Updating again just in case anyone is curious about recovery!

A little over 3 weeks post-op. I can stand up almost straight (looks like I'm totally upright to the naked eye, but I'm not quite there). Lots of swelling, which is creating a lot of intense pulling in the mid section... I'm told this is normal. Just taking Tylenol twice a day. Sometimes I get weird nerve "zaps" which is a part of the healing process, but they can stop me dead in my tracks for a second because they are intense.

Incisions are basically healed and now I'll start working on scar treatment. The scars are thin and tiny... yay once more for Dr. Michaels.

That's awesome! Would you mind sharing the surgeon's name?

We are going to see what the insurance will pay for first!

I went to the plastic surgeon someone had referred me to and he was great! He specialize in reconstruction and WLS patients. He was able to show me a bunch of pictures of people with similar issues before and after! He also fixes a lot of botched panni surgeries... Not only that he takes insurance and will help me fight for a few things! He says he going for all of it to be covered and hopefully we'll get 1 or 2 covered! What a great bedside manner!

I also had surgery at my lowest weight and I wasn't really ever steady there. To be fair, I was at goal for over 6+ months when I had surgery but I just kept on losing. My original goal was 160lbs, then I set it to 145lbs and when I had surgery I was 130lbs that morning (lowest weight was 125). I had very little removed (about 2lbs total). I now sit around 138-140lbs and like myself better with a little weight added and my PS looks better. If I could do it again I would probably try to be less impatient and wait a little longer.

P.S. I'm from Potsdam, NY. I'm familiar with Troy since the University I worked for had a location in Schenectady (Union Graduate College). I live in North Carolina now though.