TT Date Set - March 24 - I'm really nervous - is it worth it?

Hello everyone - My journey started 3 years ago and I have gone from 250 down to almost 150 pounds now.  I've selected a plastic surgeon here in California and I'm so nervous that I've got just two weeks until surgery.

For those of you that have had tummy tucks I'd love to hear a note about if it was all worth the pain and healing time. 

I need a bit of encouragement if you have some to share.

1000% worth it and would do it again in a heartbeat. I actually had an LBL & brachio done at the same time. I had very little pain and was off most of the painkillers except for sleeping by 5 days out. Love the results, can't tell you what it does to actually see a flat stomach instead of a roll hanging below my belly button.

I am only 2 weeks and 3 days out from my tummy tuck, so I may not have the whole perspective that you need, but despite the pain and recovery time thus far, I feel it absolutely worth it. The first week was really pretty rough for me, much worse than the RNY, but with enough painkillers it was manageable. Week 2 has been very good and I have been back at work full-time since Monday (though I do work from home on a laptop, so it's easy).

The most annoying thing is the really really tight skin feeling and the compression garments, more so than the pain.

BUT although I am still swollen, not having that ugly floppy wrinkled loose skin hanging down on my belly is the best feeling ever! I am also really happy about the lift I got in my girl parts from the procedure! The thought of being able to wear a bikini someday is mind-boggling and so exciting!

You will be fine, you will do great, and like everything else, you will get through it somehow!

I was a self pay.let me tell u it was worth every penny spent & all the pain suffered but truthfully I had it done at the same time as a hysterectomy and the pain was not bad. I have never regretted it.
Good Luck Susan

Glad to hear your answers, ladies. Thanks for responding to this question.

I, too, will be a self pay and have my surgery scheduled April 8.  Now that I have made up my mind, 3 years after my RNY and living with this skin, I can't wait to get it over with and be on the other side. 

Happy I did it and would do it again.  The emotional part (which you're dealing with now) will need to be recognized and dealt with.  There was physical pain, and I took pain drugs for about 6 days... but I LOVE my flat tummy!!!

Hugely HUGELY worth it!

We went in this week to discuss the possibility of breast augmentation (DH would like a little more, and I'm willing to think about it), and the surgeons had my pre-op pic and my 1 month pic side by side.

I didn't look like the same person. Seriously. I mean, pre-op I looked ok in clothes, but there was a whole lot of me stuffed into things to achieve that. Now I fit into clothes, which is a whole different story!

I look better, I feel better - this is wonderful. I was fortunate to have my surgery covered by insurance, but I would have paid for the changes I got.

Thank you everyone for your posts... Your support is wonderful! Did any of you have to inject blood thinning medication (lovenox) after the surgery?

Nothing once I escaped from the hospital.

 It was more than worth it for me. I look back at my before pictures and it still amazes me at how I look now. The comparison is unbelievable. I was self-pay for all of my procedures and have never had one minute of regret for the money that was spent.