LittleGirlBlue

Everyone is different and every doctor's work is different I am a long distance runner that also works out. I wasn't really comfortable running until about 5 months out. My doc released me to light exercise at 10 weeks and full exercise at 16 weeks. You will be great just make sure you take your time to heal properly- if something hurts there is a reason.

My plastic surgeon and I agreed on a B cup- I feel like a B cup- especially compared to what I was, C cup bras just fit better. I'm a runner too and nothing gets in the way. So glad I chose not to get implants!

I had a full tummy tuck, flank lipo, and breast lift with reduction- NO IMPLANTS. I am a nice C cup and couldn't be happier- nothing like having the girls be the same size and facing the same way!

Checking in on the December 2011 bandsters... Hope everyone is doing well!

I agree- or at a minimum have someone with you the first week. The pain was nothing I'd expected- I mean I have kids and have passed kidney stones; what could have been worse? This was and no one had REALLY prepared me for it. The muscles were pulled so tight I was hunched over for 4 weeks- I'm 8 months out and still have little feeling on my sides/upper buttocks (at the end of the incisions) and from my scar to my belly button is numb. I am so pleased with the results that if I had to, I'd do it all over again! Oh- and can i just say I really enjoyed wearing a bikini this January when we were on vacation!

Sure I went to a reconstructive plastic surgeon... A surgeon that does plastic surgery but not Hollywood style more focused on medical needs, with a primary focus in mastectomy and breast cancer reconstruction. I had a Full TT, Breast Lift with reduction, (no augmentation as the lift brought me to a nice full, natural looking C cup) and Flank Lipo. Overnight hospital stay, anesthesia and all other expenses for $12,270. Cash payment so a discount was offered. I am more than pleased. My scars are even beautiful- not scraggly and messy.

I live in the Chicago area and drove to Indianapolis, IN to have my plastics done by Dr. Wagner. He's not just a plastic surgeon, he's an artist. I've never been happier and unlike most that have breast surgery my breast are symmetrical and point in the same direction . My tummy tuck scarring is minimal and the lipo he did was done in a way that what fat is left on my body looks natural. No one has a clue I've ever had plastic surgery and that's the way I wanted it- after meeting with 6 docs in the Chicago area and then Dr. Wagner in Indy, I knew the drive to Indy was worth it.

I tried Body by Vi too and was not impressed at all. Just threw four bags and about 30 flavor packets in the compost:(. Also tried the GNC 'Lean' shakes and they were worse.

I've been banded nearly two years. When banded I lived about 2 to 2.5 hours from my LapBand surgeon (he is great by the way, Dr Elli in Chicago). I'm now 3.5 to 4 hours away and have been looking for a LapBand doc closer to my home. I've been completely taken back at the fact that no one, not one LapBand surgeon within 100 miles, is willing to take on an already banded patient. No one will tell me why just a simple "such and such is not currently taking banded patients for fills". I've been very successful with my band and I'm self-pay so someone would be making money- I don't get it. Does anyone know if the brand or licensed LapBand company has a resource to match banded patients with doctors? Any help please... I'm stuck in the middle of nowhere Indiana (30 miles south of South Bend) just hit 12 weeks post op for a TT and would like to get my first refill under fluoroscope with a great local surgeon.

I went to a reconstructive plastic surgeon... A surgeon that does plastic surgery but not Hollywood style more focused on medical needs, with a primary focus in mastectomy and breast cancer reconstructive. I had a Full TT, Breast Lift with reduction, and Flank Lipo. Overnight hospital stay, anesthesia and all other expenses for $12,270. Cash payment so a discount was offered. I am more than pleased. My scars are even beautiful- not scraggly and messy.

Oh- and it's worth the overnight stay. Honest info... I have a vey high pain tolerance and a TT is very painful. Anyone who tells you it isn't is lying.

Sometimes it takes a little searching:). My surgeon is listed as a reconstructive plastic surgeon. He moved my port when he did the tummy tuck and in fact talked my band surgeon into not removing any fluid from my band. I had a anxiety about the no fluid removal and the port being moved by a non-bariatric surgeon but damn he knows what he's doing. He's not a reconstructive surgeon, he's an artist. Just a few more weeks and I will 12 week post-op photos. Full TT with flank lipo, breast lift, with a reduction on one side to create symmetry. I freak out every time I look in the mirror. Is that really me?

Oh goodness- good luck tomorrow! Will be thinking of you.

Something else to think about... I had surgery on December 23, 2011. My pre-op diet started two weeks before that and I couldn't eat anything of substance until the third week of January. While I didn't mind missing all the Holiday food everyone wondered what was wrong with me. I ended up skipping most gatherings to avoid the questions as I am one of those Bandsters that chose not to share with everyone. Only 6 people know.