Suite1
Post Plastics Thoughts
Mar 19, 2012
I'm about 2-1/2 weeks out from the lower body lift, tummy tuck and breast augmentation. Each day gets a little better, but I still wonder if it was worth it to go through so much pain and discomfort for pure vanity. Don't get me wrong, I'm loving my flat tummy and I couldn't pinch and inch from my waistline if you put a gun to my head. I LOVE not having a muffin top any more. And now that the implants are settling into a more normal position, I'm feeling a little better. I still feel like tits on a stick, but I love the cleavage. I want to show it off but don't want to announce to the world "hey look, here comes Theresa and her two friends". There is a BIG difference naked, but in clothing, it's not that dramatic - which is just what I wanted for the most part.I wish I had been better prepared mentally for the pain ahead of time, I think my recovery would have been less stressful. I'm so grateful for all the extra workouts I did with my trainer in Dec & Jan to prepare, that really saved me from a lot of unnecessary pain. But this is definitely tougher than the original RNY.
The weirdest part was hearing my surgeon and nurse frequently refer to me as "tiny." When I asked him how he tightened the tummy muscles, he said they just suture them, but "because you're so tiny..." he'd have to back knot so I wouldn't be able to feel it. The nurse called me tiny a few times and I finally explained that from kindergarten through 8th grade, I was always THE tallest person in my grade - not just the tallest girl. I was the height I am now (5'9") going into 7th grade. I never knew a boy my same age that was taller than me until freshman year in high school. I've been called "Amazon Woman" since we learned what they were in social studies. My best friends in high school were barely 5' tall and most people remembered them but not me because they never looked up at my face. I wear size 10 shoes, size 8-1/2 or 9 rings and consider myself big boned - so to be referred to as tiny is total culture shock.
Anyway, I'm sure once the scars fade and the implants settle and my belly button starts to settle in, I'm sure I'll be thrilled, but I'll never put myself through anything like this again. I've called a truce with my body and told it if there is something I don't like, I'll fix it nonsurgically or I'll just learn to love & accept it. It's too much to go through and too much to ask of my husband and others to witness.
I'd post before & after photos but given I actualy see some of you face to face at the support group meetings or just out and about around town, that's just too weird. Speaking of which, I should be back in April and look forward to catching up since I've missed Jan-Feb-Mar. I'm not being a very good breakout leader this way!
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About Me
Dayton, OH
Location
21.6
BMI
Surgery
09/14/2010
Surgery Date
Jul 02, 2010
Member Since
Before & After
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280lbs
150lbs
