plastics and hernia repair...

 ok so..... i went for my consultation for panni removal and hernia repair... the doc did some digging in my medical records an come to find out my highest recorded weight was.............................. 510          and im down 220  lbs total... hows that for a fricken awesome find....anyhow... hes an amazing surgeon i have seen his seminars... im so excited... just waiting on approval from insurance.. but it said its near 99% approved.. but didnt want to give me a guarentee... and i will have a copay of around $3200 due in full 2 weeks pre-surgery... but omg it will be so worth it... he said he will be removing at least 25 lbs of excess skin from my tummy i just wanted to share with u all...  it will be a double surgery with 2 surgeons.. one to repair my hernia an then the plastics... hes gona do a corset procedure...  where they make an incision just under the breast area then straight down... where i already have a scare from my open RNY and then from hip to hip so a capital I    im not so concerned about the scar... i am concerned i could lose my belly button tho that has me a lil rattled... but i know it can happen an have known a few that it has happend to an they dont miss it at all...

heres my surgeons website... and a patients b4 and after simular to mine.. or i mean what mine should be... u know what i meant... the doc said very simular body share etc... well its 1am im off to bed.. check the link i think its an amazing transformation... 

corsettrunkplasty.com/Patient__4.html

You give me hope! Keep us posted.

 you inspire me as well... so keep on keeping on... we can win this battle...  an im on here more then i post.. im always lurking about reading everyones... posts.... am tryin to post more often... 

Wow!  transforming.  I am without a belly button after hernia surgery a couple of years ago.  It's no big deal.

 thats what i have been told its not such a big deal.. thing is tho all my life i have been sorta facinated by belly buttons.. an always wanted that fit body where i could show mine off... i know never gona happen but now losing it.... sighs.. thats a whole nother.. idea... im one of those girls if i had the body i would have a piercing an tattoo around it etc... but never had the body for that mind set... u give me hope that i can deal with the loss if need be... u an a few others i have chatted with.. who lost theirs... thank u...

Good Luck. I go in on tuesday for panni removal, but lift and and anchor cut on my upper tummy. My copay was $4700. which I put on a credit card. I want this too.

I wish you success. Oh and how did you loose so much so fast. I weighed 468 when I started and am down to 201 today. I had surgery 10/1/2007 with many stalls. Wow you have done awesome. Good for you!!!!


Tommi

 hope ur panni removal went well an u are healing fast with minimal pain.. as far as how i did it so fast... it doesnt seem fast to me... i been working hard on this for the last 2 almost 3 yrs... had my surgery 2/23/09 ive just been very strict with my self until recently.... ive been off track somewhat since my husbad had his heart atttack but im more focused then ever once again.. an now that i have him settled in to his new routine im bk to working on me again... as it should be.. i vlived on mostly cottage cheese fruit turkey chicken cheese boring yes... bu****ching the inches an pounds melt away makes it well worth it... 

I just got approved for a breast reduction which is scheduled for June 10th.  I can't even tell you the cup size but I got like H or I from Roamans and am now down to a DDD or G and want to get down to a D.  That is in case I lose these last 40 pounds and I don't want to look deflated. 

My plastic surgeon told me that I would have no problem but I had no idea that it would be approved as quick as it was.  I went for the consult on April 21st, they finished submitting on line at 2:45 p.m. CST on 4/26 and I got a phone call at 8:00 a.m. CST on 4/27 from my insurance company that I was approved.  I promptly scheduled the surgery and am getting my ducks in a row for short term disability at work. 

I still have my gallbladder and a panni that makes me about a size or two bigger in pants but I refuse to wear Spanx with shorts or capris in the summer.  I'm hoping that maybe I can get the two together at some point. 

You are doing so well Peggy--how is your husband doing?  I hope he is doing better and he can help you out once again.  That is what it is about.

Sylvia

 

 wow hii sylvie... i  hope an pray all goes well with ur reduction.. i so need a lift an more... i went from 50DDD to a 38D folded into a bra.....an deflating... as we speak... lol my hubby is doing well..... he has some complications but we are working through them... a leaky vaulve  and some water retention. they have diagnosed him with CHF congestive heart failure..  which means he will have to monitor his sodium intake an take lasix an weigh himself daily for life... but with all that going on we are managing.. for the most part..... thank u for asking... hugs 

This is such a sensitive subject for me. I admire you for doing it!!! I am simply scared of the thought. I have heard how long the surgery can last, & I was thinking I would need the
anchor cut", because I was a heavyweight, & I question whether it is worth it for me. I will see once I get to goal. But I am SO excited for you!!!! I **WISH*** all our skin would just spring back!!! Hope to see pics!!!