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Supper skinny ? LOL. Another judgement not even close to reality. If you are referring to me (???) I am barely in my weight range. I'm at the highest of it but I'm ok with that. I did it for me because I gave of myself and my body my whole life. My son is 21 and I am 41. I did it for me...period. I'm entitled to happiness whatever that might be for me. It varies for everyone. Even with the sleeve' date=' losing the weight did not come without pain and sacrifice. i was putting myself through school in my late 30's when i had the sleeve. I would pack my perfect little lunch every every day after being sleeved. I was so tired in my first months of the sleeve that It was tough studying and working 2 jobs to put myself and my son through college. So dont judge or assume. Life is too short to be that way to people. it is also too short not to do what makes you happy as long as you aren't hurting anybody else. What makes us happy is different for all and i have a great amount of respect for that within people. And if anybody else has an opinion on a person or judges them....especially somebody that doesn't know anything about you .....that's certainly a problem with them. good luck to everybody. Go after what makes you happy and don't let people stand in your way or judge you because their life isn't the same way. The people who mind don't matter and the people who matter don't mind. By the way, i have to say Happy 21st Birthday Son! You are the best son a mother could ask for. Congrats on your upcoming graduation from college! Thanks for all your love and support![/quote']

By the way , I also had asthma before I lost the weight and was on a nebulizer. That's a breathing machine. I did not have to sleep with it but I did do treatments once awake. Since becoming "supper skinny" (quote by another member) LOL my asthma has been non exsistent for a year and a half and I donated my machine.

Ok so I think I figured out why us heavier peeps are having such a hard time. And it's been said in ways already.

And I could be wrong' date=' but I almost feel like the OP is using it as a form of anorexia. She wants it so she can't eat as much so she won't gain weight in the future. While most of us have cried out to God because of the pain we felt just walking down the damn street. I don't condone anorexia and I don't condone having this surgery for a problem that doesn't yet exist. I DO understand wanting to prevent problems before they arise.... But for some reason it just rubs me the wrong way.

The chick in the bikini pic who had all those plastic surgeries really pisses me off. She had this surgery to be super skinny. I don't want to be super skinny. I want to not hurt. And I want to not die earlier than I should.

OP: do what makes you happy. I really LOVE NZ. I hear nothing but great things about it. If you felt backed into a corner and needed to strike back, that's unfortunate. Do you belong here? I'd hate to say no. But I'm not sure. If you did have he surgery and needed help, I'd help you. If you were a little nicer and promised to not insult people anymore.[/quote']

Supper skinny ? LOL. Another judgement not even close to reality. If you are referring to me (???) I am barely in my weight range. I'm at the highest of it but I'm ok with that. I did it for me because I gave of myself and my body my whole life. My son is 21 and I am 41. I did it for me...period. I'm entitled to happiness whatever that might be for me. It varies for everyone. Even with the sleeve, losing the weight did not come without pain and sacrifice. i was putting myself through school in my late 30's when i had the sleeve. I would pack my perfect little lunch every every day after being sleeved. I was so tired in my first months of the sleeve that It was tough studying and working 2 jobs to put myself and my son through college. So dont judge or assume. Life is too short to be that way to people. it is also too short not to do what makes you happy as long as you aren't hurting anybody else. What makes us happy is different for all and i have a great amount of respect for that within people. And if anybody else has an opinion on a person or judges them....especially somebody that doesn't know anything about you .....that's certainly a problem with them. good luck to everybody. Go after what makes you happy and don't let people stand in your way or judge you because their life isn't the same way. The people who mind don't matter and the people who matter don't mind. By the way, i have to say Happy 21st Birthday Son! You are the best son a mother could ask for. Congrats on your upcoming graduation from college! Thanks for all your love and support!

I was told by my doc the circum lift will leave you with more like a mans figure. Those weren't his exact words. I can't remember exactly but it takes away the curvature.

My doc told me to go back to my preop diet for 3 days when I started noticing hunger 2 years out. He was right. That's all it took. I noticed my original restriction all over again. Worked like a charm.

I am done with Rollagirl' date=' she can't be helped by me or anyone on this site. For the rest of the readers here, and there are MANY, if you have a 30 BMI and are considering surgery please read this next couple of sentences. I know people are their own worst critics so it's hard to see yourself from the outside, so look at me. Attached again, is a photo of me at age 19 at a 27.5 BMI. Imagine this guy with 20 more pounds which would have put him at a 30 BMI. Does he look like he needs gastric sleeve surgery?[/quote']

Ok. Its so easy for people to sit behind their computer and judge. Some people always seem to be an expert on other peoples lives and choices but their own. So here's my story ....I choose gastric sleeve because i went up and down in my weight my whole life. Even tho my pre surgery bmi was 30.8 it was not my highest bmi. i had struggled my whole adult life with my weight. I was as high as 217 at one point and I'm not tall.....then i would loose 30 or 40 pounds then back up again. It seems i did this a hundred times. I watched people eat crap food and more than me and never gain weight. It seemed I had to starve myself to lose weight. I was always hungry like I could never get full. I spent my whole life obsessing over the latest new diet, counting calories, pre weighing my food, buying the latest diet fad because I wanted to be a healthy weight for me and my child. It consumed my life. It played havoc on my mind and body. I knew i was at risk Of getting older and I was at risk of developing health problems. My whole family is over weight and the older ones were struggling with numerous health issues.

Choosing gastric sleep was one of the best things I've ever done. I'm glad when I joined this forum 2 years ago prior to my surgery I had such wonderful support regardless if I had a lower bmi because that was just the surface. There was more to my story. I love my life now. I feel like I'm finally safe in somebody else's wonderful body and now my weight doesn't hold me back from anything. This will be my last post to this thread. Good luck to all.

