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Congrats all! After 12 years and 167 lbs since my surgery, i finally had my abdominalplasty (tummy tuck) done on Monday.... cant believe the difference, amazing. Even though still swollen and drains still in, i cant believe my waist size now. To answer your questions, all went well and yes it was and is more painful than the original bypass! Ouch!

Thank you :-)

Good for you! LOL ill let ya know how the skin removal goes...scared, but very excited!

Hey a deal is a deal right?

There... finally figure out how to add a profile pic lol anyway ... the recovery will be two weeks. 1 week with drains in and a week later I can return to work. What worked for me was recorded history of back pain over 10 years and the weight removal would help... plus threw in some skin issues. LOL wish my wife could pay for mine... she does the benefits here at the hospital. :-)

Thank you... and you can do it! Sounds like your doing great! yes, insurance is paying for the apron removal, but said I may have a problem getting them to pay for my chest to get done because I am a guy. Not impossible, but it seems like u could use the same reasons woman use for having it done... one would think anyway. :-)

Greetings all... new here and wanted to say Hi. Been 12 years since my gastric bypass and doing great. Pre surgery I was 377 lbs and am currently at 220 lbs in size 34 waist. I am finally having my skin removed off my abdomen on June 25th and am really excited as it should put me closer to my goal of 200lbs. The confidence having the surgery and the weight loss gave me the confidence to move on to RN from paramedic 6 years ago along with being promoted to Admitted RN Manager and advisor to our new bariatric department. Feel free to ask me anything about the surgery, side effects, regrets (none) :-) , or life since the surgery. Take care all and hang in there!