Share Your Tummy Tuck? Post your Before and After Pic

Somebody please tell me what "bump" means!!! :blushing:

Somebody please tell me what "bump" means!!! :blushing:

Just something MFP users put in to save the forum for later. Makes it easier to find under "My Topics"

I had one and boobs. I had it done in 2003. My scar is still reddish. The doc cut to high and If I wear a bikini you can see the scar plus a few keliods (scar is raised a bit in places). My neighbor used the same doc and hers turned out perfect. Her scar has faded to white. Cost for both tummy and boobs $20 grand and not covered by insurance. I remember walking bent over for about 2 weeks and sleeping in the recliner. I hated the drain tube. Had to have husband help me in the shower because I just about passed out a few times. I started at 160 pounds and after surgery I was 150. I started back at the gym 5 weeks later and I got down to 140 pounds. I am 5'7. I was 37 then. As years past I put the weight back on, but my stomach stayed pretty much flat. Got some side handles. I weight went to up to 178 pounds. Got on Ideal Protein and back to the gym I lost 41 pounds (down to 137 lbs). Well I gained weight to 150 and stayed there for 2 years and this past March to July I went from 150 to 171. Lack of exercise and ate too many carbs (chips and candy and soft drink). Now this month of August 2012 I found MFP and I plan on following this plan of eating right and staying with exercising and I sure hope this is the last time I have to fight with myself.

bump!! i was told i could have one once i reach my weight goal...im aiming to drop about 127lbs to be at 150 at 5'9. it was agreed that if i can work hard enough to lose the weight after having our son that the cost can be split and if i really want it i can get it done. makes me push harder

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Thanks for posting. I have always been curious.

Thanks so much for sharing ! You all look amazing ! I'm deffinately will get one + breast lift once I reach my goal !

I'm going to get a TT too but most likely after I have kids. The sad thing is my skin has stretched so much over time that I need one and I haven't even gone through childbirth!

okay well i'm ready....i'm scheduled for my TT on 9/21/12...so happy i found this thread and will also look at another thread i saw mentioned in an earlier post.....

i have been heavy most of my life and in jan 2008 after having my 2nd child i decided it was time to get the best me possible...i started eating right and working out and set a goal to drop from 253.8 to 199 in order to consult with a plastic surgeon about a tummy tuck...my initial goal was do be at 199 by 12/31/08 WELL, i didnt actually hit onederland until 12/25/10...it took me just under 3 yrs to lose the initial 54lbs in order to make my appt...i saw the surgeon who did my breast reduction (pd for by insurance in 2000) in jan 2011 at about 197lbs...i did not have a warm fuzzy feeling about him doing this surgery as he was trying to push scheduling it when i reached 185-190....my goal is to be in the 140-150 range at the "end" of my journey....i left his office feeling very deflated and set a new goal to reach the 170s by the summer and see another surgeon that a friend had used after 6 pregnancies for a tummy tuck....i put that appt off even after i hit the mid 170s in july 2011.....i have been in the 170s since....in mid dec 2011 i made the 2nd consult appt for jan 2012 with the new surgeon...my husband was laid off 3 days before christmas but i kept my appt anyway just to see what the new guy said....he was very excited about my loss (about 80lbs) and wanted to schedule the surgery then as he felt like i had done all the work on my stomach area that i could do....anyway, we didnt have the money, my husband didnt have a job and i just couldnt pull the trigger....i put it off and off and off....my hubby got a new job a few months later and i started thinking about it again....in july 2012 i called and made the surgery appt for sept 21st....both my kids have mid sept birthdays and i wanted to get past them but get it done in september still as my 40th bday is oct 13th....this is my gift to myself...i have completely changed my life with healthy eating and a great workout ethic...i have struggled with the decision to spend about $8,000 of our savings on ME....BUT decided i deserve this...this is something i have worked very hard for and we will make it work out....i'm going to get a 12month - 0% interest credit card from our bank and pay monthly for the next 11 months and have it paid off before it comes due and starts accumulating interest....i'll make the payment from what we have in our checking acct and if there isnt enough to cover the payment, i'll "borrow" from our savings....my husband and my mom are both very worried about the "surgery and anesthesia" while i'm worried about how long i'll be "down"...i have a high threshold for pain but dont want to push it and delay recovery...anyway, thanks for reading my "book" and i'll post before and after pics once i'm "done"....feel free to friend me to offer support if youve had the surgery or if you are considering it....denise

I am hoping to get a new job soon and will be taking the time off in between jobs to get my tummy and tatas done. I miss boobies.

What was the recovery time like? Especially interested to hear from the mom with three short people. I have two shorties (children) and don't want to be useless to them for an extended period of time. My daughter does tend to mother me (she comes in the bathroom when I am taking a bath and tries to clean me. I don't like when she tells me to shave), so I am hoping it won't be too much fo a problem.

I miss my boob to. Size d to a. If I ever have some extra money around I would like some work done.

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have you happen to have had kids or was your stomach like that from being over weight for a long period of time? btw you look AWESOME!

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Sorry if these don't come out right, first time posting a pic in a forum.

Day BEFORE surgery. After losing 103 pounds.




Two weeks POSTOP.

what is in your bra? those strings hanging down look like an insulin pump, and those are amazing pics! wish i could afford this, all those c sections, and not taking care of myself has taken its toll