Thank you

I just wanted to thank all you guys *****sponded about my discussion with my surgeon the other day. You guys are so great and isn't it amazing what friendship can develop through this amazing form of communication! I have great friends and family, but no one would understand the "skin" thing like you guys do. At first I thought that other than tummy tuck I wouldn't want to have more "elective" surgery. I never did this to try to look like a Barbie doll, but I have to say as my weight is dropping even more, I am not thrilled with what I see. In fact, it is bad. I knew the stomach and thighs would be bad, but the bat wings are kind of a shock! So I think I'm going to go ahead with the plastics (several months from now at the soonest.) The question becomes what I think it was Karen Essa and I were discussing recently on this board... should I use my gastric bypass surgeon for the plastics (he says he's done a ton of 'em and showed me his photo album) or do I go to a plastic surgeon? My husband asked how the pictures looked in the album... well of course they look great! Would you put your pictures of your crappy tummy tucks in the album???? I think my doc is smarter than that! As far as my thyroid goes, I'm going to follow up with my pcp and not worry too much about it. This type of thing sort of runs in my family and none of the others have been cancerous, so while of course I will follow up with it, I'm not going to make myself crazy. Anyways, I just wanted to tell you guys that you are the best! My hubby is out of town for work and it just did my heart good to come home and check the site and see all of the encouragement you guys sent my way. Love ya all! ~Sue