Help this indecisive chick!!!!!! Please :)

What a blessing to find this board!!!!!

After 150lb weightloss, I am scheduled 11/6 for a tt, tl, and ba. I have never been so indecisive in my whole life!! I read and I think ok only tt and ba....then I am sure I will regret not having the tl. I want one recovery time and for as worked up as I have been I can't imagine ever doing surgery again. I have never been under! I will regret it...won't I? It will be painful and hard but over in a few weeks...

I will take any tips y'all have about how to deal the first few weeks. I am very active and a control freak so I know it will be hard....especially letting dad care for our 4 and 7 year olds. I run everyday....bleh. Also...anyone run with implants? What is that like?

I so wish that I "hated" my body more. I am so in awe with all that I am able to do now that I am terrified of ruining it with some complication. I am a week shy of 33 and I have a feeling that as I age one, the surgery will become necessary and two, harder to bounce back.

Thank you all!!!

I have had that done but not together , the hardest part of TT and thigh lift is when u have them done together, u really need ur legs to pull u up cause u won't wanna use ur other muscles if u can deal with all that go for it, TT and BA are easy, thighs r not as easy
Good luck
Susan

Congrats on your weight loss!  I can only speak from experience in regards to the BA.  I had a BL/BA 8 months ago and am thrilled with the results.  Losing weight made me feel so much younger, but they looked like an elderly woman's breasts.  Everyone handles pain differently.  I had some pain, took my meds as recommended.  I would say there was more discomfort than pain the first couple of weeks.  They still felt "foreign" for a couple of months.  Now they look and feel so natural to me.  I opted for silicone.  I didn't have much breast tisue left and from what I read, saline tends to ripple and it shows more if you only have a little natural breast tissue.  My doctor recommended the silicone.  I don't run, so I don't know how long before you could do that, but exercise that affected the upper body, I was told to wait 3 months.  Walking daily was encouraged though right from day 1.  I had my procedure in the surgical suite at my doctor's office. I spent the night (although they would have sent a nurse to my house if I preferred).  I took less than a week off from work.  I don't have kids, but do have grandkids and was just careful around them.  My doctor and his team are great and I am happy in my choice of both doctor and the procedure.

Each doctor is different, and in my research, I have found that there is a wide variety of aftercare recommended.  Some specify specific bras, straps, massage, etc. I did what my doctor said, rather than what I've read other women's doctors have recommended.  

I wish I could afford to do the tummy now, but it will be later next year before I can afford it and have enough vac time to do it.

Good luck!

Be sure to drink plenty of fluids post op! You will want to avoid getting dehydrated

Good luck and congratulations on your weight loss!

I am having the LBL and BL on November 9th.  I'm looking forward to the responses you get!

I too am a runner and a control freak-when I go to preop on Oct 30th I plan to ask how long before I can run and lift weights again.  I am going to have a very hard time relinquishing control while I heal, but so many people have told me that I MUST obey the doctor and take it easy!!

I opted not to have implants because of my activity level--I know a few people that have them and wish they didn't because they "get in the way" of their active lives.  Also, I've had big boobs my whole life...I'm looking forward to having nice small ones in the place where God intended them to be!!

Best wishes to you and congrats on your weight loss!

 Thank you all for your replies.  I had a breakdown yesterday but it lead to a break through.  I go Monday (2.5 hours away) to see the ps.  I have to talk about where the scars from the tl will land...half way between the groin and knee just doesn't do it for me.

i can't believe how emotional this has been for me.  I failed for so long and I am finally to where I have nothing to lose but skin.  I feel kind of crazy but I am ok with me as is.  I don't like the skin but I don't hate it.  I think I am also afraid of inviting that "self hating" me back to the party.  I really like loving me and I am terrified to ruin it.  Hand in hand with being afraid to finish this journey...I mean...what if I fail again??  What if I can't do all the really awesome things I can do now post op???

sorry.  I am just thinking out loud here....and likely in a place where folks have felt the same.

 Congratulations on your weight loss and being active. I had the tummy tuck in 07 and just had the breast lift and reduction on 10/10/12.  The bl is much easier recovery than tummy. I had drains in for tummy tuck and had muscle repair and Lipo which made getting up from sitting very difficult for about a week or two.  You will need help even with tummy alone. Especially if u do tl.  Take your time and recover.  If you don't recover properly you could get serious problems like busted stitches or tears that are not worth it. I slept in a recliner for a month after tt alone. And could not lay flat for a few months. 

The bl was much easier. I was able to drive two days later. Once no more pain pills needed you can drive. 

When I had the tt I didn't drive for about 7 days.  Both times I took pain meds for the first two days on a regular schedule then after day 3 I took only at bedtime or if I was up and around for a large part of the day.