Hoping for the Best! - Tacoma, WA

I thought I would write about my experiences with trying to lose the belly fat. I will be having my procedure done this Saturday July 13th. It will consist of upper and lower abs, hips and flanks. I have read so many reviews, with so many mixed results. I am trying to focus on the good ones...and am getting some anxiety. I ended up choosing SonoBello after consulting with a couple of others. I didn't feel like they pressured me to make a decision on the spot and know someone else that had good results there. When I met with the nurse and Dr. a couple of weeks ago they were both very nice and answered ALL of my questions, believe me there were a lot.
About 15 years ago I had traditional lipo done on my abdomen and flanks. I was out for the surgery, but the recovery was not pleasant at all. My results have never looked good, there is more fat on one side of my stomach and more of a love handle on one side, there are lumps and it looks uneven. I have just been busy and have gone on with my life never considering a revision because of the pain and recovery. But now I am going to give it a shot and hope for the best. I have also been informed that I might have a more painful recovery because of scar tissue from my other lipo.
So when I met with the Dr. at SonoBello he confirmed what I had always thought was a poor job and feels that he can make some vast improvements. He is supposed to be meticulous at revisions and I felt confident with him. I do have to say that I avoid anyone looking at my stomach and try to layer my clothes to camouflage it as much as I can. I know he looks at fat tummies, and such all day long, but it is not enjoyable standing there in the paper underwear and bra and getting pictures taken!
I am trying to be as prepared as possible. Thank you to everyone on this site that has shared their stories and tips. So helpful!
About myself, I am 48, I had two 10lb babies by C-section 28 and 25 years ago. I work out 3x a week doing bootcamp and do cardio walking of my dog as much as possible. I also try to be very careful of what I eat, lots of veggies, fruit and lean protein. My fat belly hasn't moved and I hope that this is going to help give me a waistline. I am 5 " 6 " and I don't know my weight and I asked them not to say it out loud, and I don't plan to find out what it is. I wear a size 10 pants, sometimes a 12. I will post some pre op pictures in a couple of days and also plan on keeping track of my measurements.
I don't plan to tell anyone about my procedure and hope to go back to work in about 5 days. I hope that is realistic. I also worry about what I will be able to wear to work that will cover up the undergarment and swelling and also that it is summer and might be extremely hot. Just a few of the things that I am currently worrying about!

Three more days. I am anxious, but I think I have almost everything prepared, still need to pick up the prescriptions, they are ready.
I hope my pictures will help for comparison afterwards. I see a lot of improvement in other peoples before and after even if they don't see it in themselves. Keeping my fingers crossed for a waistline!

My procedure went well. Not nearly as painful as I had thought it would be. I will write about it when I'm not on the Percocet.. I have a question. I have only peed once since I had it done at 9:00 this morning. I'm drinking lots of water and my stomach feels very hard and full. I have some drainage on one side, not anything a washcloth between my compression garment and pants can't handle. Anyone else experience this? Thanks in advance.