41 Year Old Been Wanting This for 20 Years! - San Jose, CA

Well, I decided to finally write my review and I am so excited to share my story. I am 41 years old and I have two sons ages 21 and 17. I got pregnant at age 19 and since then i have been covering my stretchmarks and have lived with hiding my tummy for all these years. I got married at age 20 in 1993 and as of 2008 we separated than divorced and I have been on my own. So now that my emotions have finally healed I am ready to start to fix the outside of me to match how I feel on the inside. I am 5'5" and weight 185 lbs. I still have some work to do but I have been enjoying a new lifestyle of eating vegan and exercising. I love riding my bike and swimming. I cant wait to feel lighter and be able to go for a run and not have my tummy in the way. I do plan on getting a breast reduction as well later this year. That will be done by my primary care physician. I will write a review for that procedure as well once this one is done and healed up. Ok.. here we go!

My surgery date is June 23 which is T MINUS 10 DAYS AWAY!!! I cant wait!

4 DAYS POST OP--I am feeling great! My surgery was on Monday 6/23 at 10 am. Everything went really well. I wasnt as nervous as I thought I would be. No tears or gitters. My Doctor was amazing and made me feel so comfortable. I left the surgery center around 3pm. My mom drove me home and stayed with me til yesterday morning. So for Day 1-3 I had my mom with me. Today is the first day I am alone on Day 4 and I cant believe how good I feel. This whole experience has been almost pain free!! Just getting up and sitting down I feel a little discomfort. Dr Tony Pham has been wonderful. Calling me twice a day and making me and my mom feel very comfortable with the healing process. My scar is very low and thin.
I will keep my drain sin until Monday. I think keeping the drains in as long as possible is a smart decision. I have drank over a gallon of alkaline water everyday and have peed over 8 times a day. This is so important! I finally had a BM on Day 3 with the help of milk of magnesia. I am just so surprised how comfortable I have been. I was up walking around and making a smoothie on Day 2. My energy levels are good. I know when I have over done it and need to lay down and rest. I and using a zero gravity chair I bought on sale from Sports Authority. It has been great! I am very comfortable at night and its easy to get up. When I am done with it for my recovery I will use it for camping. :) Here are some pictures of my progress.