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Topic: RE: Hi all just curious how??
I weighed 414 right before surgery. I now weigh 295. Burns me up that I haven't lost more. But that is the way the cookie crumbles. I'm almost two years out and I am still fat enough to have WLS. LOL If insurance would pay for it, I would do it again to lose another hundred pounds.
Are you not losing either?
Jennifer
Topic: RE: Hi all just curious how??
Susan, how did your body tolerate 10 hours of surgery? That is a long time to be under. Did you bounce back quickly from the effects of the anesthetic? Julia
Topic: RE: Hey all!!
Sher,
Thanks for all the good thoughts! No, i didnt have to have a lift.....i just lost everything when my weight came off, instead of the "tube sock" i got the "fried egg". so all they had to do was fill out the skin. i had the augmentation under the muscle, with 425cc round, high profile, smooth implants. silicone gel.
from what i have heard, they can do the implant at the same time as the lift.... from a few ppl that have had it done that i know.....i dont know. everyone is different.
Thanks again!
take care~
jen
Topic: RE: Hey all!!
Hi Jen, it is good to hear everything went well. I am sure when things are all healed and settled into place you will be even happier.
Just a question for you, did you have to have a breast lift with this augmentation or did you have one before this surgery? I know you are a lot younger than me, but because of my severely drooping and empty breasts I was told I would have to have a lift first and after that healed I could persue augmentation if I wanted or needed it.
Congratulations on completing your journey to a new body and a new healthier life.
Sher
Topic: Hey all!!
Just wanted to let you all know that I am feeling ok after my BA on mon......it went well.
I want to thank you all for thinking of me, and keeping me in your prayers!
I was really pleased with how it went. The surgeon came in and talked to me before I went under the drugs....he told me that he took my file home with him over the weekend, and thought that I might have to go a little bigger than we had discussed to get rid of all the wrinkles and sag....but he left it up to me, he ordered extra implants from the manufacturer just in case. So i told him that I trusted his judgement, I just wanted my extra skin filled out, and I didnt want to look like a freak! lol....
So instead of the 375cc silicone, I ended up with 425cc round smooth high profile implants....he said they are going to look amazing after I heal! so i am excited!!!!
Was a little upset yesterday, bc of how they looked....so high up and weird....but they came down some today and are looking better....so i think he is right!
But most of all I just wanted to let you all know how much your support has meant to me throught my journey that past couple of years! Without this board, and the friendships made here, this would have been SO much harder!
I started crying when they showed me my breasts in recovery.....bc this was the last thing i needed to do.....i was overwhelmed with happiness!
Thanks again and take care all of you!!
Jen
Topic: RE: Hi all just curious how??
Hi Julia,
Thank you! The LBL was harder than I anticipated, but it got better very quickly, day by day. The first day was the worst and then it has just improved dramatically since then.
I had my arms done along with the LBL so it took 10 hours of surgery but if I had to do it again, I would do it exactly the same.
I will be posting over the next couple of days - just borrowed a digital camera.
When is your consult? Good luck and please post your experience.
Take care,
Sue
Topic: RE: Hi all just curious how??
Susan, Congrats on you PS. How did you do with the LBL? I am planning a tummy tuck sometime this summer. Probably need the LBL too! Any pictures of you new body? Julia
Topic: RE: Hi all just curious how??
Hi Lynn and everyone. I check in here once in awhile and hope everyone is doing great. Won't be long before we will be 2 years out. Can hardly believe it has been that long. My highest weight was 321 at 5' 4.5" tall. Today I am at 152 and have been as low as 151.2. I want to reach a normal BMI of 147.5 pounds but the going is very slow now. I have a consultation with a plastic surgeon on 2-18-08 and hope to have a TT by late summer and maybe a breast lift/reduction at the same time or later. I will be so glad to get rid of my tummy. Julia
Topic: RE: Hi all just curious how??
I have lost 187 lbs. I started out at 326 and this morning weighed 139. I still might lose a few more pounds once my swelling goes down from my LBL. I haven't gained any back yet, but I weigh every morning and am very vigilant about regain.
Sue
Topic: RE: My last surgery
Jen
You should have had surgery today I hope all went well!
Just wanted you to know your in my thoughts and prayers....
Hugs,
Jenni