VSG Maintenance Group
Bat wings - Be GONE!
size 8, life is great Thanks Jackie. I'm having it done in Omaha. Guess that's too far east for you to stop by, huh!?!
Wanda
Some people might not support my WLS decision.
Those people remind me of slinkys. Not good for much but it would would bring a smile to my face if someone pushed them down the stairs.
Ticker includes Pre-op weight loss 24 lb.
Some people might not support my WLS decision.
Those people remind me of slinkys. Not good for much but it would would bring a smile to my face if someone pushed them down the stairs.
Ticker includes Pre-op weight loss 24 lb.
You will do great, Wanda! That surgery was one of the best things I did post-op. I'm a church choir director, and I almost beat myself to death flapppity-slappity-slapping away! 
I'm two years post-brachio, and for a while I thought the scars would be really bad. (I'm 58, fair-skinned, and scar pretty badly.) But I realized just the other day that the scars were hardly noticeable.
One thing I noticed was that it took a good year at least before my arms seemed normal shaped. At first I looked sort of Popeye-like -- little upper arms with big forearms. Now they look pretty normal ... and most of all SHIRTS FIT!! My gosh, trying to stuff those wingy-thingies into a shirt was not fun!
Suggestion for sleeping: I bought a couple of cheap bolsters (round hard cushions), wrapped them in old towels, and positioned them in the bed to support my arms. Worked like a charm!
So anyway, best wishes on your surgery! I'm sending up a li'l prayer for you :-)
--Dorothy
I'm two years post-brachio, and for a while I thought the scars would be really bad. (I'm 58, fair-skinned, and scar pretty badly.) But I realized just the other day that the scars were hardly noticeable.
One thing I noticed was that it took a good year at least before my arms seemed normal shaped. At first I looked sort of Popeye-like -- little upper arms with big forearms. Now they look pretty normal ... and most of all SHIRTS FIT!! My gosh, trying to stuff those wingy-thingies into a shirt was not fun!
Suggestion for sleeping: I bought a couple of cheap bolsters (round hard cushions), wrapped them in old towels, and positioned them in the bed to support my arms. Worked like a charm!
So anyway, best wishes on your surgery! I'm sending up a li'l prayer for you :-)
--Dorothy
Highest weight: 292 Pre-op weight: 265 Goal met: 150 Six years out: 185 and trying to lose again!
