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Here's a little handy piece of advice I learned today. DO NOT under any circumstances go to Walmart the day before surgery. Had I not left at the precise moment I got to I would have ended up Losing my ENTIRE sh*t! I don't know if someone sent out a memo and informed everyone that If they'd like to see a live rendition of the exorcist with the whole head spinning and whatnots to head on over to the Walmart and get in my way.....continuously...as in non-stop. That's whole trip was a shit-show! Normally I don't get all worked up but today was NOT the day to stop instantly in front of me, block the entire isle so that you can talk to neighbor "Cathy" about her precious little unique snowflake of a child and their school projects, argue with the customer service lady for 20 minutes about how you were overcharged 3 cents per can on your 15 cans of tuna while there are 15 more people standing behind you with real world problems, then after FINALLY making it up to the counter the customer service girl decides it's time for her to take a break, whips out her "closed lane" sign and walks off. I could literally envision myself beating her to death with it. I just needed to sign a flipping paper. That's all, a paper! Soooo I went through the regular line and waited yet again. As soon as it was my turn I told the checkout girl "look lady" I'm not normally like this but if you would like me to not come out of character I would suggest you tell the manager to bring me that nifty little black book from customer service and I will sign it right here. I'm not going back through that line again so I'm just going to stand right here in your line until it's signed.....blank stares. So she did, I did, and it was over. I wasn't sure if I was going to scream or start crying. I think I was on the border of a nervous breakdown and then it hit me.....oh, surgery tomorrow. That's why I'm acting like a psycho! Once I figured that out I felt like I had to explain my whole life to "Monica" the cashier girl. Wether she wanted to hear it or not. I couldn't leave there with her thinking I was truly nuts now could I?! This stuff is stressful. Think I'll just lock myself in the house for the remainder of my time.....and breathe.....

Thank you all! Today is FLYING by! I got the call from the surgery center and I'm to be there at 10 am with surgery scheduled for 11:45-ish. She has me down for 275 mins. Geez! I'm ready for this to be over with!

@@kranky813 Oh I guess I should have elaborated on the "breast stuff" I was originally going to get implants but after researching I (we) decided for the best results I would do a lift now and in 6 months augmentation if I feel I want them bigger....and I will because once she takes off the skin I'm not going to have much left. I can't live like that but we shall see.

@@kranky813 I will! I'm going to do the best I can while drugged up! I'm requesting right now that if I type out some crazy long weird post that we all just laugh (to ourselves) and never mention it again! I'm going to try to reframe from singing the "kitty" song from Big Bang Theory but I can't promise that. Now that I know I'm going to have a "flat kitty" it's inevitable that it will be brought up and HOPEFULLY I will not be intoxicated enough to share any pictures of such kitty. If I do we shall ignore them too!!!! LIKE.IT.NEVER.HAPPEND.

Thank everybody!! I think I've hit all the emotional stages and today I feel happy. Hopefully that can continue into tomorrow? I'm trying to get myself in the right mindset. Maybe it won't be that bad and maybe it will but I've researched enough that I shouldn't be surprised by it. It's happening so stressing about it is a waste of time. I should know by now I'm a pretty strong chick. I've made it this far and survived so I'm going to make it through this too!

@@Babbs Yay!! Update me here on how it goes if you remember. I will try to not scare you with my pain updates and whatnots. You may want to avoid me for Wednesday to I'd say Monday.

@@FocusOnMeNow Oh yes, I'm expecting it to be long and dreadful!

@@treblecutie23 Thank you!

@@bayougirlmrsc I'm writing this all down! Flat kitten. Check! She better do it right the first time, I don't think I could live this stress again! Just shoot me!

@@AvaFern I'm glad you get my less than thrilled emotions! I start to get pissy when people say "you're so lucky" I'm like oh yea? You think so? Lucky would have been NOT ever being fat and having to me cut up multiple times! Lucky would have been naturally being thin with a nice body. While rare some have it and it seems like those are the people who find me so "lucky". Soooooo instead of getting mad I choose to think what they really mean is since you were once fat (for years) and had 3 kids with 3 c-sections to boot you are LUCKY that you have the means (through hard work) to get all that crap cut off. That's what I'm hearing now.

@@bayougirlmrsc good! I hope my stomach tuns out like yours!

@@bayougirlmrsc Thank you for all your help! I bought the Kotex yesterday. I have a new leg prop pillow, gel butt cushion, fabulous back ball heater massager thing for the back pain, huge body pillow, prune juice and smooth move tea lol! Plus lots of other junk! Oh and my fancy walker! I will be pumping my breaks all the way to the bathroom in style!! Beep beep!!! Oh and a shower chair.

@@mngreeneyes Thank you so much! I finally have something new to talk and obsess about! Pictures!!

@@CowgirlJane I never realized how painful they could be until I did some reading of stories. I won't get to stay in the hospital but she did give me a script for 4 mg dilaudid which if you didn't know is an extremely powerful narcotic. Stronger than morphine so I'm a little scared of it. She gave me 50! Plus Xanax for anxiety, antibiotics, nausea meds & muscle relaxers. I think I'm going to be knocked out!

@@Threetimesacharm I've already researched hers and they seem to be the round shape. I saw one she did 12 days ago and it was round. She said that people always remark about how great her belly buttons turn out. I will just be glad to see one. Mines been hidden in fat for years! Time to free the little sucker! Lol!

@@jane13 lol! I will work on getting that!! They say it can take 6 months to get some real results. It's a lot of swelling!

@@KindaFamiliar lol! Good! The naked fairy put a block on you! I'm almost sure of it. Sorry bout YOU!!! Anyway, it's not the most flattering picture of one holding their fat up so don't get too excited about it!

But I will share this with you! Everybody remarks that I don't look like I have any loose skin. Umm yes, yes I do. If I pull it all real tight you can see how small I really am under there. I will show you the real before later....stop looking at my nakedness Familiar!! I was never meant to be a big person. I'm praying she can get me flat!

@@KristenVSG2014 I will get some. I'm a open book. I want to wait until this is over first! So I never have to live this skin in real life again!

@@KindaFamiliar oh you will have your nasty bloody swollen pics, along with a bunch of crying and whining I'm sure.

@TheRealMeIsHere! Oh thank you! I'm hoping this will get me in some kind of exercising mood because I need to work on my thighs, arms and butt still! I'm trying to avoid anymore surgeries if possible.

@@Daisee68 Thank you so much! There's no "absolute results", no this is what you will look like. Makes it really hard to comprehend. It's terrifying but then I look at my belly now and it can be any worse than this!

@TheRealMeIsHere! Oh thank you!! Are those the newest pictures? How long ago did you have it done? Did they do muscle repair? I bought a Fajae (think that's how it's spelled? Anyway I got the smallest size they have and it isn't too tight. It's tight but I'm wondering it it's going to be tight enough? It's the smallest size they have so if not I guess I'm SOL? Sexy little number no? I actually like the way it feels. Not sure how it will be after though.

@@agalindo17 Thank you. I'm sure I will get some. It's not like I will have much else to do lol!!

@@KindaFamiliar Hey! Thanks! I'll be sure and update all the horrific pictures along the way!