I am now 11 weeks post LBL, and happily recovered very nicely. I was surprised that the surgery was not very painful at all, much less than WLS. I just had discomfort mostly caused by being in bed and the fact that I had to stay on my back for so much. In fact the most pain was the drains. The best news is that I no longer have the loose skin, and my tummy is flat! And the fact that I am now down another 18 lbs following is wonderful. One week ago, I had a bilateral brachioplasty/BA. Again recovery has been uneventful, and although bothersome, much better than I anticipated. I am just amazed by my new body, and very happy. Feel free to email for any questions. JG 284/132 below goal LBL 2/10/05 BA/arms 4/22/05

I know that I am late in answering, but I started at 425 and am now 215. That is a loss of around 210. I keep going up and down on the last pounds, but I feel great. Cheryl

I don't get on too often these days, but email me anytime. If you check my earlier posts and profile, you will see that I battled plateau after plateau. Just keep with the program of protein, water, and exercise and you'll get there. We all need each other! JG 284/132 below goal

Hi Cindy, Wow! you've just decribed me.... I too have stablized with about 20#s to go before I can even look into PS. And this has been going on for at least 6 months. I have been trying all the suggestions, up my exercise, drink tons of water, watch my eating habits, even lately have been taking Cortislim diet pills, and nothing... Also, it is true, all those old habits are creaping back. I haven't posted lately because I guess I feel like a failure. Although I know that is when I need help the most. I also use to update my profile regularly, but haven't felt like putting any of this down. I try to tell myself to be grateful for the 138# loss, I am off most of my meds, I do feel beter about myself, most of the time, my relationship with my husband of 25 yrs. (this June) has never been beter, and yet, I continue to be in this huge Pitty Party state of mind. Good luck to you, and if you'd like to contact me, we could mabe work through this together. Hilda

Hi Di, Thanks for asking, I am doing great! LBL went much better than I thought it would. I was not in pain like I was with RNY, but very uncomfortable. As long as I took the pain pills it was managed, and as much as I was concerned abt the incision, that did not hurt. But its still not a walk in the park. Its the abdominal muscles that were sore, so I think a TT would have been the same postop for me. The lipo and the "stretching" must help as there was a lot of numbness in the area. However, the worst part is the annoyance of the JP drains! I had 6, with 2 removed each week. I stopped all pain meds after 2 weeks, but still need to take Ambien to help me fall asleep. Now I am 4 wks post op, and start the day almost upright, but by late afternoon I am tilting forward. I am firm and tight, and although still swollen, I have lost 16 lbs! I weigh 134, and do not want to lose any more. My appetite has only recently returned, so I may gain some wt back but thats OK. Although recovery did drag on, and I am tired of leaning forward, I hope I have reached the point where I will soon recover fully. I'm now where I feel it was all worth it! JG 284/134 LBL 2/10/05