36 Yrs Have Had 3 C-sections. Time for a Tummy Tuck - San Luis Obispo, CA

I'm 36 and have three boys all by c-section. I have the classic c-section "shelf". I'm so excited for my surgery on August 31st. I'm having a tummy tuck with lipo. A lot has gone into making this decision. Before and After having my kids I've always worked out and eaten pretty good. Over the last couple of years I've developed allergies or sensitivities to gluten and dairy so that helps me stay away from too much crappy food. Even with working out consistently and eating good I just can't seem to get rid of this bulge. I've thought about having a tummy tuck for many years, ok fine I've obsessed over it! I had my first consult about a year and a half ago and was only somewhat comfortable with that dr, shortly after I also had another consult with my current dr. I really clicked with him and knew that once I was able to save the money, he would be my dr. About 4 months ago I had another consult with him and took my hubby with me, it's so hard to explain Everything a dr has to tell you to someone after a dr appt! We both clicked with the dr and were excited to see the expected results in photos of other patients. It took me another 3 months to feel like I could justify spending the money. I still am not sure I'm ok with the money part, I just keep thinking of all the other things we could do with the money! But I know that I've waited so long and the money is there so here I am! I have a million mixed emotions about the surgery but excitement is the strongest emotion so that's good! I will post pics and more updates soon :-)
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I've added some before pics, wow was that a horrible experience or what!?! I even downloaded a special photo vault app to hide my pics in! I want my pics to be able to compare the change, but would be horrified if my kids or my mom was looking through my phone and saw these pics!! Anyway, taking the pics confirmed for me that having this TT is so totally the right decision!
Also, I had my pre-op on Wednesday. The appt went good! I have had this irrational fear that I would go into the pre-op and Dr D would say "sorry you are no longer a candidate for this surgery" at which point I would have cried! I know it's silly, that's why I said it was an irrational fear ;-) my other irrational fear is that I'll wake up from surgery and the dr will say "you did great" but really I'll just look the exact same! Ugh so many emotions! At the appt they took pictures and measured for my compression garment and answered all of my questions that I had written down. The pre-op has me super excited and feeling like I'm so ready for this! I've purchased most of the supplies on my list, and will get the rest this week. I also prepped some crock pot meals that I threw in the freezer to make dinners easy for my hubby while he's taking care of me and keeping the household together. I can't wait to have this c-section "apron" gone gone gone! I'm looking forward to posting some after pictures! :-)

Surgery is Monday! I got a call today from both the Dr's office And the surgery center to confirm my appt! My first thought was "Really do people actually forget their surgery date for something like this?" It made it very real to have them call and confirm and it made me super super excited! This morning I went and bought the last couple of supplies on my "Must have for post op" list so I feel as ready as possible as far as supplies go. I even typed up a note for my hubby so he will know what I am supposed to take and how often so that i don't either take too much or too little of anything while I'm on my pain meds.
Emotionally, hmm lets see..ya I'm ok at this very second anyway! It might be a different story in two seconds. haha Yesterday I was super anxious and quite honestly, a bit bitchy, ok fine I was totally bitchy! I had to just shut my mouth and try not to make any kids cry! Nothing in particular really, it's not like I'm sitting here stressing over a specific part of it, just stressing about having surgery in general I guess. So today I went with decaf coffee to cut down on the jitters. I think between sticking to decaf and finishing my list I am doing much better today! Our weekend is packed with kid activities so before I know it it will be time to shave my legs and head to surgery! I can't wait for Monday an then after Monday I can't wait for like 3 months ahead :-)