45 Year Old Mother of 7 ( Yes 7 Kids) 5'3" 115lbs

After years of pregnancies and nursing babies, it definitely took a toll on my body! I have always been very conscious about my weight and staying healthy and fit and feel like I did everything in my power to keep my body in the best shape I could. Regardless of my efforts the body can only take so much and some things are not in our control to change. At first I felt guilty, like I was being vain or selfish for wanting this but then when I really started to think about what was motivating me to want to do this, I realized that it was because how I wanted to view and feel about myself. This wasn't about how I wanted everyone else to look at me, it was about how I wanted to see me, the woman that still remained under the stretched out skin and what I came to call my belly bagel! ( Come on ladies, you know what I'm talking about) That loose skin that seems to gravitate around your belly button whenever you sit or bend the wrong way! So I scheduled my Tummy Tuck for August!

So these pictures are really hard to post, but I'm keeping it real! These are the positions that I would always avoid! And the reason I have wanted to do this for 10 years now.

My surgery all went well and once I finally got back to my room the rest of the night was pretty uneventful. I took 1 Percocet every two hours because I don't do well with pain medication, but I can honestly say I never had any pain. Just stiffnes and discomfort. I was able to get up and walk the halls every two hour with the help of my daughter since I was bent over like a 90 year old woman. But I was able to get myself on and off the potty with no problems.