denise drye !

denise, how can you be a out patient, after that kind of surgery? let me know. you can e-mail me at [email protected] . i am thinkin about a tummy tuck. hugs, amanda

Most of the people I know who have had a tummy tuck and implants are outpatient. My implants will take one hour and my tummy will take 4 hours. I will go home with drains in my tummy and go back in 6 days to have them taken out. I am the only patient she will work on that day. My arms and legs are not bothersome at all. I thought I would have to have a breast lift but Dr Bates said that implants will take care of me needing to have it. If you are interested, what I would do is get a list of ps and set up consultations with them. Some charge for consults, some don't. Dr Bates did not. I know two ladies that she did work on and she did a great job. Ask for literature on everything and then make a decision. No, Dr Baker does not know but I am close enough to goal to do something. I will probably tell him at my year appt. Thanks for your e-mail address. I will send you a private e-mail. Have a great week. Denise

you go girl! my stomach with all the extra skin is so ugly and i am still as self consience now as i was 107 lbs. ago. how much does the tummy tuck run, just by itself? i am thinking about it, but kinda scared too. are the going to cut you from side to side or what? my appointment with dr. baker is at 2:15. hugs, amanda

Approx $4000 for each surgery. I will be cut from hip to hip. She is also going to fix the top of my bypass scar so that it will be thinner and flatter. I will be losing the majority of my stretch marks except on my hips. The bottom of my bypass scar will be close to where they connect my top and bottom skin to stitch my incision. I realize that it will be harder than my c-sections and bypass but I am looking forward to the results. I would be lying if I said I wasn't scared but I also can't pass it up. I am ready for the total package to be fixed. Maintaining will be the hardest part. I understand the self conscienouness. I am still having to deal with "good enough" not being good enough. Have a great week, Denise