vacation with my family to Myrtle Beach. Let me tell you...for the 1st time in years and years, I felt so super sexy!!! I wore two bikinis while I was there and I could not believe how awesome I felt thanks to my amazing surgeon. My daughter took 1 look at me and told me to put my clothes back on. My mom's mouth dropped and she asked me what I was doing so she could do it. I had a chuckle because I still wear my binder at night and my mom saw it. She told me sister that I was wearing one of those abdominal belts to tighten my belly and that they should both get one. LOL!! (My sister knows the truth but she is the only family member that I told on my side) I posted a pic of me and my daughter on fb and my other sister started texting the sister who knew and wanted to know how the heck I looked so good. I have never felt so great about myself. My self esteem has sky rocketed. My breasts remind me of how they looked at my daughter's age. I just love them! My tt scar is low and is lightening up without me really doing anything to it right now. I am just in awe of the results of the mommy makeover and have said again and again that it was the best decision that I made regarding myself in a long time. I have no regrets and encourage everyone who wants to do it to go through with it. My next ps appt is Sept 12 and I can't wait to show Dr. Hurwitz how everything has turned out. Over the past few months since the update, I have continued with my vitamins and only exercised here and there. I ran twice since the surgery. After running, my stomach felt like it was vibrating. It was so strange. But nothing hurt. I haven't really had any complications. The only negativity I have experienced is from my daughter being upset that I spent that much on myself and yelled at me in front of her friends that we were taking to the beach....which made me so angry and from my husband who still wishes that I would have waited a year or two. Smh. I just do not care. I did this for me! No regrets whatsoever! If only they knew I am contemplating on liposuction on my behind!! I am going to inquire about having it done. I feel that it is the only thing left that I would love to fix. I should have had it done when I had the mm performed.

Now for those of you who are seeing swelling.....I still do have swelling. At times it can be pretty bad. My stomach is nice and tight (which I am really appreciative of) but with the swellling, it can get uncomfortable. I am so small in the am but at night I have gained an extra 2 inches around my stomach. Therefore, I put the binder on and take bromelain with quercitin. A week ago, I complained to my husband about the swelling that was getting worse and he said...didn't you say something about lymph nodes and sleeping on your back? It got me thinking. So, I am now back to sleeping on my back and I feel that it helps. I am going to start putting kelo cote on my scars and I will keep you posted on how they are doing. I'll try to post an update in two weeks after my appt with my ps. Happy healing to everyone that has had surgery and good luck to those waiting! I hope everyone has a great Labor Day weekend!!!