I'm soooooooooooooo excited, but of course nervous. I don't remember my pin for my counter but I'm down 90lbs (around 170) with maybe 20lbs to lose. Since I"m training for a 5K I'm hoping to lose maybe 10 by the time surgery rolls around. This will be my second real surgery ever (lap-band being my first, unless you count having my wisdom teeth surgically removed) so I think I'm more nervous than most. If it goes well I hope to get my arms done next! I've read too many horror stories of plastic surgery so everyone think good thoughts! I like my surgeon but cosmetic surgery is so different from anything I've ever done or anything any other family member has done that I have absolutely no personal knowledge to draw from.

Good for you, I wish you the best and a speedy recovery.

Mimi

Good for you!!! I am right behind you. I just scheduled my TT for mid May and I am 20 pounds from goal too. I am really looking forward to loosing some skin. The doctor told me I have a small hernia (Ididn't know that) and that he will fix it while he is in there. He told me he didn't want me to lose a lot before surgery as he wants me to be able to heal well. He said 1-2 pounds a month was the max. Keep in touch we can do this together.

I have noticed a lot of people getting PS when there are around 20 pounds or so from goal...is there a reason for this? Why wouldn't you just wait till you are at a normal body weight? I am asking because I really dont know. Of course the surgeon will do it any time because it is self pay and he wont send you away...

I'm having both a TT and upper arms done on Wednesday 3/2, and am happy to have company at this point in my journey! As of today I'm at 182.2, down 129.8 from my starting weight. My personal goal is to be at 175 and with the skin removed, I know I'll hit it.

My plastic surgeon said that I should be within 10 lbs of my final goal before having surgery, since losing a lot after the tightening could cause the skin to be more loose at the end than I wanted - but that 10 lbs was okay. He also wanted to be sure that I could maintain a particular weight and I've been within a 3 lb range for the last 5 months (which is huge and exciting for me). I was very lucky that my insurance covered both procedures, especially since they are going to be tightening up their requirements for approval for plastics.

I'm a little anxious about the recovery for the belly/arms combo surgeries. I live alone and am running around like a crazy person trying to prep the apartment as much as possible. My surgery is outpatient and I'm being transferred to my university's health service infirmary as a kind of "step-down unit" where I'll stay for 3-4 days before going home. That's a huge relief. I have visions of getting home with those plastic drains the size of lemons dangling from my tummy and both arms, wrapped in compression things and moving like a mummy!

It will be worth it though