MY DECISION!!!!!!

Hello Everyone. Jan I sent you an offline message dont know if you got it or not... I talked to  my family over the last couple of days, about my thoughts. I have decided to wait for my Tummy Tuck. Springfield Missouri is very far from where I live. That means I would have to travel two or three more times before surgery. I cannot handle that on my budget.  1. I have no rashes. Never did..2. I don't have much access skin on my tummy... I havent really did any excerises to tighten some of it in . Although it all wont snap back, still I need to start my weight lifting and excerises now...3. I have NO skin what so ever under my arms.  The only thing that hurts me sometimes is my back from the excess skin and my sides by my ribs but I learned that when I do excerise and work on my posture it doesnt hurt all the time like it had been...I have reached my goal that was set by my PCP and what Dr H told me I should be down to by this time..So that is good...... The important thing I want to do right now is have my neck reconstruction surgery from where I had my trach tube.....The scar is very big and it bothers me...I cover it with tape most of the time....The stoma is still very little and blows out air sometimes..so this needs to be shut by surgery....Also he said he would fix it and make it look alittle better.. Also he wants to fix the inside of my nose from scar tissue so he will also make my nose littler....I really need this done before the Tummy tuck..by then I will be down more because Iam losing still....Iam almost ready to go past the 200lb mark..which thrills me so.....I need your prayers so I can get this done soon.... Iam sorry I wont be able to come see you all during the meeting.....I planned on it but I dont see how I can do it at this time....I hope one of these days I can get past my budget and be able to travel more so....This is my goal to go back to school so I can make a better living....Ive been on disability for so long. I need a change...Jesus gave me back my life and I want to use it....God Bless Craig Lee

Craig - it sounds as though you're making the best and wisest choices for you.  That's awesome!  Congrats on your weight loss. 

hey that is ok about your decision I completly understand. Just disappointed that you wont be down here Monday so you can meet everyone. But the rest of everything is ok. You have to do what is best for you and the other is more important i would think too.   You know that sometime in the future you are going to have to stop losing weight and start adding some foods to your diet to keep from going lower dont you? lol You dont want to get too skinny, what we could pull off at 15 and look good.  Jan

Craig I'm so sorry I won't get to see you again  on Monday, but I understand that you need to  watch  your budget and get other surgeries  taken care of first.

I wish I was still losing but I have plateaued! Take care of yourself and I pray all your prayers  are answered Brenda