37 Y/o Career Professional Mother of 3. Houston, TX

Ok after having 3 kids and starting motherhood at the ripe age of 17 it was time for me to make it up to myself. While the thought of spending so much money on myself felt selfish, I reminded myself that " I deserve it".
After all I don't have a rich husband but rather its me who pays the bills, why shouldn't i ? I decided to research PS in my area and found a double board certified plastic surgeon by the name of Dr. Paul Gill. His experience was remarkable. Surgery was on March 11th. I elected to have the mommy make over which included full abdominoplasty (this also tightens stomache muscles) with Lipo of my flanks.. And Breast augmentation with lift/ 400cc saline implants.)
Size before surgery was 36d however my breasts sagged and my tummy had a lot of excess skin that felt like a bag of fat that just sat there.
I'm writing this for all of you out there that are contemplating surgery.
I say do it! I didn't look at price~ my concern was my body and I wanted an experienced surgeon to do the work.
Ladies don't skimp on price for this type of procedure, find a really good surgeon and check out his clients before and after photos to see if you like his work. Also scarring while most want a scar free body it's impossible, I prefer a correct technique with scars so long as it's done correctly and safe.
I'm 17 days post op and just started to move around 3 days ago. This surgery is no joke. My husband literally had to do everything for me for the first 14 days. It was hard to move, hard to sit, hard to stand. Lots of pain involved and constipation was/is a nightmare even with laxatives.
My body is still swollen and I have acquired a rash which we thought (my surgeon) was due to the neosporin but I stopped that day 6 post op and I still continue to have it.
So most of my pictures you will see rashy areas which are not fun.
I have seen a dermatologist and am applying a steroid cream and abx to the areas. It has helped but the itching is insanity!
So far I'm extremely happy - I had 4 Jp drains after surgery which were pulled at different times(depends on your body and how much fluid you have draining). Now I'm tube free and wearing spanks under my abdominal binder and a sports bra 24/7.
I'm sharing these photos with you so that you may see the progress of my story and I hope that my information helps you on your journey.

Still have 2 Jp drains from the swelling in my breasts. I'm still extremely swollen and in pain.
Ladies don't try to be super Heros.. Take your pain meds on the dot until gone! I'm happy to see the shape of my body returning to a curvy sexy mamma!

Here I am day 18 of my procedure.
Still have that rash that for some reason I just can't get rid of. I'm thinking that my skin is super sensitive and still have the reaction since my body is responding to the changes.
My activity level is much better. I'm walking like normal just taking it slow with sit to stand positioning. I can feel my stomache muscles working now but there are some areas where its numb. Still have the occasional back ache but remedy solved by taking all my meds and sitting down. I drove again for the first time today with my husband. I have a jeep so getting in is a little more difficult vs. a low car. No problems driving so I'm good to head back to work tomorrow.
Complaints at this point post op are itching around suture lines and constipation. Pain is minimal (but again I'm taking all my meds).
If your interested in what I'm taking message me and I'll fill you in. I also have fibromyalgia so there are some additional pain issues I had pre-op mommy makeover.