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Yea you did it sorry for the pain. You are a true inspiration Lapnyc. I sooooo can not wait to be were you are in your journey.

3/11/10

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I'm glad you're feeling okay! Wow, I can't believe I forgot about those drains!! And the tummy band..Yikes. It will be worth it in the end! Hang in there, and my husby was also my man servant for awhile. Enjoy it, you deserve it! It's not that often in life we get our men to be barefoot and in the kitchen!

2beskinny - I actually don't plan on wearing a bikini and I'm 43 years old, so I'm not really trying to impress anybody. I also didn't have any fat left on my stomach. The skin was so bad and wrinkly though that someone would be horrified if they saw it. I work out a ton and I'm pretty toned, but my stomach was a disaster. My boobs aren't great either anymore but i can live with them. The stomach was bothering me every day. I'd go to the gym, lift up my arms to do something and pray that no one saw my stomach. All that said, the surgery was pretty rough and I think I have a pretty good pain tolerance! It hurts to laugh, breathe and sneeze and I'll have these annoying drains sticking out of my abdomen for another week. My kids are wondering what's wrong with me and my poor husband is my manservant. Still, I think it will prove to have been a good decision. Some things you can live with and some you can't. Thanks for all the well wishes! I'm hoping that once this eight week recovery is over I can get back into great shape and then move onto a chapter in my life that doesn't revolve around my body and food!

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complications are rare, but it is a painful procedure, most of the pain related to standing upright b/c it stretches the muscles out that were just stitched to be tight...i don't think that hurts anything but your surgeon will tell you this...results i've seen have been great....good luck!

I wasn't nervous about lapband surgery, but this time I'm sweating it out a little. That was elective but this is ELECTIVE! My husband told me to walk away from the light and I told him he's not allowed to get married again. We're both joking, but it is quite major surgery. Four hours, I think. If anyone has any recovery tips I'd love to hear them! I have young kids and have to fake it through daily life. As with the band, I plan on being pretty private about this. Any and all advice would be much appreciated, and I'll be happy to answer any questions as I go. Here goes nothin'!

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I just spoke to my doc yesterday about the Tummy Tuck and I admit the thought of it is making me nervous as well. I also have little ones at home and I am not looking forward to the recovery, but I am looking forward to getting rid of this jiggly stuff on my belly that no exercise has helped, Congrats on your weight loss and I am looking forward to hear about your surgery and recovery

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Thanks for all the support! I'm four days in and feeling marginally better. Somehow I've convinced my kids that I have the flu, even though I walk like a 90 year old woman and am constantly guarding my stomach. I've been trying to wear myself from the percoset but I still really need them. After c-sections I just took them for two days but this is another ballgame. Still, even with all the grossness and swelling, all that skin is definitely gone. I had a great stomach once and I see it on the horizon. I wish I could disappear for another week, but next week I'm going to have to fake it and do drop offs and pick ups from school. I'll have to act natural and not scream in pain when my kids come rushing out of nursery school with a hug. I'm not sure people will buy my 'story', but I really wanted to keep this private. I'm also bummed because I work out like a crazy person and all my hard earned muscle has gone to mush so quickly. Maybe it was the anesthesia or something. Anyway, enough complaining. I feel lucky to have been able to have this surgery and can't wait for August when I'm fully healed, the swelling is gone and I'm back in shape. It's so weird to not dread summer clothing! What will I do in freezing summer movie theaters without my natural padding?

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Congratulations on your surgery and positively progressing post op time!!! I bet you will be gorgeous....I am 18 mths post op and still pause to admire my tummy in the mirror, LOL!!!

Mimi

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