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So many... I use a normal towel after I shower instead of a beach towel. I use a normal public bathroom stall instead of the handicap stall. I cross my legs all the time. I don't sweat as much. I am never out of breath. I can run up the stairs at my house instead of hanging on the banister all the way up. I'm in single digit clothing. I don't dread being in a picture... In fact I'm front and center now. So many more.... I smile all the time now!!!

Yep some non surgery victories :-D Friday I went to the movies with a friend and was able to put both arm rest down and still have plenty or room in my chair :-) Now my niece can hug me and wrap her arms all the way around me :-) oooo... Was able to wear a REALY cute pair or wedges all day :-D Okay I wanna hear some of y'all's now :-D

No. She didn't say. I would assume the change in hormones would contribute. However, my initial thought was that after the weight is gone I'd be more eager to get it on... lol... but I'm not there yet... guess I'll see...

He said he rubs in the preparation h im sure really good then applies the vicks vapor rub then wraps in plastic wrap, he said he started with the large rolls from Walmart of wrap then found it was cheaper to go to lowes or home depot and get the moving plastic wrap he said it covers more area and is more comfortable.
then he goes to bed and removes it all before showering, i would imagine though if you are home a lot that you could do this during the day as well, i haven't got that far in my surgery yet but i will be trying it down the road.

Thanks for all the help...I think I may try that Preparation H and Vick's Vapor Rub thing... That's only if my insurance doesn't cover it. I'd like to be sure if it helps me or not. I've also noticed that everywhere that is sagging itches all the time. Thanks also for the compliment that I look fine already, but yes, the fat is covered. I believe I look hideous, and it depresses me. I don't mind being the size I am, I just don't like the sagging skin. That's all that I don't like about it.

During my last Support Group with the surgeon this question of sagging skin came up a patient who is 3 months out stood up and told us his method, this may sound strange but he showed us the results, he uses Preparation H as well as Vicks Vapor Rub both are generic he rubs the preparation h on first then vicks vapor rub then wraps the area with plastic wrap he then sleeps in this and in the morning removes it and showers and doesn't do it again until that night before bedtime.
His results were amazing and the doctor even said he had heard of that technique before the patient found the recipe for this type of skin tightening online.
just thought this may help a few post op peeps out there

I think you look great, but I know the skin is not all visible. I was aware of the hanging skin issue before I started this process.
There is only so much you can do eith out surgery, toning your muscles and making sure you moisturize.
Most insurance will only cover when medically necessary, such as a rash problem, so I could only see a rash forming where you have folds of skin, the apron and under your boobs, if you have boobs left. A little birdy told me that if you don't have a rash problem, a scrub brush might help make it appear as if you do. I know its bad, but...

Hello everyone, or anyone...I have had my gastric bypass just a little over a year ago and lost 105 lbs. I'm scared to try to lose more because of the skin hanging all over my body...you can exercise only so much to tone it up. I'm having a meeting with my primary doctor to have him check me out and see if he can recommend the excess skin needs to be taken off due to "medical reasons". I have to have that for my insurance to "possibly" cover it. I hate my body now. Yes, I expected the weight loss, however, I did not consider all this hanging skin. Now it's depressing me and I feel miserable.

Best wishes & good luck!

Congrats & best wishes!!!!
I'm waiting on insurance approval..... the waiting is awful.

@@laurenella82
my doc was nice
he gave me some paperwork
questions to circle a response to
after that we "chatted" for awhile
talked about how i felt about the surgery
he "reminded" me
"this is not easy, its hard work" etc etc
"what were my expectations??"
all went well
i was told i needed to make an additional appt
he told me it was just routine
all went well
i guess they figured i wasn't crazy
boy did i fool them
please don't worry - THAT will drive you nuts
good luck
kathy

Lol! I love reading your posts. They always make me laugh! Thank you for that! I wasn't really worried until I left lol. But I see now that it should be fine just like everything else.

Congratulations, counting down my days to Dec 18th
Remember: "It's not a race it's a journey"

It's been a long journey but I've finally been sleeved!!!!

I just hit 40lb loss since first meeting with my doc back in May. I'm 7 weeks post surgery.
I've lost 40 lbs many, many times. It's when people usually start to notice the weight loss, start commenting on it, I get self conscious and start eating again, gaining it all back (and then some).
Today is exciting for me because I've never gotten past those 40 lbs. Now because of the sleeve, I have no choice but to move forward and continue to lose weight. Yay!! In a weird way I feel like my real weight loss starts now and I can't wait to lose the next 40, 80, ultimately 120 lbs!

