Future Hourglass2014 - Ypsilanti, MI

Hello everyone, I am a 52 year old mother of 9 that had been considering a TT for a long time. I will upload before pictures at a later date. I have been going back and fourth about moving forward with this procedure. I guess you could say I am a little afraid to undergo another extensive surgery. I had a gastric bypass in 2001. The pain was so excruciating that afterwords all I could remember thinking is, what in the world did I sign up for. Needless to say, I finally got the guts to plow straight ahead and start planning for a tummy tuck, muscle tightening and back lipo. After much research I had my first consultation with my PS, Vincent Dinick. I consulted with him on Aug 17, 2013. Before my initial consultation I read good and bad reviews. The bad reviews stated he did not take time with his patients, the person also stated he had a bad attitude. I found him to be the exact opposite. He was found to be kind, patient and answered all of my questions without hesitation. I was also able to view photos of patients that had a open gastric bypass like myself. They looked amazing after their surgery. One of my concerns was I have two intersecting scars due to the fact that I had two open stomach surgeries in the past. The first one was gallbladder removal 1982 and gastric bypass 2001. I considered this surgery in early 2000 was told due to the intersecting incisions my tummy could turn black. PS stated I did not have this to worry about due to the gallbladder incision was so old and the blood supply is good in that area. I checked with my primary and she also stated that the blood supply was good, however make sure I checked with the PS regarding scar tissue. My primary has already started preliminary testing to see if my body could endure such a procedure. She has completed my stress test, injecting B12 and checked my hemoglobin and other labs. She will recheck labs as we get closer to the surgery date. She thought it was great that I was considering the surgery.

Hello All,

Sorry I have not updated before now. I am in class and thought I would take the time to update while watching a film. I was originally scheduled for my surgery on 1/17/2014. The person that scheduled me no longer works there and did not add my surgical date to the calendar...WOW. Therefore my date was moved to 1/31. Although I was disappointed, I did not complain. I just took the new date, after all there was nothing that I could do about it. Well, guess what, I received a phone call today stating that I will be able to have my surgery done on 1/16... Isn't that great. I was very happy to hear I would be able to have my surgery a little sooner than expected. I was also told that the Dr. would like me to come in and take another look at me. Due to my desire to have a tt with lipo, muscle tightening along with a full back lipo he would like to take another look to determine if all of it can be done the same day. What do you think, is this to much at 1 time? I promise I will take before photos tonight when I arrive back home after class.

I finally got a chance or shall I say the nerve to post some before pics. I know I know, they really look awful. I stated a really good exercise program this summer, I lost 10 pounds and then I tore a ligament and had to discontinue. Looks like the workouts will have to continue after the surgery. I really hope I get the results I am looking for.