Rhonda I am so sorry about your pain hopefully it will be short lived. About 2 months ago I had almost the same symptoms you are describing. What it was finally diagnosed as was a gas bubble. The doctors felt either I was eating to fast or swallowing to fast and either the food or air was causing my pouch to expand to far to fast, the air or food was basically trapped in itself and had to travel through the intestinal tract that way. Slowing down my chewing and intake has almost totally aleviated the problem. I still have it a little when eating or swallowing liquids to fast. Hope that helps. Peg

Hi Mary!! Thank you so much for sharing your photos. You are looking wonderful!!! I am having a TT on March 6th and am getting a little scared because I know it is going to hurt much more than the lap rny. My plastic surgeon advised me against having my arms and thighs done because I told him that I always form really bad scar tissue after surgery. Even the little incisions from the lap rny have become red raised bumps on my stomach. But I in no way regret having the surgery. It has completely changed my life. He told me than he felt that I would be very unhappy with the results. I'm glad that he was upfront with me. I really appreciate you sharing the photos. At least now I can get a perspective of what to expect. I hope you don't mind me asking a few questions. How long were you in really bad pain that hampered you from any type of normal activity. How were you able to sleep, and what was the most comfortable position? Did you have a TT or a total body lift? I don't believe I will be having anything done to my backside this time. So would that be considered a TT instead of a total body lift? Were you in the hospital at all? My surgeon performs the surgery and than I will be coming home the same day. Ouch! I'm not sure about that!! Shucks, I did have a hernia before the lap rny and had it repaired, so my insurance will not be paying for my TT!! I thought it was fairly reasonable at $6,400.00. Take care of yourself and God Bless. I will keep you updated. Love and Aloha, Pat

Ohhh my thighs are yucky!!!!!!!!!!!!! Maybe next year for them. I am happy for now with the rest, but I am not ready to go through another surgery now. So maybe in the fall or next winter I will do them. Mary

Here they are. I hope this helps I hate posting them but feel they are important to those considering plastics. http://photobucket.com/albums/f294/plastics12506/before%20after/ Mary

Can you tell us the name of your surgeon? Did you have the work done in Albany? I am always shocked at surgeons using staples for cosmetic procedures.