how do you get over the feeling......

You definitely deserve it and don't let anyone tell you otherwise!
Mikimi in Israel

Yvonne, your getting a lot of work done for $5000!  If this were a sale at Walmart you'd jump at it!

You only live once, and PS is something that for a WLS patient can give us the one thing we haven't ever had - the feeling of normality & pride in our body.

I waited for 7 years after having WLS and losing the majority of my weight to have PS. I'm so sad that it took me so long to see that I was worth any amount of money to make me feel the full "weight" (pardon the pun) of my accomplishment to lose weight.

I knew I was thin under all that skin! Now when people see me they tell me I'm tiny, instead of giving me work out tips. It's worth it. Seek therapy if you are really having trouble with this issue - because you want to be confident moving forward with this, PS is NOT FOR CRY BABIES gee wiz it hurts! So, prep, and feel great about your choice, then proceed!

Yay you!

Xo, Alicia

Of course you are worth it and what is more you earned it thru your hard work on the weight loss and thru your years of suffering as an overweight person.

I had the same worries about the money and the so did most of us.

I did a little math excersice for myself and I will do it for you too. I am 41 years old so I took 20, 30, and 40 years.

So....say you live another:

20 years - cost per year to be looking fabulous    $250/year
30 years - cost per year to finally feel comfortable in your own skin  $167/year
40 years - cost per year to have enjoyed being able to wear the clothes you want $125/year

RE: 5000 on Big Macs...

SO TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and on ugly plus-size clothing and medical problems and gasoline to go places I should've been walking to... and and and...

I plan on paying just under 30K for nose job, TT and BA/BL. You are getting a deal! I never had a moment's thought about being worth it and it being a good investment. I recently sold my house after I got separated, and am using the proceeds for my surgeries.

I figure I have to live with my body every day, and I'd rather have a body that I enjoy living in than a home that is a burden any day.. worth every penny and no second thoughts for me. I spent more than that on my car and I don't even use my car as much as I use my body.

Can't wait to not have my damn panni in the way.  How much have you spent on clothes, cosmetics, diet products, therapy, support garments and any other similar things to make yourself feel better or to somehow feel better about your body and this is just one more thing.

My cir****tances are different...being older, no family living with me, kids on their own.  I had my DS to rid myself of diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol.  Which it did.  I also lost weight.  But, yo-yo dieting for 20+ years did a number on my skin.  When I finally decided to have the surgery, next was how to pay for it.  I used my 401K.  So, I'm paying myself back.  Going to Dr Sauceda, I was able to my LBL, BL, arms and medial thigh lift done with a full neck and face lift and one recovery period.  I was off for 8 weeks. 

What weight loss did for my self-esteem and self-image was great.  But, having plastics, pushed me way over the top.  Looking at my flat belly, no hanging panni, perky bewbies, not floppy, flabby, boobs with nipples hanging down by my bellybutton...  Yeah, I look as good as I feel.  It gave me more confidence and that normal girl attitude.  Will I ever look model perfect - hell no!  But, I can walk into any situation and feel, look and act like a normal woman.  Not a morbidly obese, or a normal weighted person hiding lots of loose skin and I won't even get into my turkey neck and jowls that appeared after weight loss. 

I'm worth what I paid for my PT Cruiser that was a year old when I bought it!  Less than 20K and I have a brand new body and face.  It was worth every dime, and so am I.  No regrets.  Only smiles!