Finally My Tummy Tuck!

Still loving my results!! I'm headed back to Dra. Cardenas very soon for a breast augmentation and some lipo to complete my body. I was very happy to talk with her again. As usual, she was calm, in control, knowledgeable and compassionate. She is so real. I feel like she totally understands my vision. I trust her completely. At this point, I'm not going to TJ to save money. In fact, the surgeons in my area have similar prices, especially for BA. I'm going for skill. Dra. Cardenas knows her stuff and I believe her skills are superb. So, part 2 of my journey begins :)

Still loving my results. I am really looking forward to summertime and all the cute dresses and jumpsuits I can now wear. I have a ton more confidence and it's great not having a belly. My scar seems to be fading more and more each month so that's good. It is still uncomfortable to sneeze or cough or do ab workouts. I got the stomach flu a few months ago and my stomach muscles ached and swelled up from all the vomiting (gross I know). I still have complete numbness in my hips and upper thighs. I'm beginning to think I'll never get it back. It's kind of a weird feeling. All in all I'm very happy.

Well, I can say that I made it through. I still have areas of numbness and weird pains sometimes but for the most part I'm thrilled. My family went on vacation a few weeks ago and it was so nice to not feel so self-conscious. I'd forgotten how nice it was to not have a belly in the way. In addition to the external improvement, my back pain has vastly improved and riding my bike doesn't irritate it like it used to. I can run without having to press my stomach with my hand and hold up my workout pants. I really am glad I did this. I still wear my compression garment on occasion if I'm feeling like the day will be particularly stressful since it seems that days like those really bring on swelling. I try to be very conscious of my sodium intake and make sure I'm drinking water. I'm not totally thrilled with my belly button but I only have myself to blame for that since I tried to remove my own stitches and messed it up by accidentally cutting my skin since I couldn't feel it. It healed and my bb is very, very small since the skin around the cut also healed. I will probably get a revision later. Leave that to the pros ladies. In the early days after this, I felt some regret and wondered if I'd ever feel normal. Now, I don't regret it at all. It still hurts like a [RS bleep] to cough or sneeze and trying to do ab exercises yesterday about made me pass out so I realize that I still have a ways to go. I'm a slow healer in addition to being a crybaby. :) Ultimately, glad I did it. Regarding any type of round 2- I'm really working on trying to lose about 20 pounds and then I'll see. I'd like to have my bb revised and maybe a bit more liposuction to really shape things up along with a ba, but I won't do that until I'm at my ideal weight. Anyway, thanks all for the positive feedback and I hope that you've found my review helpful. Dr. Cardenas is great and I will be going back to her when I'm ready.