I was a member of this forum a couple of years ago and have just re-joined (lost my login info). I was banded in February 2007 and have been near my goal weight for a couple of years+ -- started at 265 and am now holding steady at about 160. I am THRILLED with my success, but hate all the excess skin that shakes when I exercise and spreads out over the bed when I lay down.

I am planning to have some significant plastic surgery in December and I really have no idea what to expect, other than what my surgeon tells me. I don't know anyone who has done this before, so I'm counting on my fellow banders to give me the straight story. I could really use your help and support!

The current plan is that I will have a corset abdominoplasty (tummy tuck that goes vertical rather than horizontal), lower body lift with auto augmentation (fat added back to my butt), liposuction from my thighs and silicone breast implants. The surgery will be long (8-hours) and I will need an overnight stay. I'm planning to follow it up a year later on with a thigh-lift, but it all can't be done at once.

The good news is my DH is a stay at home dad, so I will have lots of support. The bad news is that I am the only breadwinner, so I MUST be back at work after 2-weeks.

Anyone out there had anything this extensive? Any advice, stories, details? Anyone think I'm crazy to think I will be back at work (office job) in two weeks?

I need all the advice I can get!

I only had a TT and lipo of the flanks and went back to work (office job) after 3 weeks. I was still very uncomfortable after 2 weeks, I'm not sure I could've made it all day after 2 weeks, good luck.

I think you are crazy but then again I'm having a TT with Corset muscle repair, breast lift and breast augmentation next month and I'm hoping to be back up and going by 2 weeks also. LOL

I do have a friend of mine that had an extensive TT a few months ago and she was out dancing 9 days later, so I guess anything is possible.