LynRN

I was approved for surgery and had my pre-surgery visit this morning. Surgery is scheduled for 11/25. This just got real and I'm starting to get real scared. I am the mother of a 3 and a 5 year old. And my husband is in school so I am the primary breadwinner. I am so scared of complications or, God forbid, death. I really need this to go as smoothly as possible as I will need to go back to work in 2 weeks. I am going to a great surgeon with great stats, but I can't help but feel scared. Please help.

Also have you posted any TT before and after pics?

Have you noticed an increase in Intensity?

NICE

Anymore apple shaped girls with pics? I know you're out there?

I was just wondering if any of you ladies have experienced stronger orgasms with the weight loss. I am still pre op and I have noticed over the past few years that my O's, while plentiful and not too difficult to achieve, seem to have decreased in intensity. I'm only 31, so nowhere near menopause. I have had a couple of kids in the last five years, but they were by c-section. So my pelvic floor should still be pretty much intact. The only thing I can think of is that maybe the weight has something to do with it. I would like to hear your thoughts. I'm hoping that someday I will be able to have the earth shattering orgasms that I had in my teens and early twenties.

Are you with a different girl in each of those pictures. Play On, Playa!

Also, I'm the OP and happen to be an OBGyn nurse.

Beautiful! You should be so proud of yourself. And congrats on the upcoming nuptials.

You are looking great. I was looking at photos in the slow loss thread, and came by your pics in the wedding dress. You looked really pretty. Keep it up. Can't wait to get sleeved!

Yes, can't wait to lose the back boobs. Also, I really hope to lose from the waist up. When I was in high school, at about 140 lbs, I had more of a defined waist and rounder hips. I think I was still an apple, just much less noticeable. I have always had a tummy, but after I had my c-sections, i swear it never went back in. I hope to get back close to my original shape even if it takes a little nip/tuck. I never really had much of a butt... I'm a black chick, so I might have to buy one of those, too.

Heyher, You look great. My husband and I were commenting on how young and feminine your face looks. Your pics give me hope that I can whittle my middle a little bit. Do you work out much? If so what are you doing?

The first one takes some explaining: I am a Newborn Nursery RN and I hate having to sit the babies on my gut or the desk to feed them because I have no lap. I'm only 5'2 and weigh 256 lbs, most of which is belly. I get so jealous seeing the skinny nurses rocking the babies to sleep on their knees. Yeah, won't miss that. I also hate having to be told that I've been puked on because I can't see it around my huge gut. Won't miss that either. Other things I won't miss: Asking for a table at a restaurant for fear that I won't fit in a booth. The chub rub between my thighs.. Those friction bumps are horrendous. The flap slap when I'm exercising or doing "the grown up" thing with the husband. Being self conscious ... all of the time. Being the fat sister. Never being flirted with... Except by my husband ( so glad he still likes me. So I guess that one's okay). Not being able to find clothes that flatter my appleicious figure. There's many more, but that'll do for now.

I am an apple shaped lady. I'm talking big boobs, bigger gut, wide shoulders and skinny legs ... Sigh. Anyway, can you successful apple shaped sleeved ladies share your stories, or better yet, before and after pics. Just wanting to see if weight loss makes you any less... Um... Well, apple-y.

Sorry this should have gone in the pre op thread, but I would welcome any words of wisdom.

Sorry this should have gone in the pre op thread, but I would welcome any words of wisdom.

I am a longtime lurker but this is my first post. I am not sleeved yet as I had to do a 6 month diet for my insurance. I failed miserably and now the NP in charge of the diet is holding up my team approval because of "compliance concerns." I am really upset. I thought the 6 moth diet was just a "hoop" or else I would have taken it more seriously. I am also really upset with myself. Why couldn't I pull it together for this supervised diet. I am a nurse and we HATE when people make excuses for being noncompliant. But here I am. Anyway, I have another month tacked on to the supervised diet to "prove myself." How did I get here? So ashamed.