Most docs say the best results are to be had at your lowest stable weight. It's a waste of money to do it midway because you will need to have it all redone. Most insurance does not cover plastics. Some people have been able to get it covered if they could prove the skin kept them from being able to move or was constantly irritated or infected.

Tanya, thanks for posting this....this morning I have been experiencing the exact same issuse over the weekend since I have not consumed my normal 100 oz's of water, even when I do 60 oz I'm good..no real volume of water over the weekend. I am also working on getting this weight off me. Come June it would be 9 years since my sugary and I need to get 20 pounds off me. So I have been limiting my carbs.

Plus it does not help,me taking iron pills.

Also, I add the Hawaiian punch to my drinks to give it some taste...its hard just drinking water, or you can add lemon.

By the way, how is your weight loss journey been ? Have you lost weight? How long have you been on this weight loss journey?

Even though your magnesium was low, we're you taking magnesium? How are your Iron levels. The reason I would get diarrhea is because it was something in my diet....I definitely had to stop the sugar, especially pure sugar. Do you drink pure soda, pure milk, coffee with sugar...chocolate gives me the runs

Do you regret it? no

Is there anything you wish you would have done differently in the process or recovery period? no

How was the recovery for you personally? easy

Advice, if i were to go through with this? What's something(s) you wish someone had told you beforehand? I wish I had looked for a sugeon that performed the Hess method

Hi Jackie, I have the same issue intermittently. I've stopped going to the dr for it bc all they do is tell me to take immodium (sp). So now I just try to be very careful of what I eat. My stomach is always boiling and I have a real problem with gas no matter what or even if I eat or not.