41 Year Old Mother Getting Rid of Jelly! - Richmond, VA

Hi everyone! I've been obsessed with this site for months now so it's time to come out of the closet. I'm 41, with 2 precious boys ages 4 & 7, and I'm scheduled for a full tummy tuck with muscle repair on January 31. I'm so excited but scared beyond belief. With my second son I gained 65 lbs and now paying for it:) I work out and love yoga but am obsessed with my stomach. It's the first thing I look at in the morning and last thing I look at before bed. I have an umbilical hernia and diastasis so I'm hoping this will do the trick! Did I mention I'm terrified? I will have a pain pump for 3 days and an hoping it will help. Is this pain controllable? So glad you are all here to listen. I'm just trying to stay positive and not go down the "what if" road !!!

Trying so hard to stay healthy and woke up with a stinking sore throat. It better go away by Friday. I don't want to have to postpone this. Vitamin c and zinc on board!

Hi ladies...so I made it! Got to hospital at 530am, surgery at 7am, and home by 11am. I have a pain pump and I think it helps a lot. I still have pain but it feels like I'm sore from an ab workout. I've taken one Vicodin and some Motrin which seems to be perfect. I have had nausea off and on and that scares the hell out of me. I'm taking anti nausea meds and praying I won't get sick. Recliner is a must and I have a walker too. I've peed atleast 15 times so moving around a lot. The annoying think is that it's only little trickles because I don't want to push. I don't have a binder yet...just bandages. I think I'll get my binder next week when I see my doc.....I guess they all do things a little different. Doc was great today and I was treated so nicely. I going to update this as much as possible. Thanks for your kind words of encouragement. I'm babbling now so I'm going to go rest:)