3 week post op pics
Hi im 5'7 I weight 150lbs and Im 33 years old....
Hi im 5'7 I weight 150lbs and Im 33 years old. I'm a mother to 4 wonderful children. and that is why Im here. Even though I would not trade them for the world they did leave a mark. A huge mark at that. When I got pregnant for the first time I was 130lbs and when I delivered I was 210lbs! i have been able to get down to about 150lbs when i would get prego again. Then back up to 200ish. So now that Im done having children Im left with a big bag of droopy skin. I just want to have my body back. Im working with a personal trainer right now that is helping me get back down to my goal weight before my surgery in january. I would like to loose about 10 more pounds before my surgery.
Im new to all this so im hoping that i get some feed back on helpful and useful information.
Updated on 13 Nov 2011:
I can't believe I have 7 weeks left till my Mommy Makeover. Yes you heard me right, I'm going to have the whole shabang!!! I decided to have my breast done to:/ they are deflated from having my 4 kids and just feel like having them put back where they belong. I thought while I'm already there they may as well just do it all:)
I've just been playing the waiting game, not much going on. I'm just continuing to work with my trainer to get in tip top shape before my surgery, so that I can have the best results possible.
I'm so excited for Thanksgiving and Christmas to come and hope that getting ready for this holiday season will help keep my mine off starting the new year with a new me. Probably not but it's worth a try:) (my husband thinks I'm a mess cause its all I think about:))
Updated on 15 Nov 2011:
Finally took some before pics...I'm so excited to have the muffin top, apron, bag, whatever you want to call it, to be GONE!!!
I've been going through the emotions of not wanting people to think any different of me. ( when I say people I mean family and friends) I feel like they will judge me and think that I am better than them, and that I am trying to become superficial. I am a people pleaser and I have a hard time when someone is having a hard time with me. I just don't want anyone thinking any less of me. I am still me! I am not changing who I am on the inside! I'm hoping that the only thing that changes is my confidence.
My husband and I have decided to "hide" this process from friends and family because some of them are being kind of harsh when we ask there opinion about stuff like this. We live in a different state than our families so it will be easy to do. My mom and dad are being supportive and they are coming to help, which I am so excited for them to come I love them so much and am very greatful for them they do so much for us!
Anyway sorry to vent but that is kind of what this site is for right?!?! So we can help and support each other. Take care and hope to talk at every one soon!
Updated on 21 Nov 2011:
Yay Im down to only 6 weeks left!!! Not much going on other than playing the waiting game:( Keeping up with my personal trainer. This week on Thanksgiving morning Im running in a 10k race, excited about that. I like to run for most of my cardio time and my trainer has me doing a lot of weight training. hoping to drop my last 10 pounds before surgery. havent had a lot of progress the last couple of weeks Im at a platue I think. dont know what else i can do other than keep doing my best. It still is fustrating though when you dont see the number on the scale change:/ And my surgery day just keeps getting closer.
Anyway I hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving this week and we can all remember the many, many things that we are Greatful for! Talk at ya all later...
Updated on 1 Dec 2011:
I only have 5 more weeks to go!!! YAY!!! Thanksgiving went by way to fast...visiting with family and friends was lots of fun:) I hope everyone enjoyed there thanksgiving too:)
I'm starting to wonder if there are things that I should be doing to get ready or am I thinking to far ahead? Can anyone give me some sort of idea on this?!?!
I am still sorting through my emotions about people thinking differently about me(mostly family). Working hard to stay positive. Keeping my spirit high, and remind myself that I worked hard and have been stretched from here to Timbuktu and back.
I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season as it has officially started. I hope everyone is doing good pre-op as well as post-op. remember to take care of yourselves because your worth it. And Happy TummyTucking:)Updated on 9 Dec 2011:I have 4 weeks left. Getting excited! A little bit nervous. Mostly about my breast augmentation, I just really don't want them to be a maintance item down the road. Does anyone know much about BA. I was just reading my book that the PS gave me about the gel implants and the book makes them sound like there is a lot of risk to having this type of procedure done with maintaining down the road. Like needing to have them replaced or removed 7 to 10 years down the road. I don't know what to do, if I should just go for it or not. I've had the mentality that I only live once so I may as well have the whole shebang done and have fun with it but this dumb book kind of scared me:/
Hope everyone is doing good and continuing to heal well. I will send good healing vibes to all!Updated on 13 Dec 2011:Time is flying by! Getting more and more excited as time goes by...so excited to have my muffin top be gone! Just still hoping I can fly under the radar with Friends and family. I think about that a lot, (probably way to much) it stresses my out. I don't like people judging me:( Anyway I hope everyone is doing good...Updated on 21 Dec 2011:So Excited! I just got done paying for my tummy tuck, so there is no tuning back now:) I have decided to not have the BA right now, my husband and I were talking about it and we decided to wait until next year sometime. maybe after we have paid for the tummy tuck.
I have been slowly buy stuff that I "Think" I will be needing. My husband laughed at me because I bought a "Gofer Stick" so I can help clean up without having to bend over. With having 4 kids our house can get a little messy with toys, backpacks, shoes, ect...
Im just waiting for the time to pass hoping that the holiday will help it go by a little faster. Hope everyone is doing well and happy tummy tucking!
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Hello and welcome to RealSelf.
After 4 babies I am sure your poor tummy is shot:) Â I only had one and that took care of me. Â You have done an excellent job with the weight loss so congratulations. Â
Working with a trainer is excellent so keep that up. Â Being physically strong and healthy will really help with your recovery. Â I know you want to drop 10 more pounds but just focus on strength before surgery. Â You will get there.
I am happy you joined us in the community and I look forward to following your journey. Â
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Anyways thanks for the support and keep in touch:)

