Posted updated post-op pics

ANEWMii
on 4/11/10 1:57 pm - Phoenix, AZ

I just got done posting my post-op pictures updated through today. I hate this swelling! I wish I could see what the final outcome will be. I know it could be up to a year or more. UGH!

Sandi
I'm a whole new Mii! From 273+lbs to 145lbs. and a whole new life!!!
Lost through diet and exercise ( Praise God and thanks Wii Fit! )
Body by God and Dr. Mazaheri!!!!
1st PS 3/30/10 - LBL/Brachio done by the wonderful Dr. Mazaheri
2nd PS 6/1/10 - BL/Thoracoplasty/Full TL of course with Dr. Mazaheri
Thank you God! I will always be grateful for the change you have made in me! All glory is Yours!

ANEWMii
on 4/11/10 2:31 pm - Phoenix, AZ

I forgot to say that you have to be added as my friend to view my pictures. If you would like to view them let me know.

Sandi
I'm a whole new Mii! From 273+lbs to 145lbs. and a whole new life!!!
Lost through diet and exercise ( Praise God and thanks Wii Fit! )
Body by God and Dr. Mazaheri!!!!
1st PS 3/30/10 - LBL/Brachio done by the wonderful Dr. Mazaheri
2nd PS 6/1/10 - BL/Thoracoplasty/Full TL of course with Dr. Mazaheri
Thank you God! I will always be grateful for the change you have made in me! All glory is Yours!

cpalais
on 4/11/10 10:33 pm

I would love to be added as your friend and see your pictures. I am also looking to get my arms done. I hope you have a speedy recovery.

Claudia

txAngela
on 4/12/10 12:43 am

VSG on 01/29/09

Sandi you are looking good!! The swelling does stink!! I'm 3 months out and your swelling looks better than mine! For some reason it loves to swell right at my hip bones in the front...which makes me look like I have some huge hip bones! I HATE it!! I am just hoping mine is gone by 6 months!!

LapBand 8/2007 - Lost 90 lbs
Band removed and Sleeved (VSG) 1/2009 - Lost 70+ lbs
Round 1 plastic surgery - LBL and BL with Dr. Lomonaco - 1/2010 - 15 lbs sliced off!

Total lost to date: 181 lbs!! Wearing petite size 6s and 8s!!

ANEWMii
on 4/12/10 7:32 am - Phoenix, AZ

Angela have you gotten to see your stomach flat at all? I would love to at least get a short preview of what I will look like when the swelling goes away. It's a little disheartening to go through all of this and still not have the flat tummy you were looking forward to. *SIGH*

Sandi
I'm a whole new Mii! From 273+lbs to 145lbs. and a whole new life!!!
Lost through diet and exercise ( Praise God and thanks Wii Fit! )
Body by God and Dr. Mazaheri!!!!
1st PS 3/30/10 - LBL/Brachio done by the wonderful Dr. Mazaheri
2nd PS 6/1/10 - BL/Thoracoplasty/Full TL of course with Dr. Mazaheri
Thank you God! I will always be grateful for the change you have made in me! All glory is Yours!

txAngela
on 4/12/10 10:36 am

VSG on 01/29/09

Not really. Some mornings I've woken up and it's kinda flat-ish on one side or the other...which at least reassures me that it IS swelling....which I've doubted several times just because it's so frustrating. My surgeon showed me some pictures of other women, who have the little "baby bump" like I do and then showed me their 6 month and 9 month photos and it was GONE by then. But it's hard for me to imagine since I have had to deal with this for so long!! It has gone done...I've noticed some clothes I had to go a few weeks out are too loose...but the BUMP is still there and noticable! I just can't wait till it's GONE GONE GONE!! LOL! Hopefully yours won't last that long...there are plenty of women on here whose swelling has gone down fast!

LapBand 8/2007 - Lost 90 lbs
Band removed and Sleeved (VSG) 1/2009 - Lost 70+ lbs
Round 1 plastic surgery - LBL and BL with Dr. Lomonaco - 1/2010 - 15 lbs sliced off!

Total lost to date: 181 lbs!! Wearing petite size 6s and 8s!!

ANEWMii
on 4/13/10 7:14 am - Phoenix, AZ

I'm right with ya sister! It's so frustrating and I haven't been dealing with it as long as you have been. It sucks to think this could last for up to a year or more! I just keep hoping one day soon I will wake up and it will be the flat tummy I'd hoped for. I realize that I'm just being impatient. I know one day it will be, it's just hard to see that "baby bump" every day! Like you, mine seems to go up and down. Do you watch you sodium intake? Are you exercising yet? I haven't even put on any of my regular clothes yet for fear that I will be sad if they don't fit. I also haven't weighed myself since surgery. I'm 2 weeks post-op today.

