panniculectomy

Well, here it is the middle of June... I haven't been blogging much as you can see and really haven't utilized this website much... I am now out on shortterrm disablility due to back, I stay in horrible pain, my sciatic nerve is pinched between the two ruptured discs... aughhhhhhh so no exercise, I am walking with a cane if you can call it walking... 

On the bright side, I will be going in Monday to have my tummy tuck! I'm scared to death, please pray for me.  This is in an effort to take pressure off that sciatic nerve.  They think they will be removng 15 pounds or so... Wow... I can't wait to see the changes once I heal.. I have contininued to maintain my weight loss thank you JESUS, it's gone up and down 6 pounds due to steroids both oral and three epidural treatments on my back that didn't due a thing except cost me 1,000.00..    I stay on pain meds, I so hope this surgery releives the pressure and I can get back to my life... I see a neurosurgeon on July 3, I pray I don't have to have back surgery.  If they actually remove 15 pounds tht will put me right at 150 pounds or so, which is my ultimate dream weight.  I'm about 167 or so right now.   It goes up and down 6 pounds to 174 so ....   not bad since I tarted at 338 pounds when I went in for surgery.  I wear a 10 /12 now and have since the fall.  I was really getting out of the twelves and strictly in 10's until February when all the steroids started and I had to quit working out.. so I can wear some 10's but 12's are most comfortable at this point.

Maybe I'll get in an 8? after my tummy tuck?  I hope so..  I haven't seen that size since high school...  I battle depression, and miss my mom..  Please Please keep me in your prayers that my surgery is complication free and I have a speedy recovery.

I'll update once I'm feeling good enough to get online next week after surgery.

I am confused....a pannilectomy is for the removal of excess skin, whereas a tummy tuck also tightens the tummy muscles and possibly pull down the upper tummy skin so that you are much smoother.  Have you visted the plastic surgery forum, you might find some answers to questions that you didnt know that you had.  May 2007, I had a lower body lift and pics are on my profile, should you want to see...a lower body lift (LBL) is a tummy tuck, butt lift, outer thigh lift, mons lift, and reposition the belly button...  If you look at the Plastic Surgery forum, you will find a posting by DrL on page 5, to see pics of a pannilectomy and tummy tucks... Norma

Hi, I'm new to the Georgia forum.  I mostly hang out in the VSG one.  Hope your TT went well!  If my experience is typical, you will be in horrific pain for a day or two (sorry!), and then will feel gradually better over the course of a couple of months.  I had mine five years ago, after I had lost 70 pounds and thought I was "cured" from my obesity, oh HAHAHAHA, I crack myself up.  It and my breast reduction, done at the same time, were the best thing I've ever done for myself.  Now I'm on for VSG on August 7.  My advice is just about the same I've heard for WLS --- walk walk walk, sip sip sip, and rest a little.  Feel better soon!  --Dorothy in Avondale Estates