Do you find that you are even more self conscious of your naked body?

One would think we should all be so happy with ourselves after dropping more than 100lbs. But NOOOOOOOoooo, not me! LOL I am so self conscious about the panni and the mons area. I am heading to a second plastic surgery consult next week. In preparation for this I am gathering Letters of Medical Necessity from my RNY surgeon, PCP and OB/GYN. Today I visited the OB/GYN for this purpose. He's a rather conservative Catholic hospital-affiliated OB/GYN and looked at the sample letter I had put together. He was quite reluctant to make statements about impaired sexual function, etc. He basically sounded like he had no interest in being involved, even though I showed him the letter I got from my PCP. So I told him he really needed to look me over to see what I meant (he hadn't examined me since last year). So the nurse came in with him after I disrobed and he told me to lie on the table. I told him that he would get a better idea of the issues if I stood. You know I could see the look on his face, the change in his attitude. He grabbed the hanging pannus (which was nice and sweaty of course, like on que!) Poked around the mons area. Turned back to my chart, and said he would just change a couple of things in the wording and he'd dictate my letter this afternoon! On the one hand I was happy to be getting my letter but it sure stung to have my own feelings of disgust mirrored in the doctor's face. Don't get me wrong but he's a great doc, been there for me for years. Can anyone relate to the emotions involved in post-op nakedness? - Anna LAP RNY 7/3/02 -120lbs.

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