POD 10. Than you God for laxatives.

I have been a long time reader on this site and now that my TT is right around the corner, I decided it's time to post! I'm 34 y.o., 5'8, 175 lbs (I think). I work out hard 4-5 times a week and am in really good shape, just have some extra weight, but I have always been “thick.” . My legs (saddle bags, mainly) are hereditary so I had slim lipo done on them about two weeks ago. I am recovering well from that and am now on to procedure II - Tummy Tuck in about 9 days. I have wanted this for a LONG time. I am super excited and wish it was tomorrow!

My story goes: I gained and then lost over a hundred pounds in my late teens and early twenties. Over the course of the last decade or so I gained about 40 lbs back. I had my one and only child 2 years ago and gained almost 70 lbs during pregnancy. My poor body has been overfed and starved for many, many years. I am actually impressed at how well my skin has handled the ups and downs. I wish I was more like 150 lbs but alas, it just does not seem possible and I am done depriving myself and hating myself. I have been relatively happy with my body for about a year. I have been working out really well the last two years, lost all my preggo weight and have decided that I’m not waiting any longer for the TT. I think this is the weight that my body is comfortable at and overall I’m okay with it. I just hate my dough-bulge! It looks really yucky when I’m doing plank – like practically touching the ground!! I am finally exercising not so much to lose weight but because it is like good mood medicine for me. I think my greatest fear with this whole procedure is that I will lose my drive to keep working out. I have pretty bad low back pain which I think is because of the abdominal wall muscle separation. I am really hoping that after my abs are repaired, healed, and toned well, that my back pain will decrease. That is also a big reason that I am getting the TT. Ever since my pregnancy my low back has been really bad.

So I have bought all my recovery supplies – thanks to all the great ladies on here – I feel really well prepared. I am staying at the Marriott for 3 nights following the surgery which is right down the street from the clinic. I am mainly doing this because I live about an hour away from my surgeon and the drive is windy and the pain meds make me nauseous and I don’t want to have to go through that, especially since my PS said that he will see me everyday following the surgery until I am cleared. On that note, I love my PS. I have a few friends who have had work done and they RAVE about him. He is really an artist. If he’s not pleased with the outcome of his work, he will go back and fix it for free – including the lipo. He already told me that he might want to get some more fat out of my thigh bags. I haven’t even had the TT yet and I would recommend him. He have me his email and told me to email him whenever any questions come up. I have done it a few times and he is super responsive.

Anyway…that’s all for now. I will post pre-op pics soon! Best wishes to all the Nov. TT ladies and happy healing to everyone who is already on the flat side. I love this site and am so grateful for all your stories!