LBL over!

greetings all had the lower body lift with inverted T incision down last thursday. had to stay 23 hours at surgical center, then came home with lots of stitches, staples and 4 drains.  they cut 9 lbs of skin off me! even with the binder and the swelling, i can tell there's been an amazing change! i'm feeling good, all is going well. deb

Deb, Good it is all over with. Hopefully you will heal fast !!! Your brave I want it done someday but it sounds hard to me.

thanks pam. so far it hasn't been too bad.

HEY DEB,         SO GLAD ALL WENT WELL... AINT IT AMAZING??? IF YOU WERE LIKE ME... YECK COMING OUT YOU GOTTA SEE A DIFFERENCE... MY STOMACH WAS HANGING WAY SOUTH LOL.... EVEN THOUGH I DIDNT HAVE THE LBL WHO CARES ABOUT THE SCARS???  MAN YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE UNDER ALL THAT SKIN THERES A NORMAL SIZE BODY LOL....KEEP ME POSTED SISTA!! AND TAKE IT EASY... I KNOW YOUR ON YOUR OWN SO DONT TRY TO GO ALL COMMANDO JUST WHEN YA FEEL GOOD... IT CATCHES UP WITH YA REALLY QUICK...  HUGS MARGE

hey marge! scars are totally irrelevant to me! i just want that loose "stuff" off me. so far, it's going well. i got to shower today...it was TOTALLY AMAZING to not have to "lift" any body parts or areas to wash and dry under!  deb

I am soo happy for you.  Pace yourself and don't be shy with the pain meds.  I want to see a picture of you in your New Year outfit.  :)  Loris

thanks loris. congrats on your new wardrobe! deb

(((((((((Deb))))))))) So glad you made it through your LBL without a hitch!  I had my pannicutamy on October 2nd and it took a good month to start to feel up to speed.  I don't really know what is involved in a LBL, but assume it is around the same recovery time.  Sometimes I kinda freak-out when I walk by a mirror..sooooo cool.  It's a happy thing to get used to Hugs and high fives to you! Ginger

thanks ginger. i'm feeling pretty good, although i think i may have been a bit too active yesterday -- and am paying for it today with more swelling than i'd experienced previously. so, i'm basically just sitting around today! deb

Deb: Color me surprised!  I didn't know you had this planned.  Congrats on getting it done, and I'll be ready to hear all the details (gory or not) when you feel up to it. How exactly does an LBL differ from just a TT? Kix