Sandi
I'm a whole new Mii! From 273+lbs to 145lbs. and a whole new life!!!
Lost through diet and exercise ( Praise God and thanks Wii Fit! )
Body by God and Dr. Mazaheri!!!!
1st PS 3/30/10 - LBL/Brachio done by the wonderful Dr. Mazaheri
2nd PS 6/1/10 - BL/Thoracoplasty/Full TL of course with Dr. Mazaheri
Thank you God! I will always be grateful for the change you have made in me! All glory is Yours!

txAngela
on 4/13/10 10:37 am

VSG on 01/29/09

I do watch my sodium intake. I made the mistake of eating Chinese food one day and BLEW UP!! I swear, I went from looking 3 months preggo...to 6 months preggo in just a few hours!!! Haven't had chinese food since! I did start working out and BLEW UP then too! My surgeon told me to scale it back on my cardio and that did help the swelling go down. But when I love walking to my parents house, which is about 2.5 miles from my house and I take my kids and dogs...and everytime I do that, I blow up! So I've cut back on that too. It kills me to work out less...but the swelling is the pits! So I've scaled bac****il my swelling decides to leave...which better NOT be 1 year!!!

As for pre-surgery clothes, I had to put mine on at week 3 because I went back to work. They were SUPER baggy in the hips and butt, but VEERRRYYY tight in the waist. But my surgeon cut off 7 inches in just my hips, I had a HUGE lower tummy. It was very frustrating! But they did fit. Now I've had to go out and buy all new clothes, and most of them are getting loose...so I guess the swelling is going down...I just want to wake up and it be COMPLETELY GONE! As for weighing myself...I'm a scale freak. My surgeon cut off 15 lbs of skin, and I've lost 18 lbs since surgery day. And my weight has been STEADY within 2 lbs since 3 weeks out of surgery. So I've actually lost more than he cut off, since i wasn't hungry at all that first week after surgery. And hopefully several more lbs will leave with the swelling.

LapBand 8/2007 - Lost 90 lbs
Band removed and Sleeved (VSG) 1/2009 - Lost 70+ lbs
Round 1 plastic surgery - LBL and BL with Dr. Lomonaco - 1/2010 - 15 lbs sliced off!

Total lost to date: 181 lbs!! Wearing petite size 6s and 8s!!

ANEWMii
on 4/13/10 2:56 pm - Phoenix, AZ

Yeah me too. I have been watching my sodium intake closely, staying under 1500mgs a day. Chinese food sounds delicious but wow! Not worth the swelling that's for sure. I'm really concerned about the whole swelling after working out thing. Like you, a lot of the ladies on here have said that they swell whenever they workout. That really sucks!! I love to workout and I have been missing it terribly. I'm praying that I'm not going to be blowing up like a balloon everyday. I don't know what I'll do if I can't exercise!
I was also wondering, with Summer coming, will the heat and humidity cause even more swelling? Crap! I hope not!
I'm so happy to hear that even with the swelling your weight has been steady. That's wonderful! I'm now toying with the idea of weighing myself. My surgeon only removed 6.5lbs off of me. I'm interested what the scale will say. Actually more scared then interested really lol!

Sandi
I'm a whole new Mii! From 273+lbs to 145lbs. and a whole new life!!!
Lost through diet and exercise ( Praise God and thanks Wii Fit! )
Body by God and Dr. Mazaheri!!!!
1st PS 3/30/10 - LBL/Brachio done by the wonderful Dr. Mazaheri
2nd PS 6/1/10 - BL/Thoracoplasty/Full TL of course with Dr. Mazaheri
Thank you God! I will always be grateful for the change you have made in me! All glory is Yours!

txAngela
on 4/13/10 11:30 pm

VSG on 01/29/09

Yeah, I'm worried about the summers too...here in Houston it's hot and humid...that HAS to make you swell. I'm hoping that my swelling will be gone before the summer really heats up! I've also had to postpone my second round of extended arms and thighs. I wanted to do it in June, by my surgeon wants me to wait until more swelling is gone, so we can see if he needs to do any "touch-ups" while he's got me under. I HOPE my swelling is gone by June, but I'm not going to book it until I'm sure. So now I'll probably wait until after the summer and shoot for hopefully early September, once the heat starts to move out. Let me know how your scale adventure goes once you get brave enough to hop on there!

LapBand 8/2007 - Lost 90 lbs
Band removed and Sleeved (VSG) 1/2009 - Lost 70+ lbs
Round 1 plastic surgery - LBL and BL with Dr. Lomonaco - 1/2010 - 15 lbs sliced off!

Total lost to date: 181 lbs!! Wearing petite size 6s and 8s!!

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