ms. nikki

My surgery was denied yesterday. Today my surgeon Dr. McBride at UNMC did a peep to peer and got my denial reversed!!! Man oh man she is good and fast. I'm thrilled byond belief!!! Thank you all for your prayers and well wishes!! I'll be doing you on the losers bench soon!!!
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Awesome job!! ????????????????
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I'm actually more scared of the arm lift than the Tummy Tuck. Good luck with your upcoming surgeries!

I completely understand my arms are horrible they make me so uncomfortable. Good luck to you!

Hello, I can not wait to get these arms, an breast liff.. Ugh.. Lol I'm so grateful for my weight lost sw 278 cw180 I have 5lb to goal weight ???????? I'm hoping my ins will pay, help pay, I don't care as long as it's in God's Will for me to get it done.. Best wishes on your next surgery ????
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I just got out of the hospital recovering from a severe stomach ulcer caused by my gastric bypass surgery. this has happened to me several times and I have almost died each time. I was wondering if anyone else has had this complication. my wife had gastric bypass too and has had no problems. the docs said since I don't have good blood flow I am able to get this ulcer. I also am not supposed to take any aleve, iv profin or much of any pain meds but Tylenol. I also have arthritis and was taking Celebrex but that aggravated the ulcer. I wondered what other people do if they have this problem or am I like usual just have weird problems. my weight is stable and surgery was easy and I don't regret since I think I would have died without the surgery as I have heart failure and cardiomyopathy. I am 65 and had my surgery back in 2003. when I had gastric bypass by cardiologist said I would die on the table but I did fine and my heart improved a lot after losing over 100 pounds. I hurt when I see other obese people and want them to have surgery too although it is their decision not mine.

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I had a full brachioplasty in July and then will be having a full TT, Breast lift with augmentation on January 19th. My surgeon asked that i separate mine like this and the arm lift was the most important for me so i had it done first.
I know alot of folks who had both arm lift and tt at the same time.
I am glad I didn't mostly because you cannot use your arms to lift yourself up so i used my abdominal muscles and leg muscles to get up and down. Not sure how i would have managed it.
Anyway, glad that i had my arms done, they look awesome but it was very painful for me. Lots of burning and itching. I am hoping my breasts don't feel like my arms did but am prepared for anything at this point.
I am worried about the pain in the next phase but excited for the gratification!
Best of luck to you!