I'm APPROVED! The insurance company was dragging it out but I'm FINALLY set for 12/18!!!!!

Congrats !!I was approved today and my surgery date is December 30th . I am so excited and nervous !

Premier Protein ready-made chocolate shakes are my favorite and Quest bars are good.

Well tomorrow is surgery and I'm more calmer than I've been for a month n a half. Check-in time is 9:15am. Honestly I'm just ready. What's so weird today is. I've barely eaten anything. I'm drinking a butt load of Water. But my appetite is null. Picking up my daughter from the airport shortly. Then me and my chicks will head out for dinner and picking out a fresh Christmas tree????I bought me 4 See's chocolate candies for later ????I want that more than dinner lol lol I've decided to rearrange my living and put out the Christmas festivities. That will keep my mind occupied.

My husband and I were both scheduled for the sleeve 2 weeks apart. It was an easy approval process with BCBS-IL with both of us having a 40 BMI. My husband is on meds for high blood pressure and cholesterol and I have no co-morbids. We were so excited last week for his date to finally arrive and all seemed on track going in. I was with him until he sent to the operating room and since they said it would be a couple hours I went ahead and left the building to pick up our kids at school. I got a call 30 minutes after I left from the doctor. My heart sank. I knew something had to be wrong because they wouldn't be calling so soon. Apparently he was under the general anesthetic and stomach scrubbed/shaved and ready to be cut when his heart rate when up very high and started beating erratically. They did not feel safe performing the procedure and stopped everything and told me to come back. I had my kids with me and raced back to the surgery clinic to find the ambulance in front. He was taken by ambulance to the hospital with lights and sirens. UGH. Not what we planned for. When we got to the hospital the ER doctor said he was in AFIB and they wanted to do a shock to his heart (cardioaversion) to bring it back to normal rhythm. So they shocked him and it worked and his heart started beating normally again. They released him that night after making sure his vitals were stable. It was a major disappointment for him when he woke up in the ambulance expecting the procedure to be done and instead heading to the hospital. It was all so surreal.
The sleeve surgeon wants a clearance from a cardiologist now before he proceeds again. We were lucky to get him in the next day and he had full testing (EKGs and Echocardiogram) and everything showed as normal and the cardiologist cleared him for surgery. Cardio dr. said he has seen this before and sometimes people can go into AFIB while under general anesthesia. As it turns out also, come to find out, my husband didn't follow the medication stop/start chart to the letter prior to surgery. He had stopped his blood pressure meds a day early when he was supposed to take it the morning of surgery. So of course he feels terrible that it could have caused this whole mess. So he is cleared and ready to go again with strict instructions not to stop his meds. I feel badly for him because he is so disappointed and had done his pre-op diet and everything. I let him take my surgery date that was set for 2 weeks after his and now mine is going to get re-scheduled. So his new date is next week. We feel very out of sorts and a little depressed. Afraid it could happen again and he doesn't want to open his eyes to find it not done again. I'm sad I won't get my surgery next week as I had planned so I'm bummed. So I guess the moral of my story is to take your meds as ordered to the exact letter. Wishing all of you much luck and smooth sailing.

This thread reminds me of Bonnie Raitt's song "Let's Give Them Something To Talk About......let's give them something to figure out."

I freaked everyone...of course I had someone ask about the weight loss I said just not eating so much, the next asked what did you do have surgery. I went to my supervisor and said you know to release my medical info is a HIPPA violation. ... for some reason all the questioning stopped... How funny is that...!!!! After the majority of the weight left the first 4 months people quit asking... Went from 22 to 14 pretty quick

Tell them that you were sick. Sick of their s**t. =)
Nosy asses.

So according to the rumor mill at work, I am sick which is why I was off work for 6 weeks and have lost soooo much weight. I was wondering how long it was going to take for the rumors to get back to me. It took two months longer than I expected. The gossipers are slipping! LOL!!

I hate you have to go through that. Maybe your sister could be your voice and tell them not to talk about weight at family events. Another idea is talk to them at a non event. Families can be tough when it comes to weight so I did not even tell mine about it. Keep up your hard work.