marie110

fmla coverage really depends on your employer terms but my fmla covered my tt for the first 7 days and then it turns into a disability ( under the terms my employer along with the fmla act has agrreed to offer its employees) and NO u dont have to tell your immediate boss its for plastic surgery just your fmla or disability dept fmla in most cases should cover any medical condition for u that will not allow u to perform ur job duties such as on narcotics for pain u cant drive etc etc fmlU is also avaiable to cover a family members illness such as spouse mom dad or child under 18 yrs old it is your right under the goverment law to be able to use fmla people just dont know fortunatly my company pays me but some other companies might not good luck

oh my i only had a tt this past july and for me recovery has been slow you seem to be so ok with all the work you had done wanted to know if you had/have any numbness??? anywhere i still have swelling and numbness does that go away ??

oh my i only had a tt this past july and for me recovery has been slow you seem to be so ok with all the work you had done wanted to know if you had/have any numbness??? anywhere i still have swelling and numbness does that go away ??

oh and by the way the tt scar very large and visible hip bone to hip bone. healed but definitely very noticeable and scared!!!

good luck to you stick to it you will be there before you know it..... oh yes i had 2 c-sections also and had a cross scar with a horrible belly button no gym surgery or excersize would have ever fixed it.. so yes to the tt (for me) .. the recovery has been more difficult then the wls first 2 weeks very painful was on norco for pain I'm still recovering i have numbness swelling and have to use a binder or spanx for 1-2 months.. also hard to sleep flat I'm still a bit hunched i have to remember not to over do it!! so not at all how the TV portrays cosmetic surgery.. so you must be completely ready to endure it all. blessing

thank you so much ... exactly it takes a very strong person to go through our journey others just don't know and thats ok..

thank you so much .. this tt recovery is actually more difficult then the wls.. and your almost there also..yay us..

my journey is almost done. I'm recovering from a full tummy tuck after my successful wls a year ago 7-12-12.. its been a roller coaster but a true success!! I'm grateful and so blessed to have made it this far. although i didn't reach my goal wieght I'm still ok with my results. (just 12 pds to go ) i attribute my success to what i put in my mouth i no longer eat just because food is available or snack for no reason and food now is for fuel no for gloutney ...yes i enjoy food but it doesn't control me I'm able to ignore/ and battle those cravings those binges and that takes nothing but full will power on my part!! (not easy) i always have leftovers and i never finish a full plate of food. self control has become the norm. (not easy) but i pray and just a complete change of old habits.. although i have great support from everyone around me its really all up to me. i will never go back to that big me i hated! i do get hunger attacks but i battle them with healthy choices. i have critics who say i took the lazy easy way out but they are not in my shoes and this journey worked for me. my advise is if you are ready to start on your journey you have to be truly ready! and find what works for you! The last phase of my journey once I'm fully recovered is to tone my body at a gym (something i dread and dislike very much) but I'm determined to conquer if the gym doesn't agree with me i will tone at home and continue my mall walks. blessings to all.

I'm recovering from a full tummy tuck after my successful wls a year ago 7-12-12.. its been a roller coaster but a true success!! I'm grateful and so blessed to have made it this far. although i didn't reach my goal wieght I'm still ok with my results. (just 12 pds to go ) i attribute my success to what i put in my mouth i no longer eat just because food is available or snack for no reason and food now is for fuel no for gloutney ...yes i enjoy food but it doesn't control me I'm able to ignore/ and battle those cravings those binges and that takes nothing but full will power on my part!! (not easy) i always have leftovers and i never finish a full plate of food. self control has become the norm. (not easy) but i pray and just a complete change of old habits.. although i have great support from everyone around me its really all up to me. i will never go back to that big me i hated! i do get hunger attacks but i battle them with healthy choices. i have critics who say i took the lazy easy way out but they are not in my shoes and this journey worked for me. my advise is if you are ready to start on your journey you have to be truly ready! and find what works for you! The last phase of my journey once I'm fully recovered is to tone my body at a gym (something i dread and dislike very much) but I'm determined to conquer if the gym doesn't agree with me i will tone at home and continue my mall walks. blessings to all.

i have been stuck at same wieght for months doct said i might have reached my plateau this might be it for me is that possible? was sleeved in july have lost a total of 45 pds but my hunger is back and thats not good it seems as time goes by my body is able to intake more and larger volume of food and its difficult to gauge myself i no longer have that " im too full " feeling to stop me is anyone else having same issues please share

dealt with severe dehydration also ended up in the er all i can say is at first its really hard to get ur fluods but u must! it will get better promise u will be able to drink more easily as time passes but so important so keep trying baby steps good luck

was sleeved july 12th still at a stall per my doctor i might have just stopped loosing and stayed at where my body is meant to be at I'm happy with my weight i feel like myself this is the weight i was before and always ... I'm still gonna keep trying to eat healthy and need to walk some more.... would really like to loose at least 10-15 more pounds.. because I'm only 4 feet 10 inches but still glad that I've gotten rid of about 50 nasty pounds yay me!! good luck to all julyiers..

