Question:
NEED ADVICE ON PREGNANCY AFTER PLASTIC SURGERY

HELLO- I'M 11 MONTHS POST-OP DOWN 102LBS.(I KNOW,I SHOULD BE FURTHER AHEAD).ONE OF THE MANY REASONS I HAD THE RNY WAS TO HOPEFULLY HELP MY INFERTILITY PROBLEM.MY HUSBAND AND I WERE GOING TO START TRYING AGAIN THE BEGINNING OF NEXT YEAR.LIKE ALOT OF OTHER POST OPS I HAVE A BELLY APRON AND BAT WINGS.WHEN I LOOK AT MYSELF IN THE MIRROR I DON'T FEEL LIKE I'VE ACCOMPLISHED ANYTHING BECAUSE OF THE EXTRA SKIN.RIGHT NOW I HAVE GOOD INSURANCE. I TRULY FEEL THAT IF I HAVE ANY CHANCE OF GETTING A PANNICULECTOMY COVERED BY INSURANCE IT WOULD BE NOW WITH THIS INSURANCE. SEE, WE ARE PLANNING TO MOVE TO NORTH CAROLINA IN A YEAR AND I WILL CHANGE JOBS AND HAVE NO IDEA WHAT KIND OF INSURANCE I WILL HAVE OR WHAT THE EXCLUSIONS WILL BE. ON THE OTHER HAND, WE DON'T WANT TO WAIT TOO MUCH LONGER ON TRYING FOR A BABY AGAIN( I'M 32).IF I HAD $20,000. JUST LAYING AROUND THAT I COULD SELF PAY FOR PLASTIC SURGERY THIS WOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE, BUT LIKE ALOT OF PEOPLE, I DON'T.ANY ADVICE WOULD BE GREAT.I'M REALLY CONFUSED ABOUT THIS.YOU CAN EMAIL ME AT [email protected] -I NEED TO UPDATE MY PROFILE SO THAT IS AN OLD EMAIL. THANKS FOR LISTENING!!!!    — PAM P. (posted on August 23, 2003)

August 23, 2003
Pam, A panniculectomy only removes the excess skin so I would go ahead and get it done now. The arms can be done whenever. If you were planning on an abdominalplasty (sp?) then I would say wait as a baby would stretch those muscles back out. Idealy you would wait till after the baby, but only you can decide that. Good luck!
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August 24, 2003
I won a Tummy Tuck in a radio contest a couple years ago. The Plastic Surgeon told me at that time that I'd not be a good candidate because I desired to have another child at some point. He said that pregnancy would be very difficult and suggested that I wait until I decided to have a child.
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