Lynette - it's time

Lynette, Okay, it's time!!!! I want to hear how amazing it is to be over 2 months out from your plastics and what it's done for your self-image, etc. I want to know what you say to yourself when you look in the mirror and look at your new body. You worked so hard, what does the end result feel like? I am heading into plastics. On top of figuring out how in the heck I am going to pay for it, I am also scared of what the new me is going to feel like. What is going to happen when I can't wave my arms and fly?? How will I feel when I go to the bathroom and I can see down there ? How it is going to feel not to have to lift my skin to wash in the shower?? I need to know all of this stuff and who better to ask then our resident plastics pro???? If you are uncomfortable answering any of this I will understand. Just trying to figure out these new steps and wondering how the heck it feels emotionally as well as physically to finally have gotten there! Thanks Donna

I want to know too I need plastic surgery bad !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Phyllis

Hi Donna and Phyllis, I will try to answer the best I can. I am really very happy and pleased with the results. I can actually finally wear sleeveless tops this year. I was overweight as a child, so I can't even remember a time that I wasn't embarassed about my arms. And now that I'm working out some more, my muscle tone is starting to show in the arms again too. It's great not having that flap of skin on the stomach. I'm flatter than I've ever been in my life. I'm still sore in that area, so I'm not working the abs yet. The skin on my thighs is no longer all wrinkly. My PS didn't give me long model legs, but he did the best he could with what he had to work with. I have short legs with thick muscles. So I've decided to just go with that and keep the muscles as toned as possible. I'm working the thighs, but I can't do leg presses yet because the stresses my abs too much. I'm glad I had the breast done too. That was the part that was of least concern to me, but it really helped balance out my figure. Yeah, my self confidence is better and it has made me less critical of myself. I can even accept my flaws better. The best advice I can give you is to pick an excellent surgeon. Some of the pictures I've seen are unbelieveable. Some people have so much bruising, and incisions that gap open and are not healing well. I've even seen pictures of incisions that have been closed with staples. The point of PS is to make you look your best, so the surgeon needs to take time with the stitching. That's why my surgury took so long. I had so many procedures and so many stitches. 12 1/2 hours worth. Overall, I can just say it was worth it, and I would do it again. I go back to the doctor next week. Love, Lynette