victoriaciminelli111

What was it like? Do you have scars? Pain?

Has anyone had plastic surgery to remove excess skin?

Mine are like pancakes. I'm wearing a 48ddd bra but the plastic surgeon says I'm maybe a solid c cup once you remove all the excess skin

I was relatively pain free but they had me on some really good narcotics and a pain blocker. The worst part for me was when I first woke up and had all that air inside me. That was the most painful part of the whole recovery process.

I'm proud of you I couldn't imagine going through all this during a pandemic

Thank you

Congratulations and welcome to the club

Looking for some unique high protein low carb low-fat recipe ideas. My nutritionist isn't so strict on below fat part but definitely high protein and low carb is important.

yeah the excitement for the surgery is definitely what got me through the pre-op liquid diet it was the post-op liquid diet that I really struggled with

There's so many things that I could talk about in this response for one thing I typically gain 5 to 10 lb when I get my period. It's the bloating for sure you definitely retain water. I chew definitely get hungry every 2 to 3 hours for a meal not a snack. I tried to eat healthy like cottage cheese or some kind of cheese or meat or some kind of protein. I eat a lot of eggs. I also struggle with being under hydrated however I feel like all I do is drink water I am constantly thirsty and the doctor's say there's not really much of a reason for me to be constantly thirsty. Except that my enzymes are high but they said that is normal for the surgery that I had. So I am consistently thirsty so there's no reason for me to be dehydrated because I drink all the time. Even though I still am dehydrated

one of my biggest things was horseback riding I always wanted to go horseback riding but there's a weight limit on the horses and I was always too heavy to go with horseback riding and that took a huge toll on my mental health to not be able to do certain things that I wanted to do. I can totally relate to the back pain I have arthritis in my hips my back my knees and my ankles so I completely understand. Unfortunately some of it has continued after surgery but it has improved tremendously since surgery. I am proud of you for doing what you need to do for your health and to be happy and live your life congratulations.

What an amazing story I'm so happy for you. My fiance suffer with cellulitis and gout and it can be very painful. He would get the edema with that as well. He was also diabetic. he passed away in November of 2019 from complications of his weight loss surgery unfortunately. But when he died his diabetes and his CPAP prescription numbers were down to a healthy amount. ironically enough when he died he was the healthiest he'd ever been and he had lost 140 lb in 4 months.

I understand that completely I used to walk everywhere but after I gained so much weight it was painful for me to walk. I had arthritis in my feet my hips my back and my knees and I'm only 26 years old at the time. I was always tired and napping most of the day away and very depressed and was even suicidal at one point. It can take a severe toll on your mental health as well. I'm proud of you for breaking the cycle and doing what you need to do for you and your family. Congratulations

I applaud you for addressing the issue and taking control and taking care of it for you and for your family. That's a huge step and I commend you

I suffer from arthritis so I understand the pain especially. I'm actually on disability and have been for 2 years for pain in my feet and my back and my hips and it unfortunately still continues. But after losing 238 lb the pain is a lot less than it was at 420 lb

I'm proud of you for taking back control of your health and your life. They thought I had PCOS for a while because my periods were so irregular but it turned out it was just because of my weight.

I was the same way I didn't have any health problems aside from acid reflux and my weight. Congratulations on taking back control of your life and your health I am proud of you

Congratulations I'm proud of you and so happy for your family they get to continue to have you around

I am proud of you for taking control of your life back and starting this journey. Congratulations

My biggest fear was the pain. However they had me on really good meds after surgery and a pain pump and I didn't feel a thing. The worst part for me was waking up right after surgery and having the gas pains from them pumping me full of air. they actually wanted me to stay 3 days in the hospital and I ended up going home after 2:00 because I had a horrible roommate that kept trying to smoke in the hospital so I checked out early

That's ok that's still exciting. So your surgery is coming up? Are you having the switch as well? I'm excited for you. The beginning of your new life.

Thank you so much that sounds good. I can eat chicken as long as its not drum if it's dry I tend to have it get stuck going down and I have to gag it down.

For me it helped to freeze the shakes because it felt like icecream. Especially the chocolate or strawberry ones.

Is it normal to want to eat every few hours like a meal? I seem to be constantly hungry

Almost. May I will be 2 years post op