Thursday Morning! What's new?
Good morning one and all!
Deb, you sound so happy in your new life, sure hope it continues to be a positive move for you.
Wow, I made it through the first week after plastics! This has been a really rough one, much, much worse than my RNY. I see the doctor today and PLEASE keep your fingers crossed and swing some chickens that I get these damn drains out. His nurse said that it's possible, but none of their bariatric patients who have had TT got drains out before 2 weeks. Of course, I take that as a nice little challenge, not that there is anything I could do to speed things up...lol. I did pretty much stay in my recliner all day, took two naps.
We're supposed to be getting some more winter weather in today. Never as bad here as it will be once it gets to the North Eas****ch out!!!!
Okay, off to see how my Neversink crew is doing. You all have a great day. Special thoughts going out to Candy for her surgery tomorrow!!
Deb, you sound so happy in your new life, sure hope it continues to be a positive move for you.
Wow, I made it through the first week after plastics! This has been a really rough one, much, much worse than my RNY. I see the doctor today and PLEASE keep your fingers crossed and swing some chickens that I get these damn drains out. His nurse said that it's possible, but none of their bariatric patients who have had TT got drains out before 2 weeks. Of course, I take that as a nice little challenge, not that there is anything I could do to speed things up...lol. I did pretty much stay in my recliner all day, took two naps.
We're supposed to be getting some more winter weather in today. Never as bad here as it will be once it gets to the North Eas****ch out!!!!
Okay, off to see how my Neversink crew is doing. You all have a great day. Special thoughts going out to Candy for her surgery tomorrow!!
Susan
Hi Jeannie,
I love Ed Love...lol
Honestly, he comes into the exam room, extends his hand and says "Hi, I'm Ed". He took a long time with me, I was always encouraged to either call or go in if I had questions prior to surgery, and he was very nice with Gary. His staff has been great too, although there is one gal in the office who I'd like to take back to the salon with me and fix her obnoxious hair color!
It's hard to tell right now what the outcome will be because of swelling, but so far everything looks great. It's a little freaky for me to look down and see this flat belly considering I was fat all my life and never, ever had one before. But even swollen, I'm super happy.
Ed has a brother who is also a Plastic Surgeon, could that lady have meant him? Can't tell you his name off the top of my head, but I think his office is in North Little Rock...again, not sure.
He has a website: edwardjlovemd.com if you want to check it out. From what people ( medical types, even a friend to is a cosmetic surgeon) say, his rates are quite reasonable. My TT and arms were $6600, not including the pain pump and the OR fees.
Let me know if you come down this way and we'll have a sweet 'tater!
I love Ed Love...lol
Honestly, he comes into the exam room, extends his hand and says "Hi, I'm Ed". He took a long time with me, I was always encouraged to either call or go in if I had questions prior to surgery, and he was very nice with Gary. His staff has been great too, although there is one gal in the office who I'd like to take back to the salon with me and fix her obnoxious hair color!
It's hard to tell right now what the outcome will be because of swelling, but so far everything looks great. It's a little freaky for me to look down and see this flat belly considering I was fat all my life and never, ever had one before. But even swollen, I'm super happy.
Ed has a brother who is also a Plastic Surgeon, could that lady have meant him? Can't tell you his name off the top of my head, but I think his office is in North Little Rock...again, not sure.
He has a website: edwardjlovemd.com if you want to check it out. From what people ( medical types, even a friend to is a cosmetic surgeon) say, his rates are quite reasonable. My TT and arms were $6600, not including the pain pump and the OR fees.
Let me know if you come down this way and we'll have a sweet 'tater!
Susan
Okay, one more question: the 6000 for the surgery. What was the OR fee and did you spend any time in the hospital? I really think our insurance, once it kicks in, will pay for my upper body because of my ruptured disk that the doctor said is related to the arm and breast flab. I know! I would be happy to just get that part done for now. But, if I can get it all done at once, well, why not?
Here's the breakdown from my paperwork:
abdominoplasty 3850.00
brachioplasty 2500.00
pain pump 250.00
total surgeon's fee 6600.00
Facility Fee 1260.00
Anesthesia fee 897.00
total 2157.00
grand total 8757.00
Surgery time was about 3 hours, about the same amount of time in recovery. No hospital stay.
Now, I don't know how many procedures a doctor will do at one time, so much depends on so many different things. I was originally going to do the TT and breasts, then switched out the arms for breasts.
abdominoplasty 3850.00
brachioplasty 2500.00
pain pump 250.00
total surgeon's fee 6600.00
Facility Fee 1260.00
Anesthesia fee 897.00
total 2157.00
grand total 8757.00
Surgery time was about 3 hours, about the same amount of time in recovery. No hospital stay.
