thanks for responding. i did ask but no one seems to have gone through this.

for me my pannus REALLY bothers me. i've suffered with it forever. i always planned to have it removed. but a doctor i saw told me i should get a full TT. i plan to try for another kid in late 2015. at first i was just gonna do the panniculectomy and save the rest for later bc i could LIVE WITH everything else. but i have to be honest, the thought of getting everything done really appeals to me. i know i would end up with stretch marks. i don't mind. my entire body is covered in stretch marks. very little of my skin isn't stretched. the damage ive done to my body from being 5ft tall and almost 300 is way worse than pregnancy could do to me. i feel like i could deal withe the stretch marks and the pooch. i don't need to be perfect i just want to be normal. know what i mean? just want to start from scratch. whatever happens after that i'm fine with. i'm so sick of not living my full. life. i've waited 4yrs for plastics. i don't wanna wait another 3.

i guess i'm leaning towards the TT. but my concerns now turn towards the possible discomfort or pain with being tight and with the incision.

i'm in this ****ty place right now where i've worked my ass off to get to the point where i can have the panniculectomy but my doc suggests a full tummy tuck bc my upper stomach is so stretched out. hey i would love to get the whole thing done. he says that getting pregnant won't ruin the work but every other doctor i've heard from online says yes it will. so now i'm stuck between a rock and a hard place. bc i've spend all year working on myself and improving myself inside and out and my husband and i decided we weren't gonna try for kids till the end of NEXT year. so next year was supposed to be my year to really live life and enjoy my new body before starting this whole motherhood thing again. the thought of suffering with this pannus for another year is unacceptable. but i don't want to have to have 2 surgeries. and also i know if i just get the bottom done it will be a let down bc the top still sticks out. :/ i guess i was just wondering if anyone has been through this and what their outcome was.

I am 37 weeks pregnant and gained 28 pounds.  I had RNY almost 3 years ago and lost 207 pounds by the time I got pregnant. I had been maintaining weight loss for about 8 months prior to getting pregnant.  I didn't really gain anything till 2nd trimester then leveled off again and in last 2 weeks put on 5 pounds.  Not a good number to see but doctor is pleased with what he calls normal weight gain.

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