Tummy tuck and BR booked for Oct

Hi Fellow Feb Gang! I am excited to report that I have approval for a BR and will self pay for the TT on Oct 9 at 8:00 am. Things are going pretty good and I have reached my goal (maybe a bit under) but I think it will give me a bit of cushion for the plastic surgery and down time. I could pretty much pick my date and I thought that Oct would be a bit cooler and I would have time to save for the cost by then. Well most of it. I am not buying anything in the way of clothes until I see what size I end up with. Wish me luck! Karen A 284/145 Lap RNY

i wish you all the luck in the world, karen. sounds as though you've done marvelously with your journey. and the timing on the surgery sounds well thought out. good luck. thanks for sharing dorthe

Karen, congrats on reaching your goal. I'm so excited that you're now in a position to purse plastics. I hope you get the results you want. I'm about ready to start pursuing now too. I won't be in a position until next spring to have surgery but I need to begin interview plastic surgeon's soon. I keep putting it off for some reason, I feel apprehensive about PS, had not fear of WLS but sometimes wonder if I shouldn't just be happy with myself and not feel the need to have plastics. It's weird the games our minds play with us, in fact, I deal with the mental aspects of accepting myself allot more than I thought I would. Have a great day, I'll be thinking about you and wish you the best results, with a quick recovery time. Hugs, Dana

Thanks Dana, You are always such a great source of support! I also felt that I should be just happy with how I look now until I got to the point I couldn't even find a bra to bring the girls up. I got a referral from my GP to go to the PS. He took pictures and when I seen the pictures of myself I knew I wasn't satisfied with just a girdle or making due with a Bra. I recently went to a wedding and I was disaapointed how the dress looked on me. I am relatively calm about the surgery (check back with me the 1st of Oct). I was lucky about the WLS as it happened so fast - 19 days from consultation to date of surgery that I didn't have time to worry or fret. This time I expect the recovery to be worse. I have read both good and bad experiences on here. The PS is a fair distance from home and I am considering staying at a respite care facility for at least a week afterwards to recover. I know if I am at home I will want to be doing things that I shouldn't. I have my pre surgical clinic on Sept 19 and an appointment with the surgeon and I will discuss with him about staying down. Take care Dana! Hugs Karen