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Your arms are fantastic! I know you have to be thrilled. Your tummy...

Thank you all. I really appreciate all the wonderful compliments.

I have had people that I have know for years smile at me and walk...

Finally loaded some pics - Hiya folks: I am a little more bashful than some folks so I loaded up three new pics of my after ps surgery in my undies.  You can see the new shape of my body and my doc has my...

Hole open up inside belly button - Has anyone has their belly button open up on the inside not around the incisional rim?  I have a hole inside my belly button that opened up tonight about the size of a q-tip head. ...

Last Drain Removed - Hi Everybody: I finally got my last drain removed yesterday. YAY!!!! It was only putting out about 22 cc's a day.  What I did not expect was that my doctor decided to clean up m...

Drain Site Irritation - How are you keeping your drain site from getting red and irritable?  Mine had been doing really good until yesterday.  Today it is red and sore around the outer edge.  I guess to m...

Thigh pain after tummy tuck - Has anyone dealt with outer thigh pain/burning after their tummy tuck.  I don't know if it is the nerves coming back alive in my thighs or if I have slept on the couch so long that...

8 Day Post Op-I feel so much better - Hey Folks: I am finally feeling human again.  I had my FDL Tummy Tuck and Hernia Surgery last Thursday.  I had to be at the hospital at 6:30 AM for prepping and meeting with bot...

I am alive - Thanks for all the prayers and comments.  I made it through surgery but I am so tired all the time.  They took off 4.7 lbs of skin and I am walking bent over.  When I get a little ...

Tomorrow it's my turn - I will be heading into surgery tomorrow at 9:00 AM for my Fleur de lis tummy tuck and hernia repair surgery.  Please pray for my surgeons that they have steady hands and sew beauti...

First Round of Pre-op Tests Done -  Hi folks: I had my first round of pre-op tests yesterday.  I showed up at the outpatient hospital at 8:30 AM and went home at 2:00 PM.  What a day.  I have two tests left to be...

Scar creams, silcone strips and gels.... - What worked for you?  There are so many choices of scar creams, gels and strips that I am not sure what I should purchase for after surgery healing.  What did you use?

Losing and Gaining weight pre-op -  Hey Folks: As you got closer to your surgery date did the stress and anxiety make you lose weight or gain weight?  Right now I am still maintaining but I can feel my anxiety st...

Had my pre-op consult today-NEKKED PICTURES - Okay, how weird was it for you to stand nuded in front of your surgeon and nurse and carry on a conversation like you do everyday with you clothes own?  I guess they are use to it ...

How quick did you pay? -  For those of you who self paid your surgeries, when did you pay?  Was it all up front weeks in advance, the day before or payment plan?  My surgeon's office collects payments up f...

You look great! I got hips but I don't have back!

May surgeries coming up-need some vets -  I know I have seen the posting on what you need to have ready for when you come home from surgery, but I have gone back 20 pages and cannot locate the items.  Can some of you let ...

Got my Surgery Date! -  I will be having my Fleur de Lis Tummy Tuck and my hernias repair on May 17th!  My Plastic surgeon will open me up and my general surgeon will repair all my hernias and the the pl...

Brenda: All of these recipes that you have shared sound yummy! I...

Had a great consult today! - I had a fantastic consult today.  I spent over two hours with the surgeon.  We had a get to know each other meeting, then our "let's draw on you and see what we have" and then the ...

How many of you went with first doctor you consult - I would like to know how many of you went with the first doctor you consulted with.  Did you consult other doctors and come back to the first or did you just know this is the one f...