31 Years Old, Liposuction, San Diego, CA

Hello....so after over a year of contemplating having something done...today I pulled the trigger! I am 31 years old and never had a weight issue until after the birth of my son. He is 5 years old and I literally still look pregnant....the weight didn't come off as easily as expected and I'm tired of being unhappy with how I look. I researched getting a mommy makeover, but frankly do not have the time available to take off work, or the support system to help take care of me and my son. So today I went to a consultation at SonoBello and scheduled my liposuction to take place April 15th. The staff was very nice and the facility is beautiful. I did not fell pressured or rushed, all my questions were answered. It is more expensive than I thought (I figured around 5,000 or so), but the before and after pictures of women who have similar body types to mine, is what really sold me. I scheduled my pre-op appointment, procedure and post-op appointment. I'm excited and nervous......I know I will get more nervous as we get closer, but for the time being I am just going to be happy dreaming about my soon-to-be new and improved body =)

Today I had my pre-op appointment.....I am really nervous and my blood pressure reading proved that. The nurse took my before pictures and the doctor went over my body and where the incisions will be. I have a couple prescriptions to fill for nausea, antibiotics and Norco for the pain after......which, Norco doesn't really do much for me so I'm a tad nervous that won't be enough.
The doctor is concerned my blood pressure might be too high the day of....so she recommended me to stop drinking caffeine and to do things that relax me.
That would be a huge bummer if I end up having to cancel because of my blood pressure.......so I'm taking her advice seriously since I know the day of, I will be a nervous wreck! Friday is the big day.....hopefully I will feel up to posting my experience that day......

Today was the big day! My procedure was at noon.....all they gave me was a Percocet and a Xanax before, which didn't really do much. However, I didn't feel them make the incisions at all.....the numbing fluid felt a little funny but not bad at all! I was supposed to have my upper & lower abs, waist and back bra roll done but they reached the maximum numbing fluid they could safely use so I have to go back for my back bra roll. Now that I know it is very minimal pain, I'm not scared or upset at all that I have to go back. I'm full of fluid and not allowed to take my compression garments off until I shower tomorrow, so I will take pics then......for now, I will upload the pics I took this morning before I left for my appointment. I'm in pain, but not a pain I can't handle. My abs are definitely more sore than my waist and when Dr. Chen called to check on me she said they took a LOT of fat from my abs so that is expected but that tonight will be the worst. I'm beyond excited to see my results over the next couple of months. I have already started eating more healthy the last 2 weeks and am going to stick to it in efforts to get my pre-baby body back!