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Your reasoning is sound and logical. You have done the research. At some point we make the decision Gallery pictures look good. Plus a strong communication with doctor is a plus! 😆😆😆😆😆😆

Hope you are healing. Have to let us know the outcome!!!!

Sheri bear - sorry about your friend and hope the prognosis improves One of the few people I spoke WLS was a friend who gave me her too small clothes as she gained when I was at my largest I 100 percent know WLS would have saved her life. I never pushed and she supported my decision Different choices different paths. I am alive and she is not. Do not tell me obesity does not kill.

Kay’s mommy - love your take it back strategy Plus you may be my hero today for not working through lunch. That just became my goal for the day - leave my office for lunch to be me!!! 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡

Glad there is a way forward. Fight on

Awesome. It is great to hear you are able to focus on the living Keep the successes coming!! Hats off toOA as well. Great program.

Best to you! Thanks for the refreshing update of life. Totally agree - and the next 5 will be great with perhaps some trials and many victories.

Cost of complication. So my 3 surgeries were local and in DC. Self pay. My health insurance covered labs, prescriptions and pre-surgical insurances Final surgury was a thigh lift with a 50 to 75 percent complication rate. I ended up with a seroma infection and a wound separation. Met my surgeon at the ER and there was no charge for his procedure but of course the ER was about 1250. I submitted to my health insurance as it does cover wounds but have not heard back. Another 2 procedures were done to control seroma drainage with infection in office. No charge. Countless e-mails with photos. I ensured from jump that the PS would cover complications from first surgery with no additional service charge for something like 6 or 12 months. While healing. I get facilities like OR and ER charge. I had no problems with LBL BL or arm lift. For me I wanted to stay in the states have access to the doctor and yes a focus on body contouring When a doctor treats another doctors complications they assume a ton of liability and risk. The ER doctor I saw while I waited for PS was clueless as to the groin wound. Needed the tools and morphine of the ER. I hope this helps. I would choose the same doctor if I had it to do all o Er again. Same procedures

So if an MD does not charge a consultation fee it is passed on to the people who actually have surgery That said every DC PS I consulted with did.nott charge. My totals over 3 procedures was just about 50 k. A bit less. Worth it!

Keep being the healthiest you possible. For me this included giving a pass to some comments said about my loss. Now I think few even remember 2015 pre sleeve. You do you!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

You have a great medical team Sounds solid. Few happy options with cancer. Sending positivity your way

Amazing and looking marvelous. Soon you will be dancing.

Movies and shows are generally not part of the agenda. Spent time with hubs walking my 5k route and matched the distance in a hill section of the city Sunday. Lost a s’mt ton of strength and endurance since June and am fully freaked out. Managed 30 minutes elliptical and 50 sit ups last night while I was not watching show. - again not pleased. No Café Sunday but picnic which ought to totally count. I brought my korean coleslaw which as ll the food I ate. Spontaneous- went to Paris to lick some wounds after a relational upset. The only time I purchased a ticket after arriving at the Airport with a carry on.

Spectacular pictures

Glad you are doing well. Keep the drains if they are collecting. Swelling and absorbsion take 10 x as long as drains Yes - for me it was great to have skin that fit my body. Enjoy!

I love bicycle 🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️. Not so much spin class. Yep 1 chance to heal meant after my sleeve I took 14 days super duper easy!!!! I copied you DD and sent my PS office a gift. After 2 long months I have no restrictions except fresh water. I give compliments and totally do monthly massage or facials. No to cookies as I am down just over 3 of the6 projected for the month! I am happy today. Mostly I believe life is meaningful and balanced - so just enjoying this moment of joy!!!!

Those prices make mine look like it was an absolute sale. My arms8600 LBL and BL 2400 and thigh lift 12500 or so. I chose a local MD He gets people from about the country for his work not prices. NJ is not too far out. Keep looking. For m experience and access were huge.

Ms Fluffy. 100 percent! Funny thing about tomorrow is it is always a day away!!! Right now is this moment.

A couple weeks then. Yes my arms and thighs were each outpatient. My PS did the side skin with arms An office procedure is new to me too. Nerves I get. It is scary to be cut on. B brave and ramp up protein ❇️❇️❇️❇️❇️ A procedure I did not pursue was bra line that removed skin from back. Best to you.

MS Fluffy - happy you are legal. Happy always to read your sassy wise and compassionate words. 🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼

Forever a WLS patient. MI75 that is me to. I will have to fight the fight likely for life. I am ok with it. Log everything especially the occasions. The ride of the loss was spectacular but the work of choosing health is just that work. As an aside I think I am down 3 or 4 lbs of my regain in last month ,Not sure what was post surgery swelling from June but I will humbly take it. Maintenance for me is just that a humble experience. So vets checkin each week. Update?

Each of us tried an approach that would allow best support on this journey. Room for many options. Between my sleeve and 3 additional surgeries i have taken over 17 weeks of leave since 2015. It’s meeting my employers needs while assuring coworkers it is not a big worry. Room for us to seek social support without social engagement from coworkers.

And there it is. Good for winter break and the New Year!

Glad to learn you are finding methods that work for you. Has the work pace slowed or come more predictable? Maintenance for me has been a dance - and harder than the rapid loss period.

Yes. - lower body and one core were sooner. So yes to anything on lower, stationary bicycle ect...