Hi there im having a panectomy also on the 30th of march the day before you. I was suppose to be done the 24th of this month but ended up being post phoned for a few days. Well good luck to you and talk at you afterwards

It scares me sometimes at the amount that I can eat, and I feel that I eat to much sometimes. I found out on Thanksgiving this year that it was easy to put the weight back on. I gained 8 pounds then because of eating to much sugar free homeade deserts that I was making for everyone else. I have lost that plus more but can't help to think that it has kept me from reaching the actual goal that I wanted. I don't have any hunger at all anymore so I have really began to watch my food intake. The advice in another post is good. Watch your carb intake. Just because you can hold more may not be good to eat more. also there has been a fear for me that I might have stretched the opening of the pouch that goes into the small intestine, this will allow us to eat more.. I can eat a large salad from McDonalds and there are a lot of things that I can eat more of then I think I should. I have realized that I have to stay committed to watching what I put in my mouth. I try to maintain about 900-1200 calories daily and no more, and if I see that I haven't lost anymore weight or I am gaining then I cut back. Starving won't help I went on 500 calories and less for three weeks, and did not lose a pound. Since most of us are at 17 month post op our weight loss has incredibly slowed down. Don't get discouraged, don't give up, You can do it, and don't worry about how fast or slow that you lose, I have found for myself that I can become pretty obsessive with weighing myself, and then getting upset because the scales don't say what I want them to.

Hi everyone the same is goin for me also i can eat alot more and im always hungry im sooo scared. soo whats alot for you all as to how much are you all eating 1cup or more of food??

I'm scheduled for a tummy tuck and arm lift on May 3rd. I'll let you know how the pain goes. My insurance is paying for the tummy tuck and I'm paying for the arm lift. I had lots of documentation of rashes and skin breakdown from two pcps. I was approved in less than 24 hours.

I'm thinking about it ... do you STILL have to have a medical issue for them to even cover it, with the insurance? (like rashes, etc., due to the excess skin?) Susan