Greetings all! Well, where to start....i had gastric bypass surgery in November of 2012, and since then I have lost 185 lbs, and am now down to 150. Yay me! Next step is to have surgery to remove the excess skin from my arms and stomach. I have a surgery date of March 21st...7 days from now. Brachioplasty with lipo and tummy tuck with lipo. I wanted to also get my legs done, but the surgeon didnt feel that having all three surgeries at once was smart or safe. So the legs will have to wait for a little while. I am just excited to finally be able to wear sleeveless shirts in the summertime, like a normal person. I have always hid my arms and worn sweaters or long sleeve shirts, because my arms always disgusted me. I'm a little nervous about the surgery....ive watched a few tummy tuck videos..probaby shouldnt have tho, lol.....especially the lipo part, cuz, damn....how does the dr not just poke thru the skin with the fat sucker instrument?

So if anyone has had this procedure done, i would appreciate any advise regarding after surgery care, what kind of pain i may endure, will i be able to wipe my own ass? (thats the important thing HAHAH) I think the most challenging it going to be basically staying in bed for a week and recuperating, and not DOING anything.....you can only watch so much television, and i dont normally sleep alot. So, yeah, guess ill have to find some books to read, or something. Dont want to push myself more than I should and cause the stitches to come out or anything.

Thanks in advance for the insight you may be able to provide. :)

Did you have to go to Mexico prior to the surgery for consultations? Who does follow up care when you get home?

Thank you so much - I did all I could to shrink my stomach but this was as far as I could go. The surgeons helped with the rest :)

good luck and I hope your able to get your surgery soon!

Fantastic results!

Awesome!!!