11 months out -- before & after w/ pics

Here are a couple before pics:  

I had VSG on 12/12/13.

I had plastics on 11/7/14.  Here is me during mark up on 11/6/14:

Here is me today 11/10/14:

What an insane year it has been.  I will almost be 6 weeks out from plastics by my surgiversary!  Holy Canoli!

That looks like it hurts but your body looks amazing keep it up wow you look great

Congratulations, Stacy, on an amazing year and an amazing transformation!  

Love all your posts and hearing about dating! ;) Here is to a speedy recovery from plastics!!

Wow, you look amazing!  Would you mind sharing what the worst part of plastics was for you so far?  How long did you take off work and did you tell co-workers what you were doing?  When will you go home from hospital, etc.

I will definitely write more about this at some point -- in a more coherant post, but for now -- I have someone stopping by my room to chat in a few here are some quick things. 

Overall the process has been much better than expected but

The negatives:

• being terrified when they were going to put in the epidural -- they ended up doing it when i was asleep
• not being able to sleep on my side
• occassional pain when i move my leg in a weird position
• BM issues
• not being able to take a bath
• not being able to workout for 6 weeks :(
• scars
• being in mexico for 12 days
• some of the nurses not speaking english

the positivies

• the doctor is so patient and gives so much time
• my body is tiny
• i have boobs
• the pain isn't nearly as bad as I thought -- no pain killers today
• i can walk around
• the nurses are so nice
• the care at the hospital is far better than i received after vsg
• i get support from nurses everyday that I am here
• I am only 4 days out so much to come as I get further out. 

CONGRATS!! So happy for you! Your body already looks amazing, for being right out of surgery! 

Holy Canoli is right! What an accomplishment in one years time. Congratulations!! Thanks for sharing. So happy for you. I wish I would have chosen this path when I was still young. Continued success!

Stacy,

You look fabulous! I'm always so grateful to read your posts. Just hope i can do as well as you. My wls is dec. 15. Bless you.

Robin

Wow Congrats! Your body looks so fantastic, and ALL in 1 years time! Can not believe the transformation. Deffinitly hope in 1 years I could look half as great as you do. Definitely a wonderful success