Well I went to my appt. I weigh 244 according to the surgons scales. We talked about plastic surgery and he said it's been over 2 yrs and I have lost a great amount of weight and I could start checking into it whenever I was ready. Told him about not being able to even keep soup down somedays. and he checked my tummy where the pains and discomfort has been and said I have 2 hernias and to check with the plastic surgon on the way out to see about getting a conceltation set up (for Panni removal they have offices on the same floor ) so they can do it all at the same time...soon. When I told the PS office that the WLS doctor wanted me in for hernia repair and Panni removal all at once they set my conceltation for Dec 3rd . He gave me scripts for some meds, bloodwork and I have to have an upper GI with follow to make sure things are getting through ok. Well thats my update Shel Ps Ali is 11 weeks and doing very well , she says Ma, calls daddy Gee , she sleeps through the night now 12-6 or 7 , she is finally in a size 1 diaper as long as they run small and she is now in newborn and some small 0-3 month cloths.

Can someone give me ideas on something I can do besides eating while stressing about my mom I can't see to care anymore and I just eat because it makes me feel better. I don't want to lose her and so I just say to hell with my weight it don't matter and then I get frustrated with myself. I just don't know what to do anymore!! I have gained 10 lbs and I don't want to go back to the old ways but this is how I always dealt with my problems!! Excercising doesn't help any it makes it worse cuz then I just eat more and more!

Congradulations on successful surgery. I have had a Breast lift and tummy tuck and am scheduled for lower body lift and thighs Dec 7. I am hopinghti is the END of surgery for me. Take care of yourself.

Wow, Emily...you sure did have a lot done! Why did you have to have revisions?? I don't think I ever heard of a LL cup size! WOW...What will you be now? Rest and heal...it's important! paula

Hi Michelle, I'm so sorry about your Mom. Has she been having yearly MRI's and bone scans since her breast cancer? What took them so long to find a metastasis in such a late stage? In late, I'm sorry to say, that at stage four, there really isn't much they can do excpet to keep her on almost constant chemo and/or radiation to kill the cancer and keep it at bay. There won't be a cure at this point. Especially since it's spread to her liver and bones and head. It's mostly comfort measure from here on. I had a friend that had breast cancer and had a metastasis and kept it at bay for over 7 years, but was on almost constant chemo and it was a gruelling way of life. She just wanted to see her grandkids grow up a bit before she went. It was very costly and she was sick, a lot. But, her spread was only to the belly and bones at that point. She knew when it was time to stop and let God that over Try to have your mom keep a postitive attitude and she may live a lot longer with a good outlook. You're going to hit roadblocks because the medical profession really doesn't have much to say at this point. They also may be covering their tracks if they've missed something in the past years that caused this spread to be so far along. Especially if she's had her proper testing every year. Order copies of all of her records form all of the doctors and hosptials involved...for safe keeping in case you choose to seek the advise of a lawyer. Google her cancer and stage and where it's spread and I'm sure you'll find a lot of different forums. But, like I said (and I'm sorry to be so grim), once cancer has spread like this, there isn't much. I'm sorry that you have to be so far away from her. But, if you can get some more time off, I'd go and be with your mom now. It's important. My first husband died after a three year fight with colon cancer and when we found it, (he was 27) it was already in stage 3. They took out the tumor (which was the size of a plum), that means it had been growing from a tiny polyp to a tumor for over 10 years and he begged three or more doctors to scope him when it would have been a polyp cause his dad had just died from colon cancer and shrugged him off and told him it was "an old man's disease". Little did they know. Now, with more knowledge, they give you a colonscopy and snip out the little polyps and it prevents the cancer from even starting. He was just 32 when he died. I was a widow at 30. I know what a nasty thing cancer is, believe me. And I know the heartache losing someone we love is. I'll pray for your mom and for you and for the doctors, that they are given the knowledge to treat your mom with care and concern. Keep us posted. Paula