VSG Maintenance Group
Thursday September 21
I have (had? before I started putting on baby weight) a cross between skin flaps and extra skin on my tummy tuck incision line. It would be more invasive to correct than it sounds like yours (because she recommends extending the TT/ "lipectomy") but even that would be pretty minor compared to what I've had done in the past. I think it would still be under general (would yours?) but not a ton of room for fluid retention, etc.
If it makes you feel better, go for it!
My original mastectomy surgeon said right away that the flaps could be tidied up with plastics. Most patients do have reconstruction so it would have been no big deal. But, I was like WHOA, NO PLASTICS FOR ME!
Times change :)
I would also guess it would be under general but really don't know.
HW:361 SW:304 (VSG 12/04/2014)Mo 1:-32 Mo 2:-13.5 Mo 3: -13.5 Mo 4 -9.5 Mo 5: -15 Mo 6: -15 Mo 7: -13.5 Mo 8: -17 Mo 9: -13 Mo 10: -12.5 11/3/2015 Healthy BMI Reached! Mo 11: -9 Mo 12: -8 12/27/2015 Goal Weight Reached!
on 9/21/17 9:47 am - NJ
206.2. Living in the swirling ocean breakers again, but everyone is pretty healthy so I cannot complain. My son is struggling, but he is dealing with it in his own way. He has to find his own way, and it is difficult. Money, pffft. Pleadings from ex, pffffft. This will all pass. It's a PIA, but it will not matter soon enough. I am focused on my eating. Everyone at work forgot my birthday the other day, which seriously was no big deal, but when one of my friends saw it on Facebook, she flipped. My co-workers surprised me the next day with a big celebration with lots of non-food goodies. Several friends brought me veggies and my favorite ranch tuna so I could enjoy the food part of the celebration. That was super thoughtful.
I am glad to see the scale start to move downward. It is such a roller coaster, and I don't want 206 to be my new low, so I have to keep pushing the good choices.
Happy Birthday!!!!! Loved the non-food goodies. That's how you know they REALLY love you!
HW:361 SW:304 (VSG 12/04/2014)Mo 1:-32 Mo 2:-13.5 Mo 3: -13.5 Mo 4 -9.5 Mo 5: -15 Mo 6: -15 Mo 7: -13.5 Mo 8: -17 Mo 9: -13 Mo 10: -12.5 11/3/2015 Healthy BMI Reached! Mo 11: -9 Mo 12: -8 12/27/2015 Goal Weight Reached!
Greetings Deep Thinkers
138 today. Not what I would like to see but no point in whining because I know what I need to do about it. JFDI.
Liz you may be doing some deep thinking because you are approaching a big life change. Some of us have the ability to think ahead and plan out solutions to complex problems in our work and such but its much harder in our personal lives. Too many variables. So often I have been worried about bad things that might happen with family and such and it doesn't go that way. Maybe comes from having been a lawyer and my job was to anticipate and thereby avoid problems. So while its good to think ahead on things like DH illness and what to expect, sometimes all you can do is take it one day at a time. We are all one accident or biopsy away from you know what. A counselor once advised me to try to be more mindful and live in the moment. But its totally contrary to every neuron in me not to be thinking and planning ahead. Go figure.
Ann, sorry to hear about DH lump. But I think you are right not to hyperventilate until you know more.
Paula so glad the tube is out of DH and I hope you will be feeling better soon. Computer certification for cardiac is probably the result of some software company salesman. Years ago when I was a teen in driver's ed they had these driving simulators that were so worthless. I got so many errors I finally figured out just to turn my machine off and I wouldn't get more errors and I just sat there in the dark doing nothing. So stupid.
Shel, all any of us can do is keep on truckin'. I guess its easy for me to say as my life is pretty peaceful at the moment but there is the one accident or biopsy thing.....
BB rest all you can and don't let weight drive you too nuts. You have a little co-pilot in you right now and it may get bumpy.
Still trying to get veggies in as per Ann's advice. I had some pickled olive salad from the hippie food deli last night with chicken and it was quite good. Loaded with salt I am sure.
DH is out getting a new battery in my old SUV. Its a 1998 model but still runs and its good to have around and no one would pay anything for it anyway. DH has some peculiar habits like hoarding but at least he likes to deal with car and electronics which I hate.
Joey its so nice that your co workers made amends on your birthday and celebrated with healthy stuff. Shows they really do care.
Well little Tesla is stretched out flat on her back with her legs in the air basking in the sun. Looks like a good idea to me. Maybe we should all try to be more like dogs living in the moment. But dogs don't get coffee.......Cheers. Diane S
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Not much going on here. Puppy, puppy, puppy.... school, school, school! stress eating a bit, but not horribly. Have truly forgotten to weigh two mornings in a row. I get up, get cleaned up, dressed and let pups out and start cleaning their pen. Getting on the scale seems to be a low priority right now. Odd... not my usual.
Here's a pic of one of my new loves. I think she's a keeper! 
