Question:
Does it EVER END??????????
I am not sure if this process will ever end. I had LAP RNY 2/18/02.. Lost all the way down to the 127 lbs I weigh today and am disgusted by what my body looks like. I need plastic surgery in such a bad way it makes me crazy.My stomach ahnds low and my 44eee chest went to a cone shaped saggy b...and so on. I have no means of getting this done.. no money for plastics. No options with credit .. or any other resource. Can I just learn to live being a 30 year old girl in a 90 womans body shell? When will I learn to love what I have? I just had to vent... sometimes.. i feel sorry for myself..and sometimes.. i just want someone to say thats ok to do. — Pattyrau (posted on February 17, 2004)
February 16, 2004
No insurance? Both the tummy and the boobs can be covered by insurance...
and just from what you said you sound like a good candidate....
— star .
February 16, 2004
Happy 2nd Anniversaryy to you!!! Be very thankful for that 90 year old
woman's body...lol. I celebrate my 2nd anniv this coming Sat and I still
weigh 252 lbs never made it anywhere near goal and I live in constant fear
that I am going to gain most of my weight back and also the health problems
that I had will return. I did lose over 100 lbs but still need to lose at
least another 50 to be anywhere near goal (6' tall) You made it and you
are sooo very lucky!!!!
— SARose61
February 16, 2004
I am about 40 pounds from goal, am 55 years old and have been a yo-yo
dieter since I was 18 so you can imagine what my skin looks like. But I am
soooooooooo grateful to be in so much better health that I haven't given a
lot of thought to how I look. I guess it might be different if I was only
30 but from my "advanced" age, I'd rather be skinny and
wrinkly/saggy than fat an firm any day! If you truly can't have anything
done about it, maybe you could focus on the huge benefits you must be
realizing as a result of the weight loss like more energy, increased
mobility, ability to do things you couldn't do when you were 127 lbs
heavier, etc. I think it is okay to feel sorry for ourselves sometime but
we can't stay there.........we need to snap out of it and examine all the
good things in our lives and be grateful. And I ALWAYS believe, where
there is a will, there is a way. May take awhile to find it but don't give
up looking for it.
— SCbabe B.
February 16, 2004
I agree with Helen..Insurance won't cover a TT for me, the apron doesn't
hang far enough down (stupid reason, lol), but they did cover my breast
reduction/lift. I went from a 46II to a 36G (and a long one at that). I
had to get letters from my PCP, GYN, Bariatric surgeon, and an orthopedist
(I had back problems because of the pulling weight on the skin) and
insurance approved and paid 100%. I'm now a beautiful 36C. It's definitely
worth it to check it out. I know how you feel..I'm 35 and felt the same
way..it's getting better..I'm liking myself for the first time in a long
long time. Good luck..Denise 316/157
— lily1968
February 17, 2004
I know what you mean. After having the surgery, working so hard on all of
the various lifestyle changes, it's like we're still being punished for our
medical condition - obesity. It makes it tough to put it behind us and live
a completely normal life without the saggy skin reminders. You might have
to wait some time for a solution - different financial situation, an
insurance plan that will cover plastics. Maybe your skin will heal somewhat
over time? Good luck to you.
— Yolanda J.
February 17, 2004
For what it's worth...I just looked at your photo and you look beautiful.
I am sure that your body is great too.
— rebeccamayhew
February 17, 2004
Your entry from 5/03 says that you are going in for surgery and will have a
lift and implants at the same time...what happened? I think there are ways
to save for surgery, though it will take time. Its amazing how we spend $
frivilously-eating out, getting Starbucks, buying the paper or a magazine,
magazine subscriptions, cable tv, drycleaning, etc, etc, that if you think
about it, if you cut corners you can actually save alot of $. Do you own a
home? Home equity credit lines. Do you or your husband have a 401K at
work, if so, you can borrow against it. Consider having plastics in Mexico
or another country-its significantly cheaper and there are many on this
site who have gone that route.... It is OK to feel sorry for yourself,and
you do not have to "learn" to love your saggy body. But instead
of feeling sorry for yourself, try to find a way to get your plastics.
— Cindy R.
February 17, 2004
I know how you feel! I am 28 and my ins. did just pay for my TT, but I need
everything else done as well. My husband keeps asking me why do I worry so
much and asks if im ever going to be happy. I am happy to be what I am
today, but I say the same thing you do, I am not even 30 and my body is
droopy like a 90 year old (no disrespect, but even my grandma tells me to
fix it and both my grandmas skin look better than mine), so what am I going
to look like in the future if it's this bad now? I am in the same boat with
my money situation, but we decided to just keep putting away what ever we
can each week and im shooting for 1 surgery a year and soon after 30, I
will be ready to let gravity take it's place more naturally without the
head start. Good luck!
— Sandy M.
February 17, 2004
I'm almost 3 years out and have'nt learned to love or accept my body which
is badly in need of a FULL body lift. <sigh>
— Danmark
February 17, 2004
Even though I have the sagging skin, I feel much better today than I have
in years. No, I don't really like the way I look, but I know that it is
better than what I was at 215. That, I am happy about that. I have been
going to the gym, which has helped some, but I need all the plastics done
too. Eventually I will get this done when the time is right. Just try to be
encouraged about how far you have come already. Try to think on the
positive aspects of what has happened. Hang in there. Janice Hall
— betterfitness
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