2 YEARS AGO I HAD THE GASTRIC SLEEVE AND HAVE NOT LOOKED BACK SINCE! I HAVE LOST 180LBS AND HAVE BEEN MAINTAINING AT 146LBS FOR A WHILE NOW. THAT WAS NOT MY INITIAL GOAL WEIGHT BUT I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IF I GOT DOWN TO 130LBS I WOULD BE TOO SKINNY. NEVER IN MY ADULT LIFE HAVE THE WORDS TOO SKINNY BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH ME AND I JUST GET GIDDY WHEN SOMEONE SAYS THAT! I THANK DR B FOR HELPING ME THRU THIS AND I ESPECIALLY THANK MY WONDERFUL HUSBAND AND FAMILY FOR BEING SO SUPPORTIVE! I DONT THINK I WOULD HAVE DONE AS WELL AS I HAVE WITHOUT THEM. NOW MY DAD IS GOING TO HAVE THE BYPASS NEXT MONTH AND I AM SO SUPER EXCITED FOR HIM. KEEP HIM IN YOUR PRAYERS PLEASE!!! AND THANKS TO ALL THE SUPPORT I RECEIVED FROM THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE ON THIS FORUM!!! ANYONE THINKING ABOUT THIS SURGERY IF YOU NEED SOMEONE TO TALK TO JUST HOLLER AND I WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HELP ANY WAY I CAN!

No they did not. I self payed.

I know from talking to the ladies up at Reynolds who work with Reyes & San Miguel  in the WLS department that they have not had many ppl refered for plastics. I know they can refer you out if they think it is warranted. But right now they are talking like there has to be proof there is medical need for any abdominal stuff (TT or Panni) They do not do arms I know that for fact. 

I will also say that I would not go to who they send you to anyways, as I have heard he is a quack.

what an awesome journey this is going to be for the both of you. Randy I hope you know how lucky you are to have amy and amy you know how much randy will need support. I totally look forward  to keeping up with the two of you. I hope you got my message and if you don't  have time I completely understand. I wish Randy all the best of luck and look forward to maybe seeing the both of you at support group sometimes.

Hi..

I dont mind the question at all

It was 13,750 total for the maxi tt, upper arm lift and some lipo in a few areas.
I highly recommend Dr Nuveen and his staff too.

I made 3 consult appointments with 3 different Doc's and he was by far the most caring, professional and didnt just show me pics of his work like the other 2. He actually got out the sharpies and roadmapped what he planned. I was super impressed.

I was concerned that I wouldn't be able to maintain, so I went to see a psychologist (not affiliated with WeightWise) for almost a year before the initial surgerical consult. I also committed myself to six months of serious physical activity before my consult. Since my feet hurt all the time, I took a weekly yoga class and 2x weekly deep water exercise class. Both were great and I highly recommend them. I also tried to eat healthy during that period, but only lost 5-10 pounds.

I don't know anything about a fundoplication, so you'll have to weigh those risks. I do know that it won't get any easier with age (I'm 56) and your health risks will increase. I'm off a lot of my meds and taking lower doses on the remaining ones, but I'm still in the losing stage rather than maintaining. So far, walking is now my main form of exercise, mainly because I'm so happy to be able to do it without pain. My experience with Dr. B is that he clearly states risks. At times, it almost seemed to me that he was trying to talk me out of the surgery (which is good for me because I hate it when someone tries to "sell" me on something). He is very cautious. Ask him what he would recommend if it were his wife or mother.

Randy, good luck whatever you decide.

Lois