Help I'm deflating!

Lady2This
on 12/4/15 7:03 pm - NC

What is a medication frontage? The scarey part about this surgery is the hidden things you don't know. 

hollykim
on 12/5/15 12:54 pm - Nashville, TN
Revision on 03/18/15

sorry that should have read " medication from your surgeon". If the Prilosec isn't stopping the burning, you need something to coat your stomach as well. 

 


          

 

Lady2This
on 12/4/15 7:07 pm - NC

Is it to late to fix the issue?

hollykim
on 12/5/15 12:59 pm, edited 12/5/15 4:57 am - Nashville, TN
Revision on 03/18/15

no, not too late, depending on how long you haven't been eating. One you get your stomach coated so food/ drink won't hurt, then you need to eat plenty of dense protein, like meat and chicken. AS well, Have you had labs done recently? I would do that 

 


          

 

Valerie G.
on 12/7/15 7:43 am - Northwest Mountains, GA

You haven't mentioned how much weight you've lost, but yeah, that deflated balloon look is quite normal for most of us underneath our clothes, unless you had plastic surgery.  Add to that you're in your 40's, and I can tell you it won't get much better.  The good news is that as you age, the other 40-something's are also sagging that were never overweight, too.  There is no exercise or magical cream for this.  It's just what's left after years and years of filling in with fat.

Now, if you're not feeding your body what it needs along the lines of protein and vitamins, loose skin will soon be the least of your worries.  Everyone will notice the thinning hair and lost teeth faster than some loose skin.

Valerie
DS 2005

There is room on this earth for all of God's creatures..
next to the mashed potatoes

gram247
on 12/9/15 6:13 pm

been there, done that! It scared me a lot. I actually felt that unless I got rid of the flabby, saggy skin, it would always be there to re-inflate with fat. When my butt began to droop on the back of my thighs, and my belly sag almost to my knees, I was so grossed out! 

my solution was plastic surgery. It made a tremendous difference in my attitude & appearance. 

It  may not be for you, but you might consider it as you lose more weight.

Good luck.

 

Lady2This
on 12/10/15 1:55 am - NC

I want plastic surgery just can't afford it right now. Do you have any idea how much it cost? I'm not to concerned about my breast as I am with my butt and stomach and my thighs butt my butt and stomach for sure.

gram247
on 12/10/15 5:58 am

I had mine done in Huntersville, NC by a wonderful surgeon. I highly recommend him. If you want more info, I cansend you a private message.

i too was concerned with my butt and thighs. And went from a size 32 before VSG to an 18- 20. Then down to a 10-12 now after plastic surgery. 

I lost about 200 pounds,

it was well worth it , just for my mental health. 

Lady2This
on 12/10/15 9:20 am - NC

Yes please do!! I had RNY November 2010. I was 321 I lost about 170. I lost more due to having an ulcer at one point but I stay between 165-170.

Laura in Texas
on 12/10/15 2:26 pm

You should look into residency plastic surgery programs. They are usually about half the cost.

Laura in Texas

53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)

RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis

brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco

"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."

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