Pre Op Yesterday, Surgery in less than 3 weeks

It's hard to believe this is happening! Yesterday I had my pre-op with the plastics doc. He said I am "skinny"--REALLY???? I've never been called that in real life; especially by a doctor. Some good news is that he now feels that the butt flap aug isn't the best option for me. Instead, we are going to utilize the fat from the saddlebag lipo and inject some around the tailbone area. Also, he isn't 100% that the full fleur de lei will be necessary. Therefore, I'll have to find out what was done when I wake up in recovery. I defined that I want NO muffin top. That is more important to me than if I have a scar or not. I'm not one who will be showing my belly to anyone but my hubby or doctor. My next appt is with my PCP next week for her pre-surgery appt. I'll post again afterwards.

You must be so excited to be this close to having it done! Don't skimp on your protein and vitamins now. All the best on your surgery-

Thank you so much for your reply. I'm excited and scared. It seems to be all I have to talk about at the moment. I'm trying to get my house in order for that day. I'm cleaning out drawers, clutter; making extra dinners / lunches for DH and Kiddos. Hubby told me today that I should call a cleaning service to come and deep clean the whole house so I don't have to worry about that this fall. He is such a gem! His thought: have them come in the two days I'm in the hospital. I like the way he thinks

I can remember doing the same thing! It's nice though, because you won't want to be doing much when you first get home. And, I think the idea of the deep cleaning when you're in the hospital is genius- wish we'd thought of that! 

COngrats on having it all scheduled.  I was really tripped out when my PS, and regular doc were telling me I didnt need to lose any more weight.  When in my life had I not needed to lose weight.  I had to get a hobby if I didnt need to focus on weight loss.

Hi RhondaRoo,

I am just starting to look into plastics, and live in the Cincinnati area.  Mind telling me who you are going to?  I had my first consultation this week, and will be having surgery the first week in January.  Full  fluer de lie abdominalplasty, with thigh lipo.  Very excited just thinking about it.
Thanks, and good luck to you.
Donna

Sure, I consulted with 3; narrowed it down to 2; then decided to go with the one that my WLS doc recommended: Dr. Kurtis Martin.

Best of luck Rhonda! It's quite the ride. Your surgeon, if he's worth his salt IMHO, is an artist and I would give serious thought to his suggestions. I was thinking I might need a fleur de lis and he said no way - not needed and I didn't have one. That being said, I was quite curvy and have a cinched-type waist all on my own. One week post op and I have NO muffin top - nada.

Ask him about ice for your lipo-ed areas to reduce bruising and swelling. I'm not sure if it would help but I chose to not do a LBL and just had the extended TT with some lipo for shaping at my hips/upper bum/lower back area (is that the flanks?). It's swollen and bruised and at first I was upset with the look but I can already see it's starting to go down and I'm pleased (sore but pleased) with the results.

Good luck tomorrow Rhonda,  I will be thinking about you all day.  I went to a consultation with your Dr. Kurtis Martin this week.  I really liked him, and will probably use him.  Thanks so much for the information.

Again GOOD LUCK !!!!