Countdown on my TT Journey - TT,MR, Lipo to Flanks - Scottsdale, AZ

Hello to all of you out here who have started your own personal journey. I'm new to this site but very excited to find people I can relate to. I've been wanting to get a TT for over 15 years. I'm in my 40's and suffered a stroke in my 30's from taking birth control pills. I thank God everyday that I have no complications. I've worked really hard at keeping myself healthy. I have three sons and a wonderful supportive husband.

When I had my stroke my blood pressure was extremely high. I now have that under control and got consents from my primary and cardio doctors. I feel great but starting to feel a little panicked since surgery is on Nov 20th.

I had my Pre-op yesterday with my PS. I received my prescriptions, and long list of over the counter meds and vitamins to stay away from. I was informed that I would be receiving an injection of Lovanox to help reduce the risk of blood clots.

I welcome all comments or questions...

I don't have a problem keeping myself busy throughout the day since my job is so demanding, although I find myself constantly looking at the calendar.

I am wondering if any of you brought underwear or bathing suit bottoms to the surgery so that your doc could see if they could get the scar low enough?

I posted this picture as a reminder of the ugly truth!! This is my tummy when bending over. Since my TT is eight days before Thanksgiving I'm trying to get all of my dinner ingredients in the house to make it easier for my husband to help me.

Thanks again for all of the comments and well wishes!!!

Hello to my TT sisters....Today was a very rough day for me. I woke up last night at midnight and was up until at least 3:30am. My alarm went off at 5am so work felt never ending. I came home and made dinner and felt like going straight to bed. Instead I decided to jump on my exercise bike and get 3 miles in while watching my all time favorite show 'Scandal'.

I feel relaxed for the moment but very restless... I'm putting so much thought in to my upcoming procedure that it almost doesn't seem real. I picked up all of my prescriptions today and have gotten all of my items that I think will be necessary.

I will try to take a few more pics before next Wednesday. I'm not sure if I will have the strength to communicate with you all on Wednesday but I will have my iPad with me at the hospital.

I'm a big smoothie drinker so I will get a bunch of fruits and veggies in case I don't feel like eating. I had to write a note on my mirror in the bathroom to not take my aspirin or anything other than my B/P meds. I was reading a post where someone said they kept dreaming that on the morning of surgery they put a gummy bear in their mouth and surgery was cancelled. Glad to know I'm not the only one having crazy thoughts :-)

Did any of you keep a record of your drain output and a sheet for when you took meds? I was thinking of typing one up to keep near me so I can record.

I probably forgot to mention previously that I'm 5'2 and weight 140 lbs. I've been really good at hiding this ugly mess under my clothes with the help of spanyx and girdles. No one I know would probably ever believe these are my pics of my tummy. This is one of the reasons I felt it was important to document. This is for me more than anybody else. I had hard pregnancies and delivered one of my sons at 24 weeks. He weighed 1 lb and 7 oz. My miracle baby is now 15... I have been blessed many times and I will continue to thank The Lord on a daily basis.

God Bless all of you out there and thank you for your support. It is so rewarding to read all of the experiences that you have shared. SMOOCHES