Now, I don't know how many procedures a doctor will do at one time, so much depends on so many different things. I was originally going to do the TT and breasts, then switched out the arms for breasts.
Susan
Good morning Debbie and everyone....
Too much pain to chat much today. This bitter cold weather is causing my Arthritis and Fibromyalgia to flare up something awful. I have been taking Vicodin and Flereril and it just isn't lasting long enough. I can't remember it ever hurt for this long at a time. I am sure all the stress I am going through isn't helping it either.
Wishing you all a great day.....prayers for so many in need...special ones for Susan, Bev, Monica, Margo and Grammylew....more too but my list isn't near by.
Love and hugs for all....connie d
Too much pain to chat much today. This bitter cold weather is causing my Arthritis and Fibromyalgia to flare up something awful. I have been taking Vicodin and Flereril and it just isn't lasting long enough. I can't remember it ever hurt for this long at a time. I am sure all the stress I am going through isn't helping it either.
Wishing you all a great day.....prayers for so many in need...special ones for Susan, Bev, Monica, Margo and Grammylew....more too but my list isn't near by.
Love and hugs for all....connie d
Hi Debbie and my OFF family:
The damp weather here is making my arthritis and fibro flare, too (Connie, I do understand). No rain yet today but it has been gloomy the past few days, although now the sun is coming out. I am on furlough today ... off without pay ... and have an appointment with a new chiropractor today, hoping to get some relief somehow. Now that I have an FSA account I can use ...
So I need to get off my butt and get in the shower. I'll check back later since I'm off I can play on the computer. I'm thinking of going to see "The King's Speech" today. Have a good day.
The damp weather here is making my arthritis and fibro flare, too (Connie, I do understand). No rain yet today but it has been gloomy the past few days, although now the sun is coming out. I am on furlough today ... off without pay ... and have an appointment with a new chiropractor today, hoping to get some relief somehow. Now that I have an FSA account I can use ...
So I need to get off my butt and get in the shower. I'll check back later since I'm off I can play on the computer. I'm thinking of going to see "The King's Speech" today. Have a good day.
Im on cloud nin today Carl baught me a new car yesterday. I traded in my 2010 Honda fit and got me a red 2011 Honda Fit. It has cruise control a mp3 player and a better transmission. So we traded in my 2010 for an even trade so Im back to 72 more months of payments!!!!!!
I am going to be traveling again to Denver on Sunday. It seems I have a hernia and Im going to see Dr Tillquist to see when he will fix it. So I have another trip to Denver in the future to have it fixed!!!!!
Work has been kicking my but I have work already 44 hours and I ahve another 30 to work this week before I leave!!!!!
When I am in Denver I am meeting up with Joan Mcdouough for lunch on Monday.
Hope all is well.
Carla
I am going to be traveling again to Denver on Sunday. It seems I have a hernia and Im going to see Dr Tillquist to see when he will fix it. So I have another trip to Denver in the future to have it fixed!!!!!
Work has been kicking my but I have work already 44 hours and I ahve another 30 to work this week before I leave!!!!!
When I am in Denver I am meeting up with Joan Mcdouough for lunch on Monday.
Hope all is well.
Carla
Hi Debbie G. and all my OFF friends,
My BFF Linda is coming to bring me lunch today . . . some of her homemade clam chowder, yummmm.
We are being told to expect 5 more inches of snow between tonight and tomorrow. I'm hoping that won't derail my oncologist appt. for the results of the CT scan.
I've not been making good food choices lately. I need to get back on track with that. And I'm doing no exercising. I've been meaning to order an exercise dvd recommended by my nutritionist at the cancer center. I need to get on that today. I haven't gained any weight but I can feel the difference. Before WLS surgery, I was overweight but I also felt awful. It's not so funny that as soon as you start eating stupid you feel that same kind of unhealthiness. I don't want to go there again.
Hugs to all having surgery and recuperating.
Bev
My BFF Linda is coming to bring me lunch today . . . some of her homemade clam chowder, yummmm.
We are being told to expect 5 more inches of snow between tonight and tomorrow. I'm hoping that won't derail my oncologist appt. for the results of the CT scan.
I've not been making good food choices lately. I need to get back on track with that. And I'm doing no exercising. I've been meaning to order an exercise dvd recommended by my nutritionist at the cancer center. I need to get on that today. I haven't gained any weight but I can feel the difference. Before WLS surgery, I was overweight but I also felt awful. It's not so funny that as soon as you start eating stupid you feel that same kind of unhealthiness. I don't want to go there again.
Hugs to all having surgery and recuperating.
Bev
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