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i hate all the extra shin allready .i cant belive i got so much so fast .i know i loss so much weight so fast did not help wit the shin thing but they say it would take sometime to loss well they was wroung im down 140 lbs in 20 weeks they say it it take a year for that well it did not now i have alot of shin does anyone have this and what did you do about it they say i need to wait atleast 12 to 18 months to do a surgery again i want to do it now oh well just looking for some help on this issue thanks frank
hi frank
i tell my husband he looks like a cow in the field the way his skin hangs down -- he knows he has to wait until his 1 year appt with the surgeon before he can be released to have plastic surgery -- start going to your PCP now to complain about the skin -- complain about rashes -- start to get your documentation ready to make sure that it is medically necessary to have insurance pay for the removal of the skin -- take this opportunity to get the ball rolling so that you can start plastics at a year out -- in the mean time -- stuff all that skin into your new jeans and buy some compression clothing -- they have compression clothing at walmart in the men's department -- it just holds all the skin in place -- the best of luck to you 
Roberta
Roberta 
Frank;
I have a long way to go before I am ready for plastics but my surgeon was willing to discuss a pannelectomy when I was at a certain weight, far from my goal. The idea was to enable me to walk better. I opted not to go for it as I had a panni 4 years ago and my pannus has shrunk.
If you are paying out of pocket talk to your surgeon. If your insurance will pay then the surgeon will probably have to start documenting medical reasons for the PS
Good luck.
Jeanne
Frank~
WOW! Do you realize you have lost 7.4 pounds per week since your surgery! That is over a pound a day since your surgery! Way to go
The loose skin, it's a drag, we all have it. I do what Christine says, buy those tight jeans and shove all that skin in them! I'd rather wear a size 10 stuffed with loose skin, than the size 24's I used to wear. I don't think I will do the plastic surgery, so I can't give much advice there. Good luck whatever you decide to do.
Michelle Brennan
The loose skin, it's a drag, we all have it. I do what Christine says, buy those tight jeans and shove all that skin in them! I'd rather wear a size 10 stuffed with loose skin, than the size 24's I used to wear. I don't think I will do the plastic surgery, so I can't give much advice there. Good luck whatever you decide to do.
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