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So I gained 13lbs with my plastics surgery from the swelling, within a week or two I dropped it and was down to my pre surgery weight. now at 5 weeks I'm up 3 lbs again. Someone reassure me this is swelling weight and not real weight gain. I'm definitely still looking swollen. but odd that it balloons again so many weeks later.
Cant wait for the swelling to be gone.
(ignore my ugly, ugly sweater leggings...lol).
Band-RNY revision age 50 5'4" HW 260 SW: 244 (bf healthy range 23-35%) bf 23.7% (at 137lbs) cw range 135-138.lbl with butt lift and mastoplexy March 23, 2018...2.5lbs removed.
Pre-op-16lbs (size 18/20...244) M1-16lbs (size 18...228) M2-15.6lbs (size 16/18...212.4) M3-10lbs (size 16..202.4) M4-11.4lbs (size 14...191) M5-10.8lbs (size 12...180.2) M6-8.4 (size 8/10...171.8) M7-6.4 (size 8...165.4 lbs) M8-11.6 (size 6...153.8) M9-5.6 (size 4/6...148.2) M10-5.8 (size 4....142.4) M11-4 (size 2/4...138.4) Surgiversary -1 (size 2/4...137.4) M13-2.6 (size 2/4...134.8) M14 (size 2/4...134.8) M15 (size 2...135) M16 (size 2...131.4) M17 (size 2...135) M18 (size 2...135) M19 (size 2...138) M20 (size 2...135) M21 (size 2...138)
I had a breast lift, no implants, plus a year later I had a full 360 body lift. (LBL)
I am glad to hear your lab work is good. I personally did not check my blood work before my body lift and trusted my doctors when they told me I was fine.
I had a hard long recovery from my LBL. Thanks to long term post op WLS person, I was made aware that even though my numbers were still theoretically ok, some of them were just barely normal, not optimal. Plus my doc only tested what he thought was important, missing some major for me labs, that in reality affected how I felt. Once I asked for additional testing and got results, I was able to improve my numbers and eventually started feeling much better. I could have avoided that if I knew before my plastics what I learned after.
Fyi: having no BM for up to 14 days is not normal or healthy. If you are like that now, adding plastic surgery with pain pills can result in a serious blockage.
But, if you think being bloated and in pain is normal, so be it.
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
my bowel habits are always like this, my Dr says there isn't anything wrong with me. My blood work is always excellent, and I'm not borderline anything. I'm healthy she says.i don't have the answer why I was denied my tummy tuck years ago, Dr said I wasn't approved and wouldn't see need anymore, so I gave up. But I'm going to try again with the Cleveland clinic. All I know is this lower skin is killing me and pulls and hurts my back! I have bajor back issues and this skin is heavy! I've had breast reduction back in 2009, no issues, but my surgeon moved to California.
Anyone been threw this type of surgery?
Rhonda
Before you even consider to have plastic surgery - make sure you bowel isdues are under control. Also make sure you lab work is very detailed and your blood test results are optimal, not borderline low. That can be dritcritfor proper healing.
Julie posted information and link to vitamin spreadsheet that can help tracking vitamin and mineral levels.Here is the link to Julie post on the main board.
http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/amos/6032156/Helpful-vitam in-info/#50406259
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
I dont wear dresses, but they made a big difference - esp when the drains were still in. I got this big caftan and I could go out with the drains in. Friend me.
Sharon 
There are also more problems with wound healing with a fleur de lis. Too many intersections that have a hard time healing properly.
I am thankful I did not get the fdl. I was sure I needed it after losing 200 pounds, but my surgeon made my stomach look good without the vertical incision.
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 had a FDL tummy tuck about 15 years ago. I lost weight from 210 down to 180. I had a large scar from 2 c-sections that had stretched quite wide. So, in my case, the new scar would be a reduction of a wide scar. One of the nice things is that when they do the FDL, they can remove more stretch marks. My surgeon has you come in after the tummy tuck is healed, to have the belly button put in. I didn't bother. I had no intention of showing skin in public. My scar was very thin, and not noticable until I gained weight to 240 pounds. I have not decided whether to have plastics or buy a winter home in Florida. Decisions, decisions.
Age 61 5'4" Consult-6/2/15: 238 SW-8/4/15: 210 CW:145 (6/30/18) M1-16#, M2-17#, M3-14#, M4-10#, M5-6#, M6-5#, M7-1#, M8 -3# Range 133-138 DexaScan 4/16/17 19% body fat---- 2016 wt avg 142-146, 2017, wt. avg 132-136, 2018 avg weight 144-146 bounce back is real.
I got zofran too - after the surgery because the painkillers in the hospital made me nauseous. I ended up not taking the opiate painkiller once I was home because even the zofran wouldn't keep the nausea away completely. I did take some NSAIDS instead for a bit in place of the opiates (at the ok of my WLS Doctor).
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
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