feeling very self conscious

You look great! You have a nice shape and a small waist. He did a good job- enjoy it!

Belly looks flat and incisions look good. What more could you ask for?

Linda

I was going to just answer and ask - Why does it matter what other people think?  If you are happy with how you look - isn't that all that matters?

Anyway - I was curious, so I looked at your pics.  I think they look great.  No reason to need to dig for compliments to feel better - you should just feel good looking like that!

Enjoy your new life!

Thank you everyone, I really feel so much better. They say there comes a time that one becomes depressed a little after PS. They say it is due to the changes in your body and what not. I am on another forum for TT, and I got really jumped all over for not using a board certified PS. I was told how messed up I was going to look and how no general surgeon could possibly do a good job.....Well I am at the stage now where everything is lumpy and my scar was not healing well in the front, and I guess I hit that depressed stage and just really started wondering.

You All however have made me feel a lot better. I found comfort and support in this website when going through my RNY and I once again find comforting and honest words of wisdom and advice. It is so good to know that I am right where I should be and I don't look all butchered up.


Thanks again

I  totally understand your motive and need for a response.  My RNY doc used to perform these procedures also.  He doesn't do them anymore, they dont usually take the time to stitch everything.  I saw one he did and he used staples the entire incision.  Not sure if that is normal or not, but I had never seen them used before in plastics.  Most bariatric surgeons can do several RNY's a day and have it down to an exact science and timing.  So plastics isn't productive for them financially or otherwise. 
The main thing is your are happy with your results.  I know you did your homework when you picked your RNY doctor to start with, so why not use someone you already had a relationship with and that you trust.  I think it was a smart decision for you.  The depression will pass and you will be loving your body!!

You must be so happy with that wonderful waist and your scar looks like it's healing beautifully.