Bloating vs swelling?
Before plastics did you get bloated during your cycle? Maybe it's both? Not sure how to tell the difference. I guess I never thought about it. I pretty much lived in yoga pants the first month post-plastics so it did not seem to affect me.
Laura in Texas
53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)
RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis
brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco
"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."
I never knew what bloating was to be honest! I had 285 lbs on my body that didnt need to be there and it caused so much pain I really didnt notice anything! Also (kind of funny actually) I never knew why people complained about having to poop...now I can feel tummy cramps, cycle cramps, bloating/swelling etc. NOT FUN being a female haha!! Anyhow my cycle is over but I still poofed up, but this morning my tummy is almost flat, I just dont know at what point it requires going back in to surgeon - my appointment is on the 19th but I'm going to call today :-/
RNY - August 13, 2010
LBL - October 29, 2012
a total of 271 lbs lost!!