Hi,
I was looking for some advice/opinions on having a tummy tuck. I have had 2 c-sections in under 2 yrs and my stomach is in a mess, I have a massive overhang (no exaggeration) and my tummy muscles never knitted back together despite doing post op excersises. Naturally this is very depressing but I think because I have been so fat and feeling rubbish about myself anyway I never let it overtake my thoughts iykwim? I wasn't really overweight before having babies, maybe a little through stopping smoking but certainly my weight gain came through having my boys so close together and not giving myself to get the weight off from the first pregnancy.
Anyway, Now I am beginning to lose the weight I find myself concentrating so much more on the state of my stomach and worrying that no matter how much weight I lose I will always have this horrid belly and might not fit in to the clothes I want to because of it, It is very noticeable through clothes (esp fitted ones). I never thought I would consider a tummy tuck, mostly through fear of a major op and fear of something going wrong.
Has anyone had a tummy tuck and what were your experiences of it? Was it worth all the pain and worry? I know down south you can get a tummy tuck on the NHS depending on whether your pct approves it but I live in Scotland, does anyone know if they are available on the NHS in Scotland. I definately don't have the mooney to go private and I wouldn't take a loan out to get it done not when things are as they are with jobs and redundancies at the moment but I honestly now think I will lose the weight and still be miserable because of the weight.
I certainly don't seek to have the body I had pre-children, although I would love it I know it will never be possible as my body has changed so much but I would like to get rid of this stomach that makes me feel so self conscious and yuck about myself.
Any advice would be really appreciated.
I was looking for some advice/opinions on having a tummy tuck. I have had 2 c-sections in under 2 yrs and my stomach is in a mess, I have a massive overhang (no exaggeration) and my tummy muscles never knitted back together despite doing post op excersises. Naturally this is very depressing but I think because I have been so fat and feeling rubbish about myself anyway I never let it overtake my thoughts iykwim? I wasn't really overweight before having babies, maybe a little through stopping smoking but certainly my weight gain came through having my boys so close together and not giving myself to get the weight off from the first pregnancy.
Anyway, Now I am beginning to lose the weight I find myself concentrating so much more on the state of my stomach and worrying that no matter how much weight I lose I will always have this horrid belly and might not fit in to the clothes I want to because of it, It is very noticeable through clothes (esp fitted ones). I never thought I would consider a tummy tuck, mostly through fear of a major op and fear of something going wrong.
Has anyone had a tummy tuck and what were your experiences of it? Was it worth all the pain and worry? I know down south you can get a tummy tuck on the NHS depending on whether your pct approves it but I live in Scotland, does anyone know if they are available on the NHS in Scotland. I definately don't have the mooney to go private and I wouldn't take a loan out to get it done not when things are as they are with jobs and redundancies at the moment but I honestly now think I will lose the weight and still be miserable because of the weight.
I certainly don't seek to have the body I had pre-children, although I would love it I know it will never be possible as my body has changed so much but I would like to get rid of this stomach that makes me feel so self conscious and yuck about myself.
Any advice would be really appreciated.