35 Year Old Doing a Mommy Makeover - Short Hills, NJ

I can tell anyone reading this right off that reading everyone else's stories about their experience has helped me tremendously which is why I want to do the same. I'm a 35 year old stay at home Mom (self employed). I have two children ages 6 and 4, soon to be 7 and 5! My husband works his ass off at two jobs and is a bit of a workaholic but I let him have that. I am 5'7 and approximately 180 pounds. I exercise frequently and try to maintain a healthy low carb diet seeing how I am insulin resistant. Exercise for me usually includes running. walking, kickboxing, weight training, and riding a scooter with my kids…….yes, I am that Mom who bought herself a scooter to keep up with her kids! I would say I'm fit but I definitely have my problem areas. My stomach was always a problem and it was where I held most of my fat. After two pregnancies, one baby whom I gained 70 pounds with and another baby topping out at 9.4 pounds, my abdominal muscles separated leaving me with a rounded look to my tummy. Yes, I still occasionally get the "When are your due?" comment! I also have a significant amount of stretch marks and loose skin. My breasts were at one time awesome. I still consider them to be in pretty good shape after nursing two children but they are large and heavy. I usually wear a 38 DD bra. I have made the decision to go ahead with a tummy tuck with muscle repair, liposuction to the hips, and a breast lift. Words can not express how excited I am! I have chosen Dr. Beverly Friedlander as my plastic surgeon because I know two people who have used her and were happy with the outcome and the price. My surgery date is set for August 13th. I will be admitted to the hospital 6 AM that morning and will stay the night. The surgery is expected to take 8 hours. So far I have had a pleasant experience with everything despite a small glitch with my mammogram. I need to get a needle biopsy Thursday. The radiologist is pretty confident it's not cancer but seeing how that was my first mammogram and they have nothing to compare to she recommended the biopsy. I meet with a specialist Wednesday to see if she thinks it's even necessary to do it. After that and if everything comes back clear, I will be ready to go!

I have the official results of my biopsy and I'm cleared for surgery. The Breast Center at Chilton Memorial Hospital in Pompton Plains, NJ was great. Dr. Azu is such a sweet woman and even though my "case" was an "easy" one and she was pretty confident it was benign, she really took her time to explain everything to me and was very reassuring. She recommends a 6 month follow up for a new baseline mammogram seeing how my breasts will change.

Today is the big day! Just waiting on my husband to finish getting ready for work and he will be dropping me off. Not nervous yet.