I scheduled my surgery!

Wow,  is this ever nerve wracking and exciting all at once... I just set my date for a full tummy tuck and breast augmentation!! Friday Jan 21st!
My panni goes down over my pubic area and the skin breaks apart and bleeds, insurance will cover the panni removal! For an additional $2000 Dr. Livingston will do a full tummy tuck.

My breasts, the sad little boobies they have become, have gone down to a small A cup, so I'm hoping for a C cup after augmentation. 

Wanted to share this with the people I knew would understand! I had no idea the panni would be as much of a bother as it is, I kinda thought, this is the price of massive weight loss, but I really seriously started looking at it when I couldn't find a bathing suit that would hold the panni in. I did struggle for a while knowing what to do with spending the money on augmentation, but after some very helpful people on here on the plastics board and  research online I made up my mind! Besides if I average it out over 10yrs, it'll be less than $500 a year, I'm so worth that! hehehe

Thanks for all your support!
I'm open to any input or suggestions as to what I should be doing to prepare!

Lisa

Congrats!. You will love the results and great choice to go w/ Dr. Livingston. Love him and his staff.

Thank you SO much and thanks for all your help!

Lisa

Go back and read through the older posts - tons of info about preparation.

One thing I wish I had done was to write a list of chores I wanted done before surgery. I guess the day before my surgery my mind was so focused on surgery that I forgot to do some basic things like doing laundry LOL - never thought I'd forget something like that.

Good luck

I've been reading like crazy! I need to get organized.

I can't imagine not doing laundry, we've got 3 teenage girls, 2 of them are swimmers so I do towels almost every day! Someone else will have to do that for a while. 

Thanks!

Lisa

You are worth 1000000 times more than that! There is no price you can place on what makes you feel complete and like a woman. You are going to LOVE your flat, hard tummy and your perky, youthful boobs! You will never regret this. I am so happy and excited for you. Just be prepared for a lesser appetite at first. You will feel very full really quickly after the muscle tightening. It does dissipate over time and you'll get back to your normal eating. Before and after surgery load up on protein. I used shakes as my main source. It really helps in your healing. Please don't hesitate to PM me with any questions or concerns you might have.

Oh Renee, you've been such an inspiration to me and you look so fantastic!!!
I have appreciated all your advice and I'm sure I'll have more questions as it gets closer. It all seems unreal to me... like I said to Tom on the DS board, I cannot imagine not having this skin on my stomach AND having boobs again!
I need to get my thoughts together and get organized!

Thanks again!

Hugs,

Lisa

Lisa, thank you so much for sharing this.  I have been wondering what to expect after I have lost all of my weight.  I have to tell you that you are BEAUTIFUL! I love seeing your pics and watching your progression!  I can only hope I look half as good as you do! 

The whole panni thing has me wondering what I will have.  My insurance won't pay for ANY skin removal after WLS... so I will have to finance the whole thing myself.  But, like you said, you are worth it. 

BEST wishes to you!

Gracie,

You made me smile.. thank you so much for the compliment! This has been quite the journey. I really don't think anyone can truly prepare for the tremendious changes you go through when you lose massive amounts of weight. I wouldn't have thought this would be my end result. Not only a size 6, but so much skin! I'm very grateful for my DS and having had surgery, wouldn't change anything! It's all worth it!

Enjoy your journey down the scale!

Lisa

Congrats Lisa!  I can't believe you skin was cracking and bleeding!  Is that common.  Mine just gets in the way, deciding whether I should try to pull it above my pants or smush most in my pants.  I go with whatever is comfortable and after losing over 160lbs I was hoping I wouldn't have to wear long shirts anymore!  I am hoping to get PS too, what did BCBS require to get it paid for?