Ready to Shed the Spanks! - Saint Petersburg, FL
I am 31 years old and a mother of 2 beautiful...
I am 31 years old and a mother of 2 beautiful children, a 10 year old and a 6 year old. My weight has fluctuated between 135lbs and 200+ (Honestly I don't know my highest weight). I have always been insecure about my weight and how I look. I woke up one day last April and decided I had had enough. I was at my heaviest, at least 200lbs and felt terrible. I went to the gym with a friend and joined on the spot. I made weight loss my #1 goal. I am proud to say that in 7 months I lost 40+ lbs. I went down 4 dress sizes. Everyone around me commented on how great I looked and what a difference they saw. Unfortunately, I just didn't see it. When I looked in the mirror I still saw the lose skin hanging and my stomach hanging over my clothes. No matter what size I wore I couldn't escape it.
I had always thought about getting a Tummy Tuck but never seriously. I decided to research it and talk to a few doctors. Honestly I didn't know what they would say. I feared walking into their office and hearing "Nope, you're just fat... lose more weight". I knew I had worked hard but what if they said I needed to do more? I had hit a plateau and was frustrated. It wasn't about the number of the scale, it was how I looked.
It was a relief to hear from the doctors that my problem was a lot to lose skin, that no matter what I did it was always going to be there. I remember starting to cry in the office when I heard that. It felt good to hear.
So now I had all the information and it was time to find a doctor that I felt comfortable with and work to tell my family and friends my decision.
When I started writing last week, I got really...
I think it's because there is finally an end in sight. It's an end the insecurities. It's an end to looking in the mirror and still seeing the 200lbs girl. It’s an end to crying in a clothing store because nothing fits right.
Most people think plastic surgery is for external benefits only and to some extent they are right but to me it is much more then that. One thing I've realized about this procedure and reading everyone's stories is that this is a very internal process.
When I told my friends what I had decided to do, the first question from everyone was "Why? Why are you doing this?". Not in a judgmental way but just in a concerned way. My answer was short.... "I'm doing this for me". No other reason. It's not for my husband or my family or my job or society. It really is for me. I want to feel better and I want to look better and be more comfortable in my own body.
I think that is why everyone has been so supportive. They know that I'm doing this for me and not to please anyone else.
It's been really great reading some of the post by...
1) Should I try to get a recliner for my recovery? I've been thinking about just renting one for a few months. What do you think?
2) I've read of few of you that you purchase a plastic stool for the bath tub. Should I? My doctor didn't mention it.
3) What would be some good post-op clothes? I need some good suggestions?
I will post more after I talk to my doctor.
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