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Two year surgery anniversary yesterday, I am also 6 weeks post op for skin removal! Feeling and looking better then I have in 20 years!  

5 monthaversary 85 Lbs down!

Two year surgery anniversary yesterday, I am also 6 weeks post op for skin removal! Feeling and looking better then I have in 20 years!  

These pictures were taken 2 years and 2 weeks apart.
The first picture I was 3 months post op, 65 lbs down and feeling amazing.
The second picture I am 2 years 3 months post op, 142 lbs down and there are no words for how I am feeling now.
I am so glad I decided to begin theirs journey and take my life back!

These pictures were taken 2 years and 2 weeks apart.
The first picture I was 3 months post op, 65 lbs down and feeling amazing.
The second picture I am 2 years 3 months post op, 142 lbs down and there are no words for how I am feeling now.
I am so glad I decided to begin theirs journey and take my life back!

These pictures were taken 2 years and 2 weeks apart.
The first picture I was 3 months post op, 65 lbs down and feeling amazing.
The second picture I am 2 years 3 months post op, 142 lbs down and there are no words for how I am feeling now.
I am so glad I decided to begin theirs journey and take my life back!

These pictures were taken 2 years and 2 weeks apart.
The first picture I was 3 months post op, 65 lbs down and feeling amazing.
The second picture I am 2 years 3 months post op, 142 lbs down and there are no words for how I am feeling now.
I am so glad I decided to begin theirs journey and take my life back!

Two year surgery anniversary yesterday, I am also 6 weeks post op for skin removal! Feeling and looking better then I have in 20 years!  

These pictures were taken 2 years and 2 weeks apart.
The first picture I was 3 months post op, 65 lbs down and feeling amazing.
The second picture I am 2 years 3 months post op, 142 lbs down and there are no words for how I am feeling now.
I am so glad I decided to begin theirs journey and take my life back!

These pictures were taken 2 years and 2 weeks apart.
The first picture I was 3 months post op, 65 lbs down and feeling amazing.
The second picture I am 2 years 3 months post op, 142 lbs down and there are no words for how I am feeling now.
I am so glad I decided to begin theirs journey and take my life back!

These pictures were taken 2 years and 2 weeks apart.
The first picture I was 3 months post op, 65 lbs down and feeling amazing.
The second picture I am 2 years 3 months post op, 142 lbs down and there are no words for how I am feeling now.
I am so glad I decided to begin theirs journey and take my life back!

These pictures were taken 2 years and 2 weeks apart.
The first picture I was 3 months post op, 65 lbs down and feeling amazing.
The second picture I am 2 years 3 months post op, 142 lbs down and there are no words for how I am feeling now.
I am so glad I decided to begin theirs journey and take my life back!

These pictures were taken 2 years and 2 weeks apart.
The first picture I was 3 months post op, 65 lbs down and feeling amazing.
The second picture I am 2 years 3 months post op, 142 lbs down and there are no words for how I am feeling now.
I am so glad I decided to begin theirs journey and take my life back!

Two year surgery anniversary yesterday, I am also 6 weeks post op for skin removal! Feeling and looking better then I have in 20 years!  

I am 1 week shy of the 2 year anniversary of my bypass and I'm gonna say yes to the increased libido. Day of surgery I was 317, I got down to 195 and held for 8 months. I am 41 and way passed the horny teenager stage of life, or so I thought. Those 8 months my sex drive just kept increasing and increasing. My husband, who I have been married to for 17 years, was beginning to struggle to keep up. I felt better physically and emotionally, I was a whole new person and we couldn't be happier.
As you can imagine or maybe have experienced, with a 127 lb weight loss comes a whole lot of extra skin. I was very self conscious but my new needs were stronger. As many of us do, I started looking and praying for the day I could see a plastics doc. A very long story goes along with that part of my journey but I sit here tonight 5 weeks post op from a major plastics surgery. I had what they call a circumferential body lift, basically a Tummy Tuck that covers my entire abdomen, down to my pubic line and 360 degree around. I look like someone cut me in half, pulled all the skin tight and sewed me back up. I also added some light Lipo under my bra line and chin. Before surgery my doc predicted he would remove between 5-7 lbs of skin and tissue. When I woke up he informed me it was actually 14.9 lbs. I am not one of those people who has bounced back and feel great. I have had zero complication (thank God) however the pain and discomfort have been off the charts for me. 5 weeks out I still have major swelling along my pubic line and my 2 remaining drain tubes are emptying between 70-90 ml of Fluid, daily, each. I did however wake up this morning weighing 178. With all this swelling and Fluid still draining, I think I will get down a few more lbs before I can start exercising again at 8-10 weeks post-op. So circle back to the original topic, my sex drive is now 0. I went from wanting to have sex twice a day for 8 months to 0 desire. Anybody been through this? I hope and I pray my body is too busy healing to be bothered by pesky hormones but everyday that I don't feel "it"I get more and more worried. My husband has been so supportive and understanding, he tells me everyday how amazing this change has been and how hot he finds my new shape (I think that makes it worse). I've got my weekly appointment with my surgeon on Wednesday, I am going to have to break down and ask him, fingers crossed it's all part of the process and I didn't make a big mistake choosing plastics.
Christy 
I've attached a side by side face shot of 1 week before bypass and 1 week ago and a silly selfie I took this morning.

Two year surgery anniversary yesterday, I am also 6 weeks post op for skin removal! Feeling and looking better then I have in 20 years!  

Two year surgery anniversary yesterday, I am also 6 weeks post op for skin removal! Feeling and looking better then I have in 20 years!  

Two year surgery anniversary yesterday, I am also 6 weeks post op for skin removal! Feeling and looking better then I have in 20 years!  

Two year surgery anniversary yesterday, I am also 6 weeks post op for skin removal! Feeling and looking better then I have in 20 years!  

Two year surgery anniversary yesterday, I am also 6 weeks post op for skin removal! Feeling and looking better then I have in 20 years!  

Two year surgery anniversary yesterday, I am also 6 weeks post op for skin removal! Feeling and looking better then I have in 20 years!  

You are beautiful caleksa!

Two year surgery anniversary yesterday, I am also 6 weeks post op for skin removal! Feeling and looking better then I have in 20 years!  

I am 10 days post-op and have 0 regrets. I had a panni, abdominoplasty, circumferential and a little additional Lipo under chin and bra line. Tri-Care covered the panni and abdominoplasty. The original quote for all was a $12,300, my portion was $3,500. My surgeon told us that he removed 15.2 lbs in skin and tissue which he said was one of the most he's ever done. I'm still healing of course but I am so pleased with what I see so far. Everybody is different but for me the pain and discomfort have been the worse I have ever experienced BUT worth it. Admittedly, I am a big baby, I wish I was one of these people who felt great after the first week. My scar line is also very low, right along the pubic area so I have not posted pictures either.
Christy

Hi! I am also Tricare Prime. When I had my surgery my surgeon charged me $500 for education classes and support that they insisted Tricare would not cover. I did not have any other costs. Honestly, I paid it because I was so grateful for being approved and what they were covering. Of course we PCS'd 6 months later so I never used the post op support that was suppose to be covered with the $500 and they would not refund me any portion when we got short orders. My surgery was 21 months ago and now I am struggling with getting approval for skin removal. The extra fee's I am looking at now are in the thousands not hundreds. Good luck!