36 5'4" 135lbs Mom to 3 - San Antonio, TX

Ever since having my first son 8 years ago, I've wanted to do something about my tummy. Although, I knew it could be worse, I always found myself sucking, tucking, covering, and even avoiding activities that I love because of my insecurities over it! When I stand tall, it would kind of look okay. But, when I let loose, you could really see how much excess skin there was!

I was running a low grade fever 99.2-99.6 for the past couple of days....and just feeling sick. Didn't really think too much of it. Then my abdomen started looking a little red and feeling very hot. Things were getting quite "puffy" at the drain site, then it began to leak.....ew. I only had one more dose of my antibiotic, so I de decided to call just to be on the safe side (Dr. Dechert asked me to please not ask questions on Real Self before asking him. --It was after hours so I left a message. Shortly thereafter, I got a call from Heather, one of the nurses on Dr. Decherd's staff. She calmed my fears and said I could go ahead and be seen the next day (Friday), rather than the following Tuesday. Can't say how much I appreciated getting a call back....so quickly....and so late! I was VERY impressed!
Of course, by the time I had my appt the following morning, I felt SO much better!! No more fever, no more redness, drains were fine...??? I didn't have to wait to be seen. I immediately met with Dr. Decherd and Heather. Dr. Decherd seemed very pleased. He said I would have an excellent result and seemed very satisfied with my healing so far. He made a comment (which took me totally off guard!), that we could talk about the right side of my incision later on down the road (bringing it down a bit)....and that he read my review!! Holy smokes!! Just thought a bunch of "Real Self" ladies would be reading that. He reminded me that it was his goal for us BOTH to both be happy with his work. He also told me that I was already in great shape, which made him feel like he was working on a Porsche! Lol Okay, that made me feel SUPER special. For someone as picky and anal retentive as me, I knew I was in the right hands.
I have to say, I am SO, SO happy. I went into this so scared of all the "what if's".....but I did months and months of research and finally put my trust in Dr. Decherd. So glad I did! He is so personable and I have felt so incredibly comfortable each time I've met with him. He spent a ridiculous amount of time with me during my consult AND second consult. I shared pictures with with my sister today, who says these results this early are nothing short of amazing! All of my sisters and sister-in-law's are glad that I have "paved the way" for them (I'm the first to do this!) and found the perfect Doctor! ??

Felt okay. Just slept a lot due to meds.