MrsColeman

Thank you for your replies, I'm thinking surgery eventually but that scar is holding me back . Apparently tricep dips all day everyday will shift them, will give it a go and report back in what maybe a year, (I've a lot to shift). Ha ha....

Having had mine removed was tremendous up-lift for me. Maybe if I was younger the arms might have bounced back. But hugh arms run in my family. Dr. took 2lbs off each arm. Now I go to spin classes, zumba, and I took up kayaking.

I have not been on here in a long time, but saw this thread and wanted to coment. I had Brachioplasty done 3 years ago. I'd do it again. I have long scars. And so when the surgon said you will have a scar, I waved my fat arm and said "you think I care about a scar" , and she replyed I would make a great patient. I went from a size 3x to a 1x just having those arms done. I didn't wait for my weight to be gone either. (Thats a work in process). But I feel so much better about myself. No amount of exercise would have ever made them go away.

I have tiny fill by tiny fill as its all I can tolerate. My fill nurse would like to up ml by ml but I can't take it and feel ill instantly so we now take it slow and I have .5 every 6 months ish. I understand what he is saying and I understand how you feel, try asking for slightly more when you go and say you just want to try a .5. I got silly last year and had 6.5 restriction (not all at once but over time) and one day something happened and day by day I got pains everytime i ate but the weight was falling off so I sucked ice and carried on, I was on holiday and had to search out a clinic to give me an urgent defill, they took me right back to 3.5 and that's what I'm at now. I'm less than I was straight from surgery. My next fill is in two weeks, I'm scared but feel like I want a good fill as some weight has crept back since last year but my head is saying go tiny. I hope you get what you would like. )

I don't have any big mirrors in my house. I haven't in some time. They always made me feel sad and discouraged. But today I went shopping for new furniture and passed a full-length mirror.... I had to stop and go back and I just stared for the longest time. I couldn't believe how good I looked.... well compared to how i looked before. I'm at my lowest weight in over 10 years. I was so excited!!

Also if your swollen and not stuck, some people respond better to ice cold drinks as apposed to warm fluids. Think what helps you after a fill and do the same. Cold for me reduces the swelling the best. Once unstuck (if you find out you are) i'd have a couple of dispersible asprins and that will ease some discomfort.

I am so glad I am in this forum. I have been torn since I choose to do this. I have been heavy my whole life and am tired of carrying around all this weight. I will lose weight and then gain it and have tried every diet, pill, and plan known to man!!! Lol!! Tired of been called the pretty fat girl... Just want to be pretty! I am no longer telling anyone my husband is very supportive and that is all that matters. I read every one comments and had tears in my eyes because y'all touched my heart!! April 19th I start a new life and no turning back!! Thank you

Real talk: most of my the people I know are fat and miserable and jealous they can't afford the surgery themselves or are thin and don't understand what its like to be me and think I took the lazy way out. Do what's right for you. Read blogs from people have experienced first hand and know every singlw person is different. You started this for a reason but know if its not right for you you can back out anytime.
You don't owe anything to anyone but yourself.