Get the real deal on beauty treatments—real doctors, real reviews, and real photos with real results.Here's how we earn your trust.

POSTED UNDER Tummy Tuck REVIEWS

Nottingham Tummy Tuck, Woodthorpe Hospital. 21 Years Old

ORIGINAL POST

I thought I'd start reviewing early so I could...

User Avatar
charlie25jake
$6,894
I thought I'd start reviewing early so I could express my feelings and emotions about the whole process.
I am booked in for a full consultation with Anna raurell at the Nottingham woodthorpe hospital England on the 2nd of February. I made this appointment yesterday after considering a few surgeons and company's, i had so many emotions before going to sleep last night and fount it very hard to sleep realising that this journey is about to start that I've been wanting since I was very young.
Let me explain myself before anyone starts judging me and my age.
All through out my child hood I have been over weight, at the total of 14st at the age of 13 I was quite big and was a uk women's size 22!

When I was in secondary school I started to get bullied. It would be from all sorts of people for no reason and most the time I wouldn't even know them. It would be people younger than me shouting hey fatty and throwing pens at me in the corridor to people in my year and that I knew calling me tree trunk legs. I used to go to the teachers crying my eyes out every lunch and all the could say to me was ignore them and old me to be on my way which I couldn't understand. They was people that I was supposed to look up to and go to for guidance and then telling me to be on my way when I was braking my heart made the bullying a lot harder for me. I never told my mum or dad about this and just refused to go to school, I got to the end of year 8 which is the second year of secondary school and my mum pulled me out of school to be home tutored, my uncle who we was very very close with was diagnosed with a stage 4 brain tumour our whole family's world broke but we pulled together!. I wouldn't speak to anyone or make contact with anyone I just became this frail little girl so I new it was time to do something about it something to take my mind of the bullying and my poorly uncle of which we was living at his house to take car of his children so my auntie would live at hospital with him.
I put my self on a healthy eating plan I wouldn't eat no crisps chocolate or any unhealthy food just 3 healthy nutritional meals a day. Not long after I started this I dropped to just 9st loosing 4st of my body fat. I did this as a way to focus on myself and forget about the outside world and it worked, it got me through that tough time. So my mum tried to get me back into school for my final 2 years, year 10 and 11. I was happy to do so thinking the bullying would stop as I took away the main reason for them doing it to me. I was so wrong, they thought up of new names to call me and it would be anything from slag, prostitute, ugly and still fat. No girls would come near me they all hated me which made it so hard because it made me have 0 friends through out school. The only people that would speak to me was the boys which made the bullying worse. People would throw things at my face, lock me in cupboards so I couldn't get out to lesson. Talking about me loudly to the whole class knowing I was sat right behind them which made me feel so small. Girls would barge into me as they walked past me I was so lonely. I would again go home on the bus crying my eyes out, then there was one day my mum was on that same bus I got on not knowing she was there. She promised me from there on I would never have to go back.
6 years on and 21 years old I'm happy with myself I've kept the weight off for 7 years just eating abnormal diet. I managed to find friends that love me and I have a partner whom I have been with for 3 years who I love from the bottom of my heart, he is my soul mate! We've just had our first child together who is 6 months old and we are about to move into our own home we have just brought to start our life's together.
The bullying has scared me for life and as I see it the saggy skin on my tummy is the remainder of the past I'd like to remove forever. I want to feel pretty and confident and I don't feel like I can have that until that part of my life's been removed.

Sorry for my long story!

charlie25jake's provider

Replies (14)

User Avatar
January 29, 2017
Wow what a terribly sad child hood. I'm so sorry you had to go through that! I'm having my third consultation 8th Feb in Norwich and hoping for around 1st April surgery date to fit in with school hols. When are u looking to have yours? Maybe we can be buddies? Well done on the weight loss and on your beautiful baby, u look amazing! X
User Avatar
January 29, 2017
Thank you so much! I'd love to keep in contact it would be so nice to have someone support me going through the same Experience around the same time, nobody close to me really understand and all they do is try and convince me not to have the procedure which makes me feel selfish haha xx
User Avatar
February 3, 2017
My mom is mostly a supportive person but she did call me selfish for wanting to have this done. I responded by stating the facts: "As a mother I do a lot of sacrificing for my family without ever wanting anything in return. I sacrifice for them bc it makes me happy to see my family happy. I think that getting a tummy tuck will make me feel better about the way I view myself and thus giving me a better quality of life. This is for me bc I deserve to be comfortable in my own skin."
January 29, 2017

I am so happy that you joined us and posted your story.  You have come to the right place for support and this is a good place.   Breaks my heart to think of kids being so cruel to you over the years.  You are correct in saying those scars stay with you forever.  

