Another Follow Up!

Gwen M.
on 9/12/17 8:33 am
VSG on 03/13/14

I saw my surgeon yesterday for my 4 week follow up from my mastopexy and upper body lift. It's hard to believe it has only been 4 weeks. This recovery has been easy enough that I forget I'm still so newly post-op and then I'm prone to overdoing things and being exhausted.

He's super thrilled with my results. I have two oozy spots on my left breast that he's not concerned about and, aside from that, everything looks great and I can start using the shower puff to work on releasing any remaining glue. Woo!

My next appointment is at the end of October and it'll be my pre-op for surgery #3.

I'm really glad that I've been able to do all these surgeries in a short amount of time, but I am so ready to be finished with recovering from surgery so I can feel like "normal" again.

VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)

Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170

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Dcgirl
on 9/12/17 9:35 am - DC
RNY on 12/16/13

OMG I am so glad that surgery #2 was soooo much easier than #1! That muscle tightening with the LBL is a doozy...and everything else is so minor in comparison, right? I never did a thigh lift so I can't speak to that, though I know that's a tough recovery as well. You did all of this in the right order, it seems - hard, easy, then moderate. YAY!

What was that bump you thought you felt in your abdomen?

Gwen M.
on 9/12/17 9:51 am
VSG on 03/13/14

Yes, I'm also really glad of the ordering - doing the easy after the hard makes me feel like I have more recovery time from surgery #1 before I get to surgery #3!

He thinks it's either swelling or a "pocket of fat."

VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)

Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170

TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)

Deanna798
on 9/12/17 3:26 pm
RNY on 08/04/15

Speaking of swelling, do you swell really bad still from your tummy tuck?. Even with my compression and binder, I still swell like a sum*****

Age: 44 | Height: 5' 3" | Starting January 2015: 291 | RNY 8/4/15 with Dr. Arthur Carlin| Goal: 150

Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise. ~Proverbs 19:20

Gwen M.
on 9/12/17 3:47 pm
VSG on 03/13/14

Not really. I haven't had huge issues with swelling pretty much at all. Thank goodness!

VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)

Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170

TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)

NYMom222
on 9/17/17 7:03 pm
RNY on 07/23/14

Glad it is all going well Woot! Woot!

I totally understand wanting to be done.

Tge thigh lift is challenging so better to do when you have lots of recovery experience and fo's and fon'ts under your belt.

Cynthia 5'11" RNY 7/23/2014

Goal reached 17 months. 220lb Weight Loss
Plastic Surgery Dr. Joseph Michaels - LBL and Hernia Repair 2/29/16, Arm Lift, BL, 5/2/16, Leg Lift 7/25/16

#lifeisanadventure #fightthegoodfight #noregrets

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