Struggling with cost and guilt and worry!

So, my insurance will pay for the panni removal, the surgeon will do a full TT for an additional $2000 which is a great deal and I'm gonna do it!

The thing I'm struggling with is- do I get BA for $5400?? Has anyone felt this is such a luxury to spend on yourself like this? My breasts went from a 44C to a 34A, I don't have much breast tissue at all... After some medical issues in the last month my other fear is the ability to feel any potential lumps after BA, please give me any input you may have.

Am I the only ones with these thoughts and fears?

I'm getting ready to schedule my surgery, part of me says, get the panni/TT done then wait and see how you feel about your breasts... the other part of me says, one surgery and get it all done.

Thanks for your time!

Lisa

 Lisa,

 

If anything is priceless it’s your health.  Don’t let yourself focus of the costs and take away from your true objective and that is your health.  If insurance is helping you pay for your plastic surgery, you’ve already proven that this is more of a “need" than a “want." 

In our practice, we don’t have anyone that ever wishes that they didn’t have port bariatric plastic surgery. You’ll look back a year after your surgery and be grateful of your decision.   

Way to go with your success. 

http://www.nvpsaz.com/body/post-bariatric  

 *Sorry lurking*

Lisa IMHO this is a very tuff decision. Just like your DS. And you don't regret that now do you? How do You feel about your body? The tummy tuck in it's own way is necessary so that's a no brainer. But do you feel self conscious about your Breasts? I know it sounds ridiculous but I think as a woman I am most afraid of loosing all of mine (already looking sad sad sad) 

So if it were ME I would go for it. #1 YOU DESERVE to feel not just good but GREAT about yourself. You have rocked your DS You have worked hard to get to wear you are. I think it is a small price to pay to look at your self in the mirror and say DAMN Lisa you look fantastic! 

How does your hubby feel? I bet over all he wants YOU to be happy right? And I am sure he would agree that you are anything but selfish. Just the fact that you are feeling a smidge of guilt proves that!! Never feel guilty about something that is important to you!

I probably didn't help any with my babbling lol! Hugs no matter what your beautiful!

Hello my little Angelette! How lovely to see you here!

Yes the TT will happen, my skin breaks apart and bleeds and it hangs down over the top of my thighs. It's a mess! I cannot imagine having a regular belly button and no panni! The surgery does scare me for some reason though... and I think $2k is a small price to pay!

I agree with you, it's a "woman" thing with the breasts, when they were bigger they made me feel more feminine? I'm  not used to them being SO SMALL! Part of me wonders if I'll grow to like them small and another part of me says go for the C cup!! This summer when I wore a bathing suit I felt boobless, flat as a pancake and I've lost more weight since then. Look at me, I sit here and contradict myself! do it, don't do it!

My hubby says he just wants me to be happy, yes he's one of those great guys! I told him look I know you can't sit here and say, go for the DD lol he laughed. When I look at my breasts now I wonder how they can be attractive being so small... but you know men a boob is a boob! lol So he's of no help at all in that department!

I also don't want to be seen as "that breast implant girl" know what I mean?? There is a stigma that goes with that. I couldn't tell the surgeon enough that I just want something natural looking.
Is it greedy to want even more after having the DS???

Thanks for the babbling! lol
Hugs to you and YOU KEEP ROCKING YOUR DS!!!!

Lisa

 Anytime you want to hear my babbling just let me know I'm great at it lol. Yea I've been hanging around here KNOWING plastics is in my future! I better start saving I have about a year or so (hopefully) 

I don't think you'll be that "Implant girl" Yea you'll probably have lots of friends curious about them but that's normal. I think you should go for it. I don't think you'll regret it at all. I have heard a lot of people say after a TT they now wish they would have gotten a BA as well.

Let me know what you think about Dr.Livingston and his skills I am very curious!

I really thought I'd be okay with the skin issues and body changes... but little did I know I almost feel like I was keeping a secret under my clothes??  And I see myself naked and I feel, and I hesitate to say this, but I feel disfigured naked and thin-ish clothed. This weight loss stuff isn't for sissies!

Dr. Livingston and his staff are VERY nice!! I like that he has experience with massive weight loss patients AND he's not an extreme type Dr. By that I mean he's not one to put a DD on a 5'1 100lb patient, and I for some reason like that. I know I'll never wear a bikini I have no illusions, so I told him that I'd just like to feel normal, he said my expectations are very realistic and that I should be thrilled with the result.

So I've just gotta figure everything out and then get it scheduled, I'm hoping for the end of Jan.

Lisa, go w/ what Dr. Livingston suggests. I told him I just wanted something that looks right for my body and I got it. No one knows unless I tell them that I have implants. It has definately been worth the price for me.

No regrets spending the money? Anything you wish you'd have done differently?

Thanks!

Lisa

No regrets at all spending the money. I even borrowed it from my mom and will be paying it back for years but still don't regret it. Only thing differenlty, somedays I do wish I maybe went just a little bit bigger. Then I look and know that I look fine and plenty of women (my friends included which they had boobs likeme) and if I want that bigger look I can wear a push up.

are self breast exams harder?