And Deb Sunshine - thank you for your story!! It really helps to relax those of us waiting to go under the knife!
I was planning to really jump start my weight loss (I have a few more pounds to go) and you gals are inspiring me!



I cant believe I only have 9 days left! Im super...
Anyhoo Just playing the waiting game and wishing i was on the recovery side.
Let Get This Party Started...
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I'm super excited about next week getting antsy:)
You look great did you have any lipo done. I'm only having my flanks done.

You ask about pain... I think I have a pretty high pain tollerance but I sure didnt want to try and be supper woman, when it was time to take the meds, I took them pain or not. I dont recall a time during my journey that any pain was intollerable. You will feel a lot of different things, believe me. But that doesnt mean they will all be bad or painful. I just think every week when I feel something different, I say to myself an husband... oh thats another stage of healing. Use common sense though and follow Dr's orders :-) You are really going to look great!!
It sounds like you are having good results. Will you tell me what were some of the things that helped you along the way:)
For me I never thought oh this is too much for me to handle, I am way to happy with the results. Now I have driven my husband a bit crazy by asking everyday, does it look ok, is it redder, more swollen, do you think it looks like this or that. My husband is a very patient man.
My Dr doesnt use drains. I was happy about that, but a little more worried about fluid inside. I have a bad allergy to adhesive so after surgery my Dr left my incision bare, completely exposed with no coverings, and that was a first for him. He told me watch for redness and boy did I ever!! I have a 10x compact mirror and I looked at it everyday (way overboard)
I have thought about some things after my surgery that I didnt think before hand. Plan on going a while without sex :-( and warn your hubby. My husband has obviously been my biggest supporter. Even now sometimes when I try to get up from laying flat in bed, its just automatic he puts his arm out for some extra support for me.
You will have a much bigger challenge than I had having four kids at home. Dont pick them up! Even at 6 weeks out when I pick up something a bit heavy, I get a burning in my stomach. Not in the middle but on the sides. Some of which Dr says is normal.
Listen to your body if you feel bloated, swollen, tired...REST REST REST. Lots of pillows under your legs at night and being propped up felt so good.
You will notice, the amount you eat will be a lot less than before and stop eating when your no longer hungry or it will feel like you ate a 5 course meal! I ate/eat about half of what I use to, otherwise it is so uncomfortable. To me it felt like my incision was pulling when I ate to much.
Dr says after a tt you loose about 3-6 lbs, I have lost 14 lbs. No complaining here!!
These are some of the things that have helped me and I hope they help you.
I just went out today and bought more pillows. I also plan on sleeping in our recliner for a bit.
As far as my kids go they are 12,9,7,and 2. The older three are in school all day so I just have my 2 1/2 year old with me. My hubby is staying home for about 10 days too. As long as my baby listen and does what I ask of her all will be well( ya right!) my older kids are a big help too.
Great job on the recent weightloss I only need to lose about 15 more lbs before I'm at my goal weight so I'm guessing this should get me there:) I would like to be around 135 which is a good number for me and my body type. Thanks for the tip about the food I guess when your muscles are where they should be it puts everything back into place and gives our stomach less room so we fill full sooner:) that's a good thing right?!?!
I forgot to tell you... Get Milk of Magnesia, if you havent already.
I read somewhere on this site the anesthesia and pain killers can "clog you up" something you may already know having some surgeries in the past. I didnt know that but got the M.O.M to be proactive. I started taking a swig of it the day after surgery and took a swig everyday for about a week.
Thank goodness I never had any issues. Cant imagine being constipated on top of recovering.
One week from today and I will be on my journey in...
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Good job on the hard work to getting your body back. It's not an easy task to do but with some dedication and hard work it will slowly but surely come off!
Good luck with your recovery and please keep me posted:)
My parents are flying in to help take care of my kids while my husband and I are gone. which will be a great help and my husband is taking 10 days off work so he can help me out. My kids are 12,9,7,and 2 so they are still pretty depentant on me so it will be nice to have my mom, dad, and husband to help out! I hope that will be long enough?!?! my husband works only 5 mins away so if I endup needing him he can come:) Im kind of nervous about recovering and my kids I hope they wont cause to much trouble.hehe
Im excited to get to know you better too. and any prep imformation would be awesome! I love your statement about tell your self I Love You in the mirror. I am going to start doing that!! I have also read somewhere that even though our beautiful kids have done such damage to our bodies our children are wonderful for our soul! We sacrifice soooo much for them and once in a while it IS good to do something for ourselves because we are worth it!!!