Monthly Archives: January 2014

As I got in the shower this morning I suddenly got butterflies in my stomach.  I decided it’s the kind of nerves I had before any of my races, but mainly before my half marathon,  — the “I’m doing something … Continue reading →

It’s the night before surgery and all through the house… Just kidding.  I think I pretty much have everything done that’s going to get done before surgery.  I’ve just finished printing out the dinner meal ideas for about 14 meals … Continue reading →

Preface:  My daughter has wanted to tell the world about my surgery, so I asked her if she’d be interested in writing a guest post for my blog.  She readily agreed.  So, here is my 16-year-old’s view of my upcoming surgery. … Continue reading →

At my pre-op visit the doctor held the bottom of my stomach, the “apron” as they call it, and told me they can definitely get rid of that.  Then he touched the upper portion of my abdomen, just under my … Continue reading →

This morning the nurse called from the surgery center where I will be having my abdominoplasty on Monday.  Most of this isn’t anything new, but I’m kind of having fun journaling this tummy tuck journey. First, she asked if I … Continue reading →

My daughters have always been very active and they currently play basketball.  Last fall one of them told me she was thinking about trying out running after basketball season was over.  Yesterday there was no basketball practice, so the same … Continue reading →

I want to take a minute to thank all of you for your support about my decision to have surgery.  One of my faults is to worry too much what people think about me and my decisions in life.  At … Continue reading →

I had my pre-op appointment today for my abdominoplasty.  The doctor and staff were very in depth with the risks, procedures, to-do’s etc and said everything looks good.  I have my prescriptions to fill for an antibiotic, a pain killer … Continue reading →

Short Story: Ms. Teri is the sweetest lady at the gym and yesterday after intimating to her that I would be gone from the gym for a bit due to having “skin removal surgery” she informed me to simply obey … Continue reading →

So, it’s officially one week until my abdominoplasty surgery and I’ve been a little obsessed over the past few days looking up “abdominoplasty success stories”, etc. etc. on Google.  I’ve been looking at pictures and reading peoples’ stories to get … Continue reading →