I keep worrying about dying and leaving my daughter without a mom just because of vanity, or coming out deformed!

I am having my surgery in Luxembourg where we reside and it's done by my gynecologist who is also a cosmetic surgeon. He performed my cesarean 2 years ago and I guess he did a good job with the my stitches.

Problem is there aren't that many options in this small country and I have no idea how to check up on his credentials. He has introduced me to another one of his patients who was post-op and I saw her thigh lift and she looked great.

I'm just so worried about all the posibilities and now I might back out.

Please send some words of comfort!

hi panda

i'm having surgery on monday and know how you feel. i just keeping thinking about all the people on this website that have surgery and have done just fine.

so maybe you can try that?

i'm not sure about checking the doctor out. can you do that through the ministry?

good luck and best wishes

I know exactly how you feel. I worried for the entire 4 months after booking my tummy tuck that something was going to happen to me and I would end up leaving my two little boys. My ps was very good about reassuring me that everything would be ok and that he had never had a patient die from complications. When you look at all of the people that have ps every single day and they come through it just fine, that will hopefully provide you with some comfort. It was a hard decision for me. So was the Lap band. I even canceled my Lap band the first time because I was so scared. I am now 8 days post op from having my tummy tuck and I am so thrilled. My body has never looked better!

My daughter is having hers done June 4. Unfortunately I'm having my band done June 1 and can't fly down right away with her. I think I'm more nervous than she is. With your doctor that's doing the surgery is he board certified in plastic surgery? Is he your only option? I'm not sure if board certification is something that's done in other countries but that's a big deal here in the states.

My daughter's doctor is the doctor that is on the TV show "Big Medicine". In fact she was hoping if the show got picked up for another season, one of her clients is involved with the show and she was hoping she could get hers done for the show and save some money. She's having the lower body lift and breast reduction.

There must be some way to check on your doctor, search for referrals. At least your doctor is a specialist already. I get nervous when you hear about dentists doing breast implants..(which we had that here in my town). Just ask as many questions as you can think of.

Good luck.

Trisha