I did it!!! TT and BL - Round Rock, TX

I'm 43 years old with a hubby and 3 wonderful children - who just happened to trash my body while they occupied it for 9 months each...Of course they were worth it - :-) - I've been miserable with my body for the past 10 years and have gone on and off diets so many times. I've been about 30 pounds heavier than my pre-baby weight until about 2 years ago when I lost it and have kept it off - yay! However - no amount of dieting or working out has been able to change the shape of my midsection. I cannot wear form fitting clothes, and I have mastered the art of camoflage in my entire wardrobe. No 2 piece bathing suits for me since my honeymoon. Needless to say that my boobs have also been traveling down to meet my stomach and this is extremely disturbing to me. Last year I met with 2 plastic surgeons here in the Austin Texas area and liked one of them, just OK. Apparently I just wasn't feeling it because here it was, now May and I wanted to go see a few more to make a good decision. I saw 2 in one day and agonized over which of these to pick - as I really liked both of them. The decision was made by continuously talking through my concerns and I ultimately went with the PS who was willing to do the TT and BL in one procedure and didn't think I needed lipo. I called and scheduled my date and here I am! Scared to death but super excited and happy that I finally made the decision and it's happening! Now I will spend the next six weeks stressing over a variety of things - such as hoping I don't die and leave my kids to be pissed that I was vain enough to do something like this...or that I will have every rare complication known to exist and then a few not known to exist. Sigh. Hopefully I can channel my nervous energy to getting ready and prepared so that my experience will not be a horrendous one. That's all, folks! I will update as time crawls along... Thank you to everyone on here who has chosen to share their stories - it's amazing how much it helps to know that you are not alone! Happy healing (and waiting!)

So here we are - not quite 4 days after booking my date - and my nerves are already completely causing havoc! I've even considered (briefly) canceling! Ugh! It's so hard to stay away from the guilt feelings regarding this being an elective surgery and why would I put myself through it, yadda yadda. But I've wanted it for so long and I just want to feel normal. Hoping by the time July 19th rolls around I'm not a complete bumbling basket case... Happy Healing (&waiting) everyone!

Took a few pics for my diary - to compare to after surgery pics! Hope it might be helpful to some out there one day. :)