thinking of plastics yet?

hello all, i'll be 13 weeks out this thursday and am already fustrated with the extra skin im getting. to date ive lost 56 lbs(kinda had a 2 week platue but loosing .5 a day now). dont get me wrong, i love being able to cross my legs w.o effort, or put my purse on the chair w/ me, or dont mind the seatbelt & my niece loves that i have a lap! all those little tiny things feel good. but when the waist of my jeans are gapping but i still need a 16 cause of the extra skin in my stomach or i still need a xl shirt cause the arms are to tight from the exces skin...........uggggggggggggggg! and trust me i wont even get into my boobs! i have a angel tat on my left breats and let me tellyou, i think she grew about 2 inches taller soooooo.....anybody think of plastics yet? im scared insurance wont cover any of it and then it will take me forever. any suggestions? how have you guys been coping w/ it? i feel so good right now i dont want to let this get me down xoxoxoxoxoxox Diedre

I am! I'm down 61lbs, only have about 30 more to go. I didnt have a big chest to begin with, so I'm not having any sagging issues there, but my belly is hanging WAY more than I'm happy with. My undies cover it pretty well, but after 3 pregnancies and a c section, I think my muscle tone in my abs (didnt even realize there are abs under there till lately!!) is long gone. I guess whenever I start doing situps it may help, but I honestly dont think it'll be enough. I dont see my surgeon until April, and I'm moving out of this area in 3 weeks, so I think I'm going to call him and see what he does for referrals. Thankfully, I have great insurance that I'm pretty sure will pay for it, they have for other ladies I know with the same insurance. Guess I should start looking into this! Rebecca

HEY MS REBECCA ... DO YOU KNOW UNDER WHAT CIR****TANCES TRI CARE PRIME PAYS FOR PLASTICS? I HEARD THAT YOU HAD TO HAVE A HERNIA, REPEATED RASHES &/OR A VERY BIG TUMMY "SKIRT" OF SKIN ... HAVE YOU HEARD OF THEM PAYING FOR BREAST LIFTS? GOD BLESS DAWN & NICK

I have heard that most insuranses will cover the stomach tummy tuck. but none of the others, arms, busts etc are usually out of pocket. I wish I needed to worry about that. I have 90 lb to go. Deb 392/308/225

I've been thinking about it lately. My ins co just picked up a new surgeon who is supposed to be good. I know I'm going to need a tt, breast lift (they're looking pretty scary resting on my stomach lol) and now it looks like an arm lift will be in order. It looks like my ins will cover at least the tt. I have about 128 pounds to go before I get there though. Carol