Plastics

I have received my date for plastic surgery.  Its on January 23rd.  I know that i have plenty of time to prepare for my tummy tuck but now i am thinking "oh my god what am i doing?"  Am i crazy to feel like this? when i think about the surgery  i start to get scared is that normal? is almost regretting it before it happens normal as well?  The pain that i am going to feel and the drugs the doctor is going to give me makes me really nervous.  Any suggestions on how to calm the nerves?

When you find out please tell me! I went on a waiting list the end of September thinking I would go in January as well but got the call last week and my surgery is November 6th. This has now opened a whole new OMG surgery fears and I am starting to totally panic. This is different because it really is driven by vanity. Some functionality with regards to the rashes I get on my 3 time c-section scar but really...totally freaking out!! I know that did not help calm you but I hope you know it is totally normal to feel this way

I have no experience with plastic surgery at all, but I have had several surgeries and they have always been pretty easy for me and I have always tried to focus on the benefits.  You will surely get great pain control meds and have a lovely flat tummy to show for it.  Nervous is normal, keep your eye on the prize!

I had plastics in May of this year and was scared+++ I had the advantage of having my coworkers look after me since the surgery was done in the hospital I work at.  The first couple of days were horrible and my recovery was slow and I felt like a big baby but about a month after surgery I developed a severe infection which was most likely the reason of my slow recovery.  As it happens I'm going in for a revision in the new year due to my skin lax because of the amount of weight I had lost.  I'm not as skittish this time around because I know what to expect even though they will be trying a new technique on me.  My advice to you is, use the pain meds given, no need to be a hero.  When your body is at rest it heals faster.  Don't be a martyr and ask for help the first week after your surgery.  Take things slow and use your friends as support.

Good Luck

Plastic surgery recovery is quite different then when they work on your insides. Now don't get me wrong it hurts but it's not the same. More muscle and surface pain that can be controlled with regular doses of pain meds. Don't wait until you are hurting to take the meds as they will not work as well. You will be wearing a binder 24 hours a day in the beginning for support. Things might be so tight that it is hard to stand up straight for a few days but keep moving.

You will be amazed at the transformation even right after the  surgery.

Being nervous and scared before any surgery is normal.

 

Linda

Thank you for everyone for their kind words, i know its normal to be nervous before surgery, i think that i am just more scared about the pain meds the doctor will give me.  i have a uneasy stomach to start with, so just not knowing what i am going to get andh ow i will react to makes me very nervous.  I have gone through a few regular surgeries so that part im ok with (i think)  its the fact that i have never had a surgery like this one.  Also i have 65 days to lose 12 lbs and my weight has not moved in almost 8 months.  things are going to have to changed its just so hard because i know some of the old habits have come back and i am just worried that i am not sure of how to fix.  Any ideas for me would be great.

Thanks again!

don't let your head overtake your emotions, it's perfectly normal to have hesitation, but I think knowing that you are in capable hands and having realistic expectations.  Your doctor/plastic surgeon will work closely with you to monitor pain and the most important thing I can tell you from almost 5 years of reading plastic surgery threads, is make sure your drainage is professionally looked after by a nurse etc..and report any type of odd or unusual pain discharge etc...