How long did it take you to get to goal weight? A whole month? You say you're "a Christian" but you said some pretty idiotic and immature things in this thread. Not very Christian if you ask me.

You are entitled to your opinion. Thank you.

You look great... I have seen you post this picture all over everyone's threads this morning! Very encouraging results..

Thank you very much! I feel very fortunate.

Rollargrl if this helps I was at a bmi of 30.8 a little over two years ago. I just had Tummy Tuck, lypo and breast lift after losing the weight. I've never been happier. And my wonderful vsg coordinator Trish uses me when she has other patients with questions regarding having surgery with lower bmi but still in the obese category. Here is my pic. I am only 10 1/2 days post op from my tummy tuck. Life is great. Enuf said....

 

I went to dr Ponce on June 15! I used trish though <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> she was great. Only difference is I had three nights in the hospital (I had a revision from band so I stayed an extra day) and the a night in the hotel lucerna (which would've been two nights if I didn't need the extra night in the hospital)' date=' and I must say that hotel was GORGEOUS!![/quote']

 

Our experiences are similar. I used Trish and stayed in hotel Lucerna! Love her loved the hotel.

I had my Tummy Tuck tuesday last week. So that's almost 11 days post op.

Omg! You look awesome!

I'm 16 days post op TT & uplift and look nowhere near as flat as you... How do you keep the swelling down- I can't stand as straight as you either *sighs*.

I have a seroma and it is not going away' date=' surgeon won't drain cos he doesn't want to risk infection ... I wanted him to but hey-ho.

Please share any handy hints, cos I'm getting fed up of the swell hell![/quote']

Just had to google what a seroma is. Very sorry to hear that. Sounds like a ruptured blood vessel during surgery but once its drained swelling will go down and your little tummy will be flat. Good luck.

I want to also want to ad I had top surgeons in every surgery where I live. My Tummy Tuck doc i thought was an arrogant ass lol but a perfectionist.! My line from my scar is very low and very thin and healing amazing.

I keep the swelling down by wearing an almost full body compression garment. It goes from my knees up to Underneath my breasts. The other one goes from my breasts down to the other one. He has foam pads also inserted everywhere inside the garmet

I will be wearing it for one month. Then from there he says he has a spanks like garment for me. Not sure I need it. I've had 7 surgeries in 7 years...not all weight related....back surgery, jaw surgery...broke my jaw, gall bladder, fibroid tumor in uterus...etc etc and every time the docs was amazed at how fast I recovered. After my back surgery I walked right out of the hospital. No physical therapy...nothing. I'm just very lucky. That's all. Nothing I've done. I can't take credit really. I do follow all doc instructions tho.

I keep the swelling down by wearing an almost full body compression garment. It goes from my knees up to Underneath my breasts. The other one goes from my breasts down to the other one. He has foam pads also inserted everywhere inside the garmet

Thanks everyone. I actually weighed 10 pounds more the day I came out of surgery. I was so freaked out and worried. I was so swollen for 5 days and couldn't imagine I was going to look any better and just out of no where my body released all that Fluid in a few days. It was so weird. I can't wear underwire either. I just put this on to try on because my boyfriend came home from Victoria secrets with some gifts. FYI. I had sleeve surgery 2 years ago.

You look great. I'm 10 days post op from Tummy Tuck and breast LIFT

I can eat anything I want just smaller portions and I dont have to worry or gain weight. I'm 2 years and 3 months out. Best thing I've ever done. I feel like I'm finally safe inside somebody else's wonderful body.

I'm sorry but if at 30 bmi you feel that you are too fat for the world' date=' or however you put it, you clearly are in need of some professional help and should get it before you get the surgery. Just my opinion.[/quote']

Omg. You truly just didn't day that to her. Just because she doesn't have a ridiculously high bmi to feel fat doesn't mean she needs mental help. It actually means shes pretty smart! shes in tune with her body and is aware she needs help. Not kidding herself and allowing herself to get to an even dangerously high bmi. According to DOCTORS charts she falls in the obese column and is at risk for future health problems. How is it that you feel people like yourself who let your bmi get way too out of hand didn't need mental help but this girl does ???? Clearly sounds like jealousy to me.

You are obese rollargrl. I get that. I was too. It doesn't make you less worthy of surgery because you aren't obese as others. I applaud you for having the courage and the brains to know you need help and chose your path.

Oh geez. Everybody just stop. Rollargrl was just looking for support but instead she felt she got something else and it hurt her to be asked why any doc would give her surgery.

By the way , I truly didn't feel hunger until almost 2 years out. I ate to keep from being exhausted. Everybodys experience is different. ilove my sleeve. I feel like im finally safe in somebody else's wonderful body.

Not that I have to further defend myself but I'm 35 this year ... I'd rather die on the operating table doing this than carry on ... I'm an ex amature boxer who's been on and off diet pills for years - by the end of the year no doubt ill be up to 35 BMI .. And as I qualify now I don't want to waste anymore of my life battling this.

I totally understand and get this....

Don't question someone's decision for surgery. Just support them. That's what this is about.

I googled what I would have to weigh to have a bmi of 55. I would have to weigh 330 freaking pounds. Congrats to rollargrl for wanting to do something now before it gets too out of hand !!!!! The surgery is actually more safe at your weight.

Big frank had to go on a month long pre op because he was so huge. They do this to decrease the fat around your organs so they can see what the hell they are doing in there. It's way more risky and difficult for the surgeon when your bmi is so high.