Ready to Share my Story.... - Shreveport, LA

I decided early this summer that I would take the leap and have plastic surgery. I'm married with 3 kids. I give birth to the 14 and 12 year old and my 6 yr old is my step daughter. I had my kids young (I'm only 32). I am excited to start this journey. I'm having a full TT, lip of the flanks, hips, inner and outter thighs and hips and a breast lift with implants.

These aren't great quality. I will post more later.

So I have been trying to get everything ready for the big day...cleaning out closets....redecorating bathrooms....going through my clothes and getting rid of stuff I never wear but keeping things I want to wear but just don't because of how terrible I currently look in them. I can wait to see which clothes I can wear after surgery and actually look good. I'm pretty happy with my size. I'm a curvy size 14 and if I could just look great in my clothes I'd be happy with that. I have no false expectations that I'm going to look like some celeb or anything. I am having lipo on my flanks, inner thighs, outter thighs and hips though so I can I can reasonably expect to be a bit smaller than I am now....it may take months to see those results though because of swelling.

It's almost like I'm doing that nesting thing that we do when we are pregnant and preparing for the new arrival...except in this case the arrival is the new me...rather than a baby.....I'm very organized so maybe it's just that I want a very clean house during the almost two weeks that I'll be recovering..idk...I'm weird like that I guess.

So I have been shopping for all the things I'll need....so far I have spanx (not real spanx...found some awesome hanes brand at target for $18 a piece and I swear by them). I have spanx and I will never buy a pair again after finding these. I got some gas-x, stool softeners, sports bras, pj's that button in the front and some other things that I can't think of right now.

I'm really confused on what size bras to buy. I've been buying 36 DD...I am currently a 36D..im having a lift with prob about a 400cc implant not sure yet....any of you ladies that can shed some light on this it would be much appreciated.

I was telling a friend of mine that I am convinced that having PS is like Grief...there are stages....I am currently in the "why am I doing this?" stage. The one where I keep asking myself if the results will be good enough to justify the pain and financial investment. I am within 30% of my ideal weight but I am still overweight and I have a lot of stretch marks. I know the ones above my belly button won't be gone but I am praying they are mostly down below where my swimsuit or panties are. I have NEVER in my adult life worn a two piece bathing suit. I was also "husky" as a young adult and never dared wear one and well after having kids....it definitely wasn't going to happen. I told my husband that I think it's almost sad that at age 32 my body will look better after plastic surgery than it did in my teens before having kids....oh well...better late than never I guess.

I'm going to the Dominican Republic in March and by darn it I am going to wear a two piece! This will be my first time ever going ANYWHERE tropical. Yes, that's right! Also, it's a trip paid for in full my my work since I have for the first time reached President's Club status at work.....I have worked for this for 2.5 years and I have finally made it. I can't wait to take my husband on this amazing one week trip that will cost us nothing! The resort is even all inclusive and that includes tips! I'm like...what!? I have got to look great by March. I am in an office full of guys pretty much and all the other people that made President's club are guys that are bringing their super hot trophy wives.....ugh...I willl not be the fat girl in a one piece and shorts...no! Lol

Well that's my soap box for now....I promise I am going to post better before pics tonight....