BlueCrush

I started at 406.

I went to Mexico. $10,500 for 360 LBL, BBL, lipo in 3 sections, and male chest reduction. Price included 2 nights at the hospital + 8 nights recovery at the Hyatt hotel where they had 24/7 nursing. I did have to pay about another $1k for first class flights to get there and back, but that could have been cheaper if I went coach. Flew into San Diego, CA, and they had a driver pick me up and drive me across the border (about a 45 minute drive from San Diego to the hospital in Mexico). Researched and found a surgeon I liked. Followed the surgeon's daily procedures on Instagram and Facebook for nearly a year, and interacted with LOTS of his past patients in the FB group to get a good comfort level.

I'm in Indy. Its hard to find plastic surgeons in the Midwest who specialize in post-massive weight-loss patients. Most of them do about a thousand breast augmentations or facelifts for every one of this type of surgery. For this reason, I ended up going to a plastic surgeon in Mexico that specializes in post-massive weight loss patients. Best decision I've ever made. As an added bonus, it was about 1/4 of the price it would cost for a less experienced surgeon here. You can search my profile and find posts with pictures of my before and afters. Feel free to send me a message if you want more information.

I'm at about the two year mark now. Definitely slower gains at this point, but still going strong.

The photo that kick-started my motivation VS current. I'm about 2.5 years post-WLS and about 14 months post-skin removal surgery.

I'm over 2 years out from surgery now, and I average about 2600 calories a day (closer to 3000 calories Fri-Sun, and closer to 2200 Mon-Thu). I've been doing this for over a year now, and have been maintaining between 220-225lbs (6'3"). Your capacity will change over time. Your relationship with food will as well once you stop thinking of yourself as a dieter/weight loss mindset and shift to an eat-for-performance mindset. I still track food every day, but not for weight loss purposes, rather for hitting my macros (specifically protein) for fitness/performance goals.

Dr. Aex Galvez in Tijuana, Mexico. Yes the hotel stay and aftercare nursing at the hotel was included.

I slept in a recliner for about 4 weeks. It was a lifesaver.

I'm on a mission to a post sleeve six-pack, so this is very relevant to me.

Nice! I'll be a follower!

This. I feel like you pulled that answer right out of my head.

How are you going to give an update with no photos? LOL!

Good to hear! I was the same with more soreness instead of pain. Don't be in a rush to get those drains out. You'd rather have them for a few weeks versus getting a seroma! I had 4 drains total. 2 of them came out after about 10 days. 1 came out at about a week, and one was in for almost 3 weeks! I had to keep them in until draining less than 10ml per 24hr period.

How are you doing?

You've got this! It will complete your transformation. I'm excited for you!