You are a beautiful woman and have a beautiful family.  Keep that chin up and continue moving forward.  So glad to have you here in the community with us.

User Avatar
January 29, 2017
I've lost 5 stone in a year following the birth of 2 monster babies. 9lb 4oz 7 years ago and 8lb 1oz nearly 4 years ago by c-section. I've been left with the most god awful over hang and saggy breasts. The first surgeon I saw said I need a lift but doesn't do them. So then I saw another last week who said I don't need a lift! Totally confused right now as I personally think I do. So anyway I have decided to focus on my tummy tuck and have got an appointment Feb 8th with Elaine Sassoon (who was on celebrity botched bodies and done josie gibsons tt). So excited to get the ball moving! Is yours booked in? Can I ask how much it is? X
User Avatar
January 29, 2017
Hey Lindsay :) ouch!! That must of hurt my baby was only 6.13 hahaha I couldn't imagine given birth to a bigger baby. No way! I follow josie Gibsons story's all the time so I can see how her tummy tucks going it looks fab so I'd be so happy if I got to have the same surgeon. She always puts her story's in magazines doesn't she I'm constantly buying them so I can see what her tummy looks like or to see what interview she's had about it. Mines not booked in yet but I'm hoping to do that Friday if the consultation goes to plan The surgeon I've chosen works for the NHS on top of doing the private work so I think that puts more confidence in me. She's a lady that specialises in body contouring also which makes me feel more confident. The woodthorpe hospital recommended her to me above any other surgeons and she was the cheapest at £5,500 fixed price which made me super happy because originally I went through mya before Christmas and the quoted me £7,600 which I think is way to much also they didn't seem caring And they wanted me to travel to Manchester for the op it was all to much messing about. How much have they quoted you ? If you don't mind me asking we can keep in contact and see each other's results xx
User Avatar
January 29, 2017
Ha! Yes hurt is an understatement! Made my eyes water for sure! I went to transform first who quoted £6000, then I went to spire and they have quoted over £8000!! Over email I have a rough £7000 estimate but I'm happy to pay that since her reviews are outstanding etc. It's a massive decision isn't it and such a hard one to make. My husband just says to go with whoever I want but I want the best results possible! I would love to keep in contact as looks like we will be doing this roughly the same time! Eeeek! X
User Avatar
January 29, 2017
It is such a big decision literally but no one understands the importance of it to us. When I try to speak to my partner he's just like yeah whatever you don't need it. Are you nervous ? The only thing I worry about the whole thing is what if I die when they put me to sleep, I'm a massive panicker and always have panick attacks about dieing so I don't know If I'm the only one to have those worrys. I Carnt wait to see yours. Xx
User Avatar
February 3, 2017
I had the same anxiety about being under. What helped me get a grasp on my fear was to read a lot about the process of general anesthesia and to put things into perspective and not to blow it over proportion. When I was under, i was dreaming of something nice. I think it felt "nice" because of how comfortable the anesthesia makes you feel. Don't feel intimidated. You'll be in good hands :)
User Avatar
January 29, 2017
Nope not at all nervous, I've read every tummy tuck blog, review and you tube vlog there is. I know what pain and discomfort I'm going to be and I still can't wait! To wear a bikini again will be a massive thing for me. I did have the worry of dying yes but my husband said well if u do then u won't know anything about it lol. It's very rare Hun so don't let it put u off. Looks like yours is a few days before mine! Not long now xx
User Avatar
January 30, 2017
Me to! I love reading about everyone's story's And that's true we wouldn't know if we died hahaha might aswell not worry over something that probably won't happen and not long at all I really can't wait xx