My tummy tuck (28 y/o female, no kids)

Posted a photo of me sitting. As you can see, my stomach is huge. It’s been that way since I was 10 years old. I literally have never allowed anyone to see my stomach, not even my boyfriends or mother. I’m 5’5 and weighed 110 at one point and STILL had a huge stomach, so I’m sure this thing won’t go anywhere with diet and exercise.
I went with dr. Mike song at Prima center. The quote was 7500 for tummy tuck with lipo on flanks and muscle repair. Pretty good deal and he’s board certified. My surgery date is April 26 and have only 1500 left to pay.

Dr song also told me that line above my belly button might not go away since it’s above the incision area. I’m fine with that as long as it’s flat. Kind of excited to finally have a flatter stomach.

It went well. Woke up super groggy from the anesthesia. I guess I have a high tolerance for it. Dr song called me at night to check on me. I have 2 drains which cause a sharp pain when I move too much. My stomach feels very sore, like I did a million crunches. My sides where he did lipo feel even more sore. I haven’t been able to take my binder off to look at my stomach bc I feel nauseous when I stand up too long. I think that’s worse than the pain. If I didn’t feel like throwing up I’d be able to tolerate all of this better. My throat was a bit sore from the breathing tube, but not bad. It’s hard to clear my throat because of my stomach. It’s also kind of hard to take a deep breath, but it’s getting easier. I’ve been taking my meds on time. Even with the pain meds, don’t expect to be pain free. You will have soreness still. I just want to be able to get up without the urge to throw up. My stomach does look smaller with the binder on. I can actually look down and see my vagina which is something I was never able to doneven with a binder. I can feel a roll under my boobs so hopefully everything looks good. I wish I could get up and see but maybe in a few days.