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LMAO!! Glad you are doing well. I'll be in your shoes on the 17th,

You really should be having something higher in protein and lower in carbs. Even peanuts have quite a few carbs, peanut butter is worse. But every doc is different, follow what yours recommends

Check your ins. website, regarding criteria. I did that, with mine, took it to my pain management dr. to get justification, due to spinal issues. He wrote a letter echoing EXACTLY what my ins. wanted. They not only approved a panni, but also TT AND lipo.

awesome!!!

with soup you should eat the liquid portion separate (by at least 30 minutes) from the solids. Otherwise it becomes a slider food.

Is it from when they cut out the umbilicus, pull the skin down and replace it?

I started with pain management and got a referral from him. If you go on your ins. website, do a search for criteria for panniculectomy and take that to your dr. for them to reference when writing the referral. Losing weight helped my back a little, but my back problems are not weight related, I have ankylosing spondylosis.

19 months post op and no HBP meds, sleep apnea has gone from 48 apneas per hour to 6 hypoapneas per hour, NO apneas.

AWESOME!!! You will see an increase in energy (throughout the whole day) and notice that things will get easier and you will be able to do more and more as time goes on. You will look back at these early days in the gym, and realize how far you've come in a short time!

ABSOLUTELY!! People tell me I look great or sometimes that I am too skinny. I still see 275 lb. me. Hopefully will get better after the tt, lipo and panniculectomy.

Blue cross Mediblue Select. Had to be 18 months post-op (I am 19 months, and normal BMI since Dec, 2012) and have 3 months at a normal BMI. If you go to your ins. website, you can search for criteria for panniculectomy, as all are different.

39 days to go!!!

39 days left!!!

maybe give them a call. They should've let you know one way or the other within 6 weeks. Maybe the dr. didn't submit yet?

I will only have a 23hr hospital stay, then am on my own. My sis will be around to help. I don't have stairs to get in my apt. but I like to go upstairs and hang with my sis. Wonder how long before I'll be able to go up the stairs. I don't have a recliner, so hopefully will be able to sleep/get in or out of my bed. My bed is a bit higher than a regular bed, so maybe that will be helpful when getting up. I have a high pain tolerance and heal well, so hopefully my recovery will go as well as yours. Even if it is MUCH worse, will STILL be worth it when all is said and done!!

October 17th it is!! That date cannot come fast enough!!

October 17th it is!! That date cannot come fast enough!!

Today I will get a call, letting me know when I can do this!! Will definitely document all, and pics. This way others will know what to expect.

Today I will get a call, letting me know when I can do this!! Will definitely document all, and pics. This way others will know what to expect.

Thank you so much Michelleandcolten!! I will be looking at your pics frequently, so hopefully I will not pass out while caring for my drains/incisions. Did you need help, in the first few days, to get in/out of bed? out of a chair? were you able to do stairs? BTW, You look terrific in those jeans, bet it feels amazing!

that is exactly how my thighs are!! Could be my pic, lol

Blue Cross Mediblue select.

I will be having a tt, panni and lipo. Please tell me, in detail, about the pain, drain care, recovery, care of skin around drains, incision care etc.... Need to be as mentally prepared as possible. If you have pics of incisions and where the drains come out, that would be helpful, too. I gross out easily and pass out, so want to desensitize myself as much as possible. I live alone and don't want to pass out and be unconscious on the floor, LOL!

What am AWESOME transformation!! You look amazing! I will be having a tt, panni and lipo. Please tell me, in detail, about the pain, drain care, recovery, care of skin around drains, incision care etc.... Need to be as mentally prepared as possible. If you have pics of incisions and where the drains come out, that would be helpful, too. I gross out easily and pass out, so want to desensitize myself as much as possible. I live alone and don't want to pass out and be unconscious on the floor, LOL!

I have Blue Cross Mediblue Select through Medicare