When did you start your plastics??

I am almost 8 months out and honestly think I am done losing. I have been pretty much at this weight give or take a few lbs up and down for the last month or more.
So at what point did you start the process for your plastics?

I am still undecided on what I want done. I really was hoping that with more excercise I would be okay with some areas. But, some minor set backs have kept me from the exercise so I cant honestly say I have even given it a fair shot.

I know NOW that I have to do something with the "girls". There are well non existant at this point and wow is that a huge self image issue for me.
I honestly could live with all the other imperfections but having gone from 42DD to 36B/A is not making me happy.

 

Well, I waited over 8 years!!

Some doctors want you to be at a stable weight for a period of time, like 6 months.

All the exercise in the world ain't gonna repair the hanging skin and droopy boobs!

Also, take a look at your life style and figure out when it would be best for you to be off a MINIMUM of six weeks, especially if you are going for a TT. There is no way in HELL I would have been able to go back before that! Honestly, plastics took a LOT more out of me than I thought it would. It was definitely a harder recovery than my bypass or my two additional abdominal surgeries for complications.

GOOD LUCK.

My Surgeon (Dr L) wants you to be at a stable weight for 6 months.

I posted my experience with this in a thread below.  Basically, I waited a year since reaching the weight I am now.  After 6 months of not being able to budge any further and people telling me that I lost too much (people I trusted), I talked to my family doctor and she confirmed through exam and testing that I did lose the weight I needed to and that's why my body wasn't going any further.  

After that I did my first and only consult with a ps so that put me out at 6 months at a stable weight, I then scheduled ps for 6 months beyond that.  And it's just not to make sure I could maintain the weight and fall into the "I'm done, I can eat" mentality.

I'm a big fan of therapy in conjunction with massive weight loss.  I wanted to make sure I did enough of the head work to make sure that I had some of the most challenging food issues in check.  There was also the whole thing of I no longer had the excuse of being fat as a reason for whether or not people liked me, I succeeded/failed, etc.  I needed to be able to accept me for me and know that who I am now - is no longer a fat girl.

3 1/2 years to be sure and to save the $$$.