Anyone had a tummy tuck?

[fiestas*girl]

please share your experience here

the good, the bad the ugly

how long were you  hospitalised for?, do you regret it or do you recommend it?

dont hold back now...

[purple_haize]

I have a friend who had it done and was in hospital for ages, first she got an infection while in the hospital, that took ages to heal, she also had problems with the draining tubes and she had to have a local, so they could be removed as they had to be cut away............she now wishes she never ever had the tummy tuck.

Her dr. has told her she may have trouble with it in yrs. to come...........how does she look??..............very unwell and not her happy go lucky self.

I would never have anything done, would rather put the money towards something else, or just keep it for when it is needed.

[annies_fancy_dress]

Sounds like she did it to help a sliding (or already slid) marriage that couldn't hold up, or maybe the hubby resented the spending and couldn't put up with taking on the extra responsibilities. He may have thought she'd never get better.

I knew an early 30's girl who a tummu tiuck to smooth out the bad stretch marks after childbirth. One child only, was eight when she decided to fix it.

She had lost a lot of weight and it was clear the damage wasn't getting better and never would. The skin was permanently dameged.

She looked fab afterwards, and the dark red tuck line along her bikini line was going to fade eventually as scars do.

She did it for a reasonable cosmetic reason not because she couldn't loose weight.

If you tuck to loose weight only, your tuck fill fill back again anyway, because you haven't changed your habits.

[mugssy65]

Meet you in Thailand Fiesta!

[freddie*rooster]

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@mugssy65 wrote:
Meet you in Thailand Fiesta!

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Can I come?

Just to watch

[azureline**]

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@annies_fancy_dress wrote:

Sounds like she did it to help a sliding (or already slid) marriage that couldn't hold up, or maybe the hubby resented the spending and couldn't put up with taking on the extra responsibilities. He may have thought she'd never get better.

I knew an early 30's girl who a tummu tiuck to smooth out the bad stretch marks after childbirth. One child only, was eight when she decided to fix it.

She had lost a lot of weight and it was clear the damage wasn't getting better and never would. The skin was permanently dameged.

She looked fab afterwards, and the dark red tuck line along her bikini line was going to fade eventually as scars do.

She did it for a reasonable cosmetic reason not because she couldn't loose weight.

If you tuck to loose weight only, your tuck fill fill back again anyway, because you haven't changed your habits.

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Pardon?

Well, no, not to my knowledge................... the husband had his own reasons I suppose but she did it for herself, the infection and the resulting medical treatment put a lot of pressure on them as a couple, both financially and emotionally.

Prior to the surgery, they had a happy marriage.

[fiestas*girl]

thanks for sharing experiences

its a bit think think about

i no longer have the reasoably flat tummy of 10years ago, i get depressed cause  can no longer wear clothes that i like, its the first thing i think about when  wake up and the last before i sleep

i will never be my previous average of 55-58kg agan, ī accept that, but i do miss having w ider choice n clothes

[fourandsixpants]

Heard of support knickers?....the good quality ones.

Empty the wardrobe bit by bit and replace , bit by bit with garments that you look great in.

Suggest the up market clothes from your wardrobe go on ebay or a recycled boutique and rest bag up for friends and give away. Many people love a bag of 'new' clothes to rummage and pick thru! It's like Xmas:)

Seriously, as for this diabolical surgery 'tummy tuck' each to their own but I chose several years back to wear clothing that compliments my figure and when naked Iand looking at my tummy I decided to give it an 'honouring ceremony'.......I respect my tummy and regard it as my Badge of Honour rather than something that's gone wrong. I put a lot of blood, sweat , tears and lovin' into my Tummy.

[fiestas*girl]

thanks paintsew

what you say makes sense...howvere i feel ī need the cnfidence boost it will give me also....

i recently went to UK and  cant look at the photoes,  look like a blob! walking dieting for years hasnt elped. i dont want to look like that anymore....

but i will see, have t see the surgeon and get a quote first

[fourandsixpants]

Good Luck your call and each to their own but the 'quote' might help in making a decision easier and quicker 

[the*scarlet*pimpernel]

awww Fiesta, I think you're gorgeous. I understand the photo thing though. For some reason seeing a photo of yourself is a huge reality check that the daily mirror check doesn't give you. I took a photo of OH last week and showed him. He was horrified, but all my calling him doughboy and suggesting we go on diets wasn't having any effect. The photo did.

I'm not happy being the weight I am, but I don't care enough to do much about it, other than whinge, whine, wish, sigh and eat chocolate.

If a tummy tuck is what you need to make you happy on the inside then do it. Make sure you have a good surgeoun though.