was sleeved july 12th have lost 44 pds but been stuck at the same weight for over a month doct said i might have platued not sure if thats a good thing or not but still happy where I'm at.. would love to loose more still gonna try have any julyiers platued also? is this it for me? doct said some just stop loosing and stay at where our bodies were meant to be do you think this is true ?? still happy and i have no regrets..

from SA and my husband cuban so food food food !!! im 7 months out and can eat anything i want ! but in moderation its reallly the amount the portions that matter ! for example i have half a bistec half cup of rice or beans and small salad and im stuffed! its such a small amount compared to how i used to eat before i could have had 2 full plates of everything and maybe thirds lol not good so it the portions for sure

oops missed your decision and surg date congrats you made the right choice some advise do not leave hospital unless you can cometely drink at least half a cup of water i did suffer severe dehydration once i went home so very important to be able to intake fluids the first few days much luck to you

sleeve!! for sure the band is not as succesful as sleeve friend had it and was not succesful at all she lost very slow and very little and now is back to her heaviest the band allows you to manipilate your food intake meaning you can cheat with the sleeve you cannot cheat even if you try between my sleeve and my friends band i have been the winner im 7 months out and almost at my goal and my friend will be getting band removed (not covered by insuance) so she can get sleeved you will have something in you forever with both surgeries anyway the staples for the sleeve stay in your stomach and becomes part of your stomach band is reversable sleeve is not i urge and recommend sleeve i also revommend you dont let anyone even family be the deciding factor this is your decision only you can make it you must be ready and willing to accept a complete lifestyle change listen to your inner voice and once you are 100 % sure then go for it this surgery is for you not anyone else good luck

i had my gallbladder removed prior to wls but did have hiatel hernia surgery during my sleeve and no major complications recovery was ok i did have dehydration but thats common def get it done once gallbladder goes bad it does not get better you will have a total of 6-8 small incisions good luck

dont beat your self up just start now i too havent excersized adequatley but i found walking the mall easy walking the big stores walmart target etc some malls offer winter walking groups thats been the easiest for me cuz im not one to excersize at the gym i tried joging but too much so ive stuck to plain old walking i also take stairs and park far away from doors every little bit helps you can do it

was sleeved july 12th my loss has only been 41-42 pds a lot less then most posts. :-( it seems at my 6 month point I'm now able to eat a lot more quantity and i feel my hunger/appetitie kicking in a lot stronger my hair is thinned out but the falling has subsided with the holidays i gained 1-2 pds and i have hit a nasty 2week stall ... any suggestions..

congrats to all..i was sleeved 7-12-12 oh my, did bad during the holidays with food everywhere gained 2 pds and now hit a stall but I'm getting back on track my hair loss has subsided but my hair mass is so thin now missing my pre surgery hair but not my pre surgery weight.. issue I'm having is that i can eat anything everything agrees with me and I've noticed that i can intake larger quantity of food so I've been eating more and that scares me

gallbladder info.. i had mine removed long before my sleeve .. it has not affected me in any way ... yes get it removed the severe pain was so unbearable morfin didn't make it go away.. and it will not fix itself only gets worse over time so best results is to remove .. and really didn't change anything just have to avoid greasy food which is a good thing anyway.. did cause runs in the beginning right after having it removed due to grease or fat but body adjusted itself to the missing organ.. in my opiono won't affect your sleeve

yes im taking biotin b12 folic acid and prilosec my diet is meat or chicken or ffish daily i and i try for healthy eating but sometime i do treat myself no snacking though i think my wieght loss has been slow since i can tolerate any type of food but in small amounts

sleeved july 12 ive lost 42 pds very slow compared to others but ive lost and thats what matters lost hair i get very cold have a slouch now i can eat anything i want but of course my stomach stops me when food doesnt fit anymore i also have ulceritis i take prilosec daily and will have testing done im myself again people compliment me all the time the holidays werent too bad and i dont have food cravings or hunger attacks like before food is just food dont have to have it i dont snack and i dont eat late at night i did hit a stall so i reverted to puree foods and doubled my walking that helped break the stall hoping my hair grows back good luck to all keep up the great job!!!