Hello...just approved for PS!
Good Afternoon,
Where to start I have been a member on OH for awhile now and I have been blessed to have lost well over 150lbs and now have been approved to have PS!. I have been told by my Dr.'s office that my ins will cover my tummy area!...I will be have Thighplasty,Standard Mastopexy Bilateral and Circumferential Body Lipectomy....I will say that all the termiology is confusing to me so I'm still trying to wrap my head around what all I will have done.....if there is any advise or tips for before and after that would be great! I know people on here all day asking the same questions. Promise I won't get on you all nerves...lol for I'm a habitual lurker!!...lol
Surgery Date will be 12-10-11
Oh and I'm looking at paying 12,000 for everything does this sound like a good price???
Where to start I have been a member on OH for awhile now and I have been blessed to have lost well over 150lbs and now have been approved to have PS!. I have been told by my Dr.'s office that my ins will cover my tummy area!...I will be have Thighplasty,Standard Mastopexy Bilateral and Circumferential Body Lipectomy....I will say that all the termiology is confusing to me so I'm still trying to wrap my head around what all I will have done.....if there is any advise or tips for before and after that would be great! I know people on here all day asking the same questions. Promise I won't get on you all nerves...lol for I'm a habitual lurker!!...lol
Surgery Date will be 12-10-11
Oh and I'm looking at paying 12,000 for everything does this sound like a good price???
REBIRTH 1-26-09 -93 LBS SINCE SURGEY 1ST FILL 3-3-09 4CC...2ND FIlL 4-17-09 1/2 cc...5-29-09 3RD FILL 1/2cc....7-6-09 4TH FILL .25...8-17-09 UNFILL .1cc
The terms can be mind boggling at first. A book that really helped me understand many things is one my surgeon, Dr. LoMonaco, co-authored: http://www.amazon.com/Bariatric-Plastic-Surgery-Cosmetic-Wei ght/dp/1886039925/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1303309632&sr=8-1
My best advice to people preparing for ps is start doing as much cardio as you can now, or increase the levels you are already doing. It makes the recovery so much easier and allows your respiratory and vascular systems to respond more favorably to the rigors of a long surgery. Also, strengthening your quads and calves will help you greatly in getting up and down after the surgery. They will have to carry more of the load since your abs won't be able to and your thighs will be healing.
Also, increasing your protein prior to and after surgery really enhances the healing process. I upped mine to 150 g. a day a couple of weeks before and continued for about 3 months afterwards. Make sure you get enough calories post op. You don't want to hinder the healing process by not getting enough, even though you may not feel much like eating.
All the best to you!
My best advice to people preparing for ps is start doing as much cardio as you can now, or increase the levels you are already doing. It makes the recovery so much easier and allows your respiratory and vascular systems to respond more favorably to the rigors of a long surgery. Also, strengthening your quads and calves will help you greatly in getting up and down after the surgery. They will have to carry more of the load since your abs won't be able to and your thighs will be healing.
Also, increasing your protein prior to and after surgery really enhances the healing process. I upped mine to 150 g. a day a couple of weeks before and continued for about 3 months afterwards. Make sure you get enough calories post op. You don't want to hinder the healing process by not getting enough, even though you may not feel much like eating.
All the best to you!
Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!.....I have ordered me a copy of the book should be here in the next few days! I 'm so super excited that I have made it to this point of my jouryney. Thanks again and have a wonderful Easter!
Kenji
Kenji
REBIRTH 1-26-09 -93 LBS SINCE SURGEY 1ST FILL 3-3-09 4CC...2ND FIlL 4-17-09 1/2 cc...5-29-09 3RD FILL 1/2cc....7-6-09 4TH FILL .25...8-17-09 UNFILL .1cc
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