hi

hi my name is dana

i not very good at computers and dont know if this is going to get seen.  i had my surgery in may 22 06.  i went to my yearly check up with br. baker and i had lost 174lbs,  i had weighed before the surgery 336lbs.  still losing hoping to have surgery to take off some lose skin i have around my stomache and arms.   would love to chat with others that share stories that i can relate to.

WOW Dana! That's an AMAZING weight loss! What type of surgery did you have! I am interested about having some excess skin removed. I am sure that by the time I have lost the weight I want to lose, I will need some! Please continue to update and let us know how everything goes! Thanks!   Karen

First of all,  Girl you look WONDERFUL!!  Congratulations!  You inspire me.  I just had my band March 31 08 so still  new to this.  I wish you lots of success with your tuck. You will have to let us know how it goes and of any deals. My friend priced a tummy tuck and the doc she talked to said  for 6,000 he could do boobs and tummy WOOHOO sign me up lol. But i do want to wait till i have lost like you and leveled off.  Best wishes and come back everyday!! we would love to chat with ya.

Ann

Hi Dana, welcome to the board.  What an amazing success story you are!  Congratulations, you should be proud of yourself.  I just recently reached my personal goal and I had surgery January 19, 2007.  Fortunately, I don't have a lot of excess skin issues.  In fact, the skin on my stomach is starting to firm up quite a bit...I'm trying to firm up the muscles to fill it out a little bit...and the skin on my thighs is starting to firm up a little too.  My arms are ok, if I can build some more muscle to fill it out they'll look great but I've had to slow down and weight training due to some back issues. Did you have RNY or lap band?  Hope to hear more from you!

Dana,
WOW! you have alot to be proud of! You look amazing! I can't help you with the plastics stuff but I just wanted to say hello.
Please stay with us a while and Susan will be beack next week. She has researched SEVERAL of the Docs and different kinds of surgery. She will be able to answer quite a few of your questions. I am in my late 40's and don't have much saggy skin so I am not going to have any PS. Dr. Gibbs told me that I probably would not need any, guess I am one of the lucky ones! (Thank You Lord!).
Huggs,
Rhonda T