jess9395

Yes the time will come! Different doctors have different methods and standards.. I interviewed with five and emailed two out of the country before choosing mine. His limit for himself is 8 hours in surgery and he felt with my low body fat he could comfortably complete my surgeries in that time and he did! Recovery was likely harder because I was messed up basically everywhere LOL, but for me and my lifestyle I'd rather be fully down once that partially down several times LoL! But the end will all be fantastic no matter how you get there!!!

You're having exactly what I had (though I had it all at once) and your doc said same thing mine did--no fat left, so yeah I needed implants too! So I had TT, brachioplasty and lift/implants. I am beyond thrilled with my results! I hope you will be too! Had mine June 20th and a super smooth recovery. Feeling better than ever!

I had mine done 18 months post WLS which was 6 months at goal. My breasts changed significantly during those six months and did regain some of their shape (not much though!). BUT that said, I'm not sure the results of my lift/aug would have been any different if I had had them right when I met goal. He would have just taken off more skin! I am beyond thrilled with my results though I must say!

I totally feared the drain, but they weren't nearly as bad as I thought. I had a tummy tuck, breast lift/Aug and brachioplasty at the same time. Only needed two drains for the tummy tuck. The first came out in 48 hours and the second 48 hours after that. They hurt like heck coming out, but it was over super quickly!

Loose skin is annoying, but nothing compares with being obese. You can always hide loose skin. Obesity not so much.

Don't give up yet! For about six months after I stopped losing my skin kept tightening up. I'm 46 so it didn't snap nearly all the way back, but at a year and a half out it was MUCH better. Give it a chance!

Those quest ones are tasty! I can still only eat half of one cup at a time, so I cut them and keep them wrapped in the freezer for a treat!

Wow, that was brave of you. I did the same--was afraid I'd chicken out if I spread them out, LOL!

Wow!!! At LEAST 20 years younger! Holy smokes! I had TT, lift and aug and brachioplasty... Toyed with a facelift but had decided not for now. Your results are definitely making me reconsider!

This statement is true if you want to be fat again. My surgeon and NUT said NO carbonated drinks, NO processed foods, NO processed sugars, NO processed breads, tortilla, and chips......Not strongly discouraged. We can certainly eat most all foods post op, if we want to be fat again. Sooo....uhmmmm.... Yeah. I'll refrain from replying. Amen to that!

LOVE YOGA!!! started slowly about a month out and now practice daily going to classes 3-4 times a week. Just make sure you get a teacher who can help explain modifications to you as you are starting out. Much as a love yoga, though, it did NOTHING for my loose skin. Genetics, age, how long you've been overweight, if you've yo-yo'd all have more impact.

Went from 42DD to a 32DD which was mostly skin rolled up into my bra! I called them a 32L (long). Had a lift/implant and am now back to my 32DD but they are full and normal looking!

Wow that's crazy! My gallbladder was easily the quickest and least painful of the three! I was raring to go from the minute I woke up from surgery. Part of it was probably that I had gone undiagnosed for years and didn't realize how badly it had been making me feel all that time and I finally felt GOOD. But really, it was very easy for me. I do wonder if you had a bad surgeon.

Yes! I love my audible.com and also podcasts! Try Serial podcast! Soooooo gripping and I only let myself listen when I run!

I eat half an hour to an hour before. I wanna be like OKC Pirate who doesn't eat at all before! But I just can't

Oh no I understand Leptin and what it does I just didn't get out of the article that running on an empty stomach did anything to the Leptin levels. Maybe I missed it. I just read that the Leptin levels led to a runners high and the desire to go longer/faster. Where does it talk about that changing the Leptin levels? That's what I missed. I only got out of it that the Leptin levels made you want to run longer/faster. Sadly I can't usually watch the videos on my phone but I will try to watch it later

Wish I knew why the itching!!! But my middle abdomen is numb bit itches. So scratching doesn't help! Crazy making!

I'm jealous! But heck, enjoy it!

See right after a workout that long I don't want ANYTHING to eat! In fact I have trouble fueling enough on long runs and races (half and full marathon) because by about 2/3 of the way I don't want to put Anything in my stomach, even Water. If I don't eat before, I completely bonk if I'm going more than about 3-4 miles. I should add that later in the day, say 3 hours after, THEN I'm HUNGRY.

I must really be missing something, where in that article does it talk about exercise? Which page/section?

Wait I just read that article and I didn't get that out of it... It says that runners basically have lower leptin levels in general (all that the running needs fuel) and that running with lower leptin levels increases the desire to run further/faster and leads to the "runners high." Am I missing something?

Well dang! Guess I need to start exercising earlier in the day! I'm a get my kids off to school and then exercise gal. Hmmm...

This is so true! No one judges what a thin or even average weight person buys in the grocery store or what they eat. I was chatting with a woman in the store the other day as we were reading labels on an item. We were bemoaning the number of calories and sugar grams and looking at the serving size when she says to me "not that YOU have to worry about that". Hit me like a ton of bricks! Say what??? Yea it's exactly why I used to eat in secret. And when I'd make a drive through visit I'd order two DIET sodas (ha ha) so the cashier would think I was taking home the food to share! I find myself wanting to share the "good news" of WLS and proselytize, but that's being judgmental too. It's an interesting eye opening change of perspective! This is so true! No one judges what a thin or even average weight person buys in the grocery store or what they eat. I was chatting with a woman in the store the other day as we were reading labels on an item. We were bemoaning the number of calories and sugar grams and looking at the serving size when she says to me "not that YOU have to worry about that". Hit me like a ton of bricks! Say what??? Yea it's exactly why I used to eat in secret. And when I'd make a drive through visit I'd order two DIET sodas (ha ha) so the cashier would think I was taking home the food to share! I find myself wanting to share the "good news" of WLS and proselytize, but that's being judgmental too. It's an interesting eye opening change of perspective!

Add me to the chorus! C section was way worse pain wise!

And I was just meaning in comparison to what the OP said about not having copays with NP or PA.