Tierra T Tij

So, I had my rou-y/gastric bypass on May 15, 2018 but have a ton of excess skin now considering I lost 153 pounds. Went from 365 to now 212. But between the lipedema, the rashes/infections/excess skin and being in severe pain from stage 3 lipedema it's becoming hard for me. My legs swell a lot and is becoming a hassle. I do have a GoFundMe because I cannot afford all of the 3 surgeries needed to get my life back. I saved like $8,000 - $10,000 of my own money but it isn't enough for everything and getting lipedema surgeries covered by insurance is very hard or not able to be covered at all. I have medicaid and they don't have much of nothing for lipedema all of my treatments so far I have been paying myself which also have gotten me into debt. Note: GoFundMe is at bottom. I don't know where else to post. So I'm posting this the most places I can. https://gofund.me/b1365ea1

I haven't gotten the excess skin surgery yet. I still have stage 3 lipedema on top of the excess skin. The excess skin alone weighs about 50 - 60 pounds and then the lipedema is another 60 pounds. My whole body looks like a deflated balloon, just lots of skin hanging. I am trying to do a gofundme because I don't really have enough money, I'm on medicaid/Medicare and lipedema surgeries aren't really covered under most insurances so I might have to come up with all the money myself along with money for a place to heal at because I cannot heal at my current place because I live at the top floor with no elevator and the pain in my legs/being able to walk is becoming very hard if at all. I stay mostly bedridden and at home because the excess skin and swelling is so bad it's hard to do anything. I started coming up with the money but it's just not enough. Between finding a place to heal at, 3 multiple surgeries I'll need to heal at and all the medical bills and debt I've already gotten into to be able to get clearances for all this it's a long draw out process. It sucks when you don't know many people. I have family but they aren't very supportive of me nor do they want to help me with my cause so I'm looking for other people to help me instead if possible just trying to network a bit more but it hasn't really been working at this point. The link to my GoFundMe is at the bottom. It might be a little bit more because GoFundMe takes a share of the profits raised. I get less than the goal because of that. My real name is in the GoFundMe, btw. The name I picked for my bariatricpal account IS my real name but the letters shifted around or added to. https://gofund.me/b1365ea1

I have an update, those size 16 pants in my closet are now too big for me but now I have no idea what pant size I am anymore. I wear a size 12 shirts but my pants are under a size 16 now but 14 is still a little tight so maybe I'm a 15? Dunno... Sent from my SM-G990U1 using BariatricPal mobile app

So it seems like my weight is stalling since a few years out from post OP (got gastric bypass in 2018), I was having issues with swelling and inflammation mainly in the lower half of my body and some of my upper arms, only to get an appointment with a lipedema specialist to find out if I have lipedema. Long story short, I have stage 3 lipedema. So the doctor (Dr.Amron) told me that lipedema is hard to treat, it's a misunderstood condition and not all of the treatments are covered. So I will probably have to pay out of pocket even though my compression garments and compression pump might be covered by insurance. I'm glad I got to the bottom of it, I've been suffering since I was 13 with this problem. I'm glad it's getting close to getting taken care. I have a question though, anybody else that has had lipedema treatment did it help and how did it benefit you?

Right on girl! WHOO! Go you! Sidenote: It's hard for me to get the 1,200-1,500 calories needed. I could barely get to 900 calories right now.

I've been post-op longer than you and I'm STILL gassy. So I just stay away from dairy, cabbage, broccoli, spicy food, red meats like steak (too tough and hard to go down so I just avoid it), and fizzy stuff of course NO STRAWS NEVER. My body prefers mushy or pureed stuff like canned tuna, salmon, tilapia, steamed veggies like carrots, celery, kale, or arugula. By the way, you aren't supposed to chew gum! That will get your stomach gassy and bubbly not only that you could swallow it and get it stuck in your pouch, eek!

I don't know if this will work for you but I tried shaved ice with just the ice by itself and nothing else. It felt like when I had the liquid diet that soup broth, protein shake, and water were all I was able to do if any because it was hard to keep down and I had to do the liquid diet for 3 weeks longer because I had a high BMI to start off.

Hello, how are you?

I've been scared of food. I write down what I eat and I bring it to my dietician she says I was not eating enough. So I'm trying to work on getting in enough calories but it's hard because I could eat like 2 mini bites and be full it's hard to get all my calories when things make me full quick even though I eat very slowly.

I have so much excess skin I'm practically tripping on it, lol. I lost A LOT of weight though so go figure!

I've been here so long I remember the chatrooms. I hated they went

I kid you not there is this pair of pants that is like a size 16 in my closet. I feel so determined to fit in them! Like even if I'm able to fit into those that would make me happy. That's why I kept them even though they still have a store tag on them.

Thank you

Thank you beth

Hi, I just wanted to find someone who has had gastric bypass and has had the weight off for a long time, and is doing well on their journey. I need some inspiration and help to keep me going. I need preferably a walking buddy and a person who had gastric bypass for a long time to go grocery shopping. If anyone is interested please let me know. I don't have much support but myself and the pandemic has made it hard for me to cope and I don't want to go back to being big again.