On a plane

NYMom222
on 12/19/15 8:05 am
RNY on 07/23/14

It is really weird to be able to post while flying. As I write this the girl sitting next to me is eating chocolate cake and gingerale for breakfast. Fitting in a seat and not worrying if someone is sitting next to you doesnt seem to get old.

As I had posted when I flew last October I once again got a pat down because of my excess skin. It was one of those scanners where you have to stand like you are doing a jumping jack. I looked at the screen and you can see the areas that come up suspicious are my lower abdomen and arm into my armpits. Hope I can work out getting this skin removed. When she finished patting me down the girl looked at the guy by the machine and just shrugged her shoulders and sent me on my way.

 

Cynthia 5'11" RNY 7/23/2014

Goal reached 17 months. 220lb Weight Loss
Plastic Surgery Dr. Joseph Michaels - LBL and Hernia Repair 2/29/16, Arm Lift, BL, 5/2/16, Leg Lift 7/25/16

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Shel25
on 12/19/15 8:18 am

I have the same problem at the airport.  It is SO OBVIOUS to me when I look at what they are looking at. 

I'm thinking that our excess skin is a national security concern and therefore the TSA should pay for its removal ;) 

HW:361 SW:304 (VSG 12/04/2014)Mo 1:-32  Mo 2:-13.5  Mo 3: -13.5  Mo 4 -9.5  Mo 5: -15  Mo 6: -15  Mo 7: -13.5  Mo 8: -17  Mo 9: -13  Mo 10: -12.5  11/3/2015 Healthy BMI Reached Mo 11: -9  Mo 12: -8    12/27/2015 Goal Weight Reached!

peachpie
on 12/19/15 8:38 am - Philadelphia, PA
RNY on 04/28/15

Breakfast of champions!

I don't fly often so when I do I certainly do marvel at the things that always draw my attention. ( and they are always weight related)

 

5'6.5" High weight:337 Lowest weight:193/31 BMI: Goal: 195-205/31-32 BMI

Laura in Texas
on 12/19/15 10:22 am

I don't think there is any rhyme or reason as to why things show up on those scans. Most of my excess skin has been removed yet I always show yellow patches after going through security. It always varies. Last time it was my knee. I am used to it by now.

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."

(deactivated member)
on 12/20/15 1:55 pm
RNY on 05/04/15

I had the same thing happen at the airport this morning. My whole lower abdomen lit up like a Christmas tree. Nothing lit up on my husband though, and he's got a good bit of excess skin too.

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