Hey Rose

well it's 2 days after your surgery.. too early to tell if you're "happy" or not! i had a full abdominalplasty as well as a mons lift and LOVE LOVE LOVE it.. i was 2 years out and "finished" with my weight loss (are you ever finished) but was down to a very happy weight for me!

i had an amazing surgeon, Michael Kreidstein out of Scarborough and I now have an awesome smiley face from one end of my hips to the other.. doesn't bother me tho. I have a numbness in the groin area, but the doc told me i would.. no biggie. i also got a new belly button much to my surprise! i think that's just for asthetic reasons.. cuz what does a belly button really do.. think it would look weird without one. i was a lucky one i guess, i only took 2 weeks off work but i do have a desk job, no one even knew i had had surgery... i could still walk etc. and .. i left the hospital with a script for oxycotin and tylenol 3's; filled them but never needed them.. but we are all different!

with lovely covid i put on some weight, yep, not gonna lie and it landed in / on my midriff so i have a bit of a muffin top which i had asked the doc about and he just smiled! if that's what i have to put up with so be it.. but i'm back at the gym and back on track so i'm sure in time that will dissolve too!

i wore a binder for 6 weeks after surgery.. that was my choice tho, after 2 weeks the doc said i didn't have to wear it but i felt more comfortable and all tucked in. paranoid maybe?? but didn't hurt either!

the doc had also suggested a cream for the scar so it wouldn't appear thick... but i didn't bother with that. and .. the scar didn't seem to "thicken up".

i would never had believed what could be done if i hadn't had it done myself.. amazing work!!

good luck to you!!

Hey

Thank you for your reply.

I can't blame the doctor. The MAN that reviewed my application just simply denied it.

I met all the criteria!

My letter was extraordinary & I presented a compelling story. Supported with letter from the weight management centre & my GP.

Thank God he said yes! He just happened to be the head of the department.

I envisioned him working from home sitting in his boxers and a T-shirt reviewing my appeal letter.

perhaps Covid softened him a bit. Not sure but I'm relieved.

Thanks again

I had abdominoplasty 4 years after my RNY, which in April will be 18 yrs. I'd lost 228 lbs, having started out at 384lbs, down to 156lbs. It was an amazing transformation!!! A year later I had excess skin removed from upper arms and thighs. Another amazing transformation. I am a completely new person! I also advise WEAR THE BINDER 24/7. I still will wear the binder sometimes to this day if I feel my 'hourglass' shape is needing a little defining. I also will wear it to support my back as I have chronic back pain (among other issues). You'll have drains after the surgery. They are more a nuisance than anything. I was, however, able to hide them in my jeans pockets. Yes indeed I was able to wear jeans, size 6!

All that said, I have regained about 50lbs. In Feb 2009 I broke my leg, then 4 months later I broke my foot. (I was in police training.) So I was on crutches all that year and put back on some weight. I'm wearing my binder a bit more just to hold my shape.

Good luck!

these are terrible indicators and I hope you get well as soon as possible

Hello

Thanks for replying!

Removal of excess inner thigh is on my bucket list.

WI**** was covered by OHIP.

I don't understand why it's so hard to fight for surgery.. they would cover a sex change operation but not reward a person that was formally obese with the removal of excess skin.

Frustrating