PLEASE share - thoughts about plastic surgery
I weigh 331 pounds and I am 5'2. I have been approved for wls and I am getting nervous because I do not know how thin I will get or what my actual body type is. I have the two stomach thing going on where the second stomach hangs touching my thighs. My arms are very flabby. I have had big arms since high school which has been about 15 years. I am concerned about excessive flabby skin especially not knowing how small I will get.
I was wondering if anyone else had a story to share about your weight loss success and whether you have had to do plastic surgery or not, or are considering it. If you have thought about it or have done plastic surgery what was the main reason for your choice? Was it that you absolutely had no other choice due to your own self esteem or because you wanted a totally new start all the way around?
I know that everybodies body is not the same but I am trying to get a general picture in my mind of what my future may hold. Yes I will be healthier because of the weight loss but there are many who are depressed because of how they look underneath the clothes.
Please share.
For me this is a self esteem and confidence issue. I have always had low self esteem and I believe it stems from always being overweight. Now that I am loosing weight I am feeling a sense of confidence developing. I am already more outspoken then ever, not the hide in a corner and cry person I used to be when met with confrontation. Men are starting to notice me (something that hasn't happened in a long time!). Who doesn't like that! I know having plastics won't make anything perfect but with a new lease on life because of the weight loss, a new look can't do anything but help boost the ego.
"The road to health will have speed bumps, pot holes, stop signs and asshole drivers that cut you off... but with WLS, never doubt that you will get there."
Resolve never to quit, never to give up, no matter what the situation.--- Jack Nicklaus
