Question:
I think I may be going crazy....You know what they say if you wish for something it

   — sarah C. (posted on February 12, 2004)

February 12, 2004
It sounds like you have a good case for a tt due to medical necessity. I hope you have been complaining to your PCP regularly because of your back and leg pain. With enough documentation, many insurance companies do pay for it.
   — Cindy R.

February 12, 2004
i don't think you are obsessed at all. you have gotten to goal, but have leftover skin. it is something that the everyday "normal" person of your weight wouldn't have. for me the excess skin is not a vain thing. it does cause other health problems..rashs, back pain ect.. not to mention emotional pain. having the tummy tuck will be like finishing what you started when you had wls. not to be sexy, but to appear normal.
   — franbvan

February 12, 2004
I don't think it is crazy. Every time I tell a post op that I have a hernia they tell me how lucky I am. I am getting my tummy done on the 27th with a hernia repair but nothing is thrown in for free! I have to pay $5,000.00 out of pocket for the extra work. Way better than the $12,500.00 I was quoted by the plastic surgeon but certainly not free. I too can ot focus on anything but the belly when i look at myself. To me I look deformed and it is hard to see a thin person with this thing hanging down in front of everything. I am a size 8 now at 5'7" and 153 but I think that it is just because I need the extra room for the goo belly!
   — Carol S.

February 12, 2004
Go For It!!!! I got so tired of packing my hanging skin into my clothes. I felt pretty normal besides that. I am 3+ weeks post-op from the tt and cry tears of joy when I look at my flat tummy! It is so worth it, do it!
   — Dawn R.