Jerrie Ann

I am still swollen (and will be for a while yet) from the surgery.

18 months after RNY. I followed what my insurance required. I had my bariatric surgeon document it all because my insurance would only approve the panniculectomy if the documentation from either him or my primary care physician.

My insurance required me to wait 18 months

It will all depend on your insurance....what will and won't be covered. The difference between the panniculectomy (what I had done) and a tummy tuck is that they only removed the loose skin. They did not touch my boobs (although I do need a new pair of those). My surgeon did not do much "tucking", but he did repair another hernia and reposition my belly button, while flattening my tummy! My advice is document document document!

I had my gastric surgeon do the documenting. And he's a good 2 hour drive from where I live! BUT I always seemed to have something going on with the skin on my stomach whenever I'd see him, so it was logical for me to let him just document it!

Yes. They paid 100% for both my RNY and my skin removal. Lots of documentation was needed though! I had to follow their rules to the letter as well! All well worth it! my superpower is......

My insurance is Tricare (Hubby was Military for 25 years), so their rules are most likely different. I recommend you have your surgeon take pics of the rashes the skin gives you. Photographic evidence does help! I am nearing week 4 since my surgery. I cannot lift anything heavier than (lol) my purse (basically 5 pounds), but I can drive (automatic transmission only) as long as I feel up to it. I also am not allowed to bend over. Right now, I am unemployed, so my focus has been healing. I began wearing regular clothes again after all my drains were removed. Because of the binder, I am only wearing loose clothing. I wore loose dresses for about two weeks post op. (maxi dresses are fabulous!) I already know I am down a size, but because of the binder and how tender my tummy is right now, clothes shopping will have to wait! my superpower is......

It's pretty flat! I have to admit, my surgeon did a great job! Of course, I am still bloated from the surgery, but even bloated & healing, I can see how flat it is! my superpower is......

panniculectomy my superpower is......

I have a belly button, but my surgeon had to place it higher. He said he didn't want me to look like an alien! And I am still a bit swollen, but I have been noticing a difference already! my superpower is......

Lol my babies weighed (in birth order) 8 lbs 0 oz, 9 lbs 10 oz, and 9 lbs 12 oz! my superpower is......

My surgeon said it weighed between 8 and 12 pounds..... my superpower is......

My insurance covered it. All I had to pay was my co-pay! It was deemed a necessity by my insurance company because of the risk of rashes & infections that floppy skin would have caused! my superpower is......

Sure. my superpower is......

I'm sore....but I expected that. Much like healing from my RNY only over a broader surface with more incisions! Mami, yes, I want my breasts and arms lifted. I'll have to save my money for those because my insurance says those are "cosmetic"! Yeah....cosmetic.....my breasts look like fried eggs nailed to a board (my bariatric surgeon thinks my breasts need lifted), and my arms look like wings....if a strong enough wind takes hold, I'll take off in flight like a flying squirrel! Lol my superpower is......

21 months my superpower is......

That was my stomach and sides that extended to my back. It doesn't look like a lot, but trust me, it was! my superpower is......

Mine said a year and a half....I just had my panni/tummy tuck. my superpower is......

Soooo, anyone wanna see the skin I had removed? my superpower is......

I'm sore, but pain is manageable under meds....just like when I had my RNY. my superpower is......

Today is the day.....bye bye loose skin! I won't miss ya! my superpower is......

Woot! TinyMamiOf3! You look amazing! my superpower is......