Veteran's, you asked for it, and here it is. A forum just for you!

Enjoy!

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Awesome!! This is a great platform for them, I cant wait to see what they have to say!

hey! I actually qualify to join a clique! That NEVER happens to me :-)

Let's see... issues I'm having....

I look like an old, empty, paper sack but I don't want to go through the pain of cosmetic surgery.

I still want to eat more than I can (which is why I had to get the sleeve :-) .

That's about it.

Spatter, I look like an old empty paper sack too! But I look ok clothed. The only part I can't hide clothed is the pooch belly, and I am considering plastics for that, but not sure yet. Why don't you come to the support group on Feb 2, where a prominent plastic surgeon in Lexington will make a presentation about our options? I haven't attended any of the meetings, but I will attend this one.

So glad to see this forum! At 10 months out, not having any real issues.

I am disappointed in myself. I've done so well to date. But had a cake-filled few days this week as I turned 60, and I did eat too much of it. Now the scale is reprimanding me for it. Just a pound, but a pound is a pound. Going to be rid of it by end of the week.

Cool. I'm 20 pounds from my docs goal. Maybe not a vet but not a newbie either. I propose a ban in this forum on stalls, soft foods and complaining about complainers who complain too much.

I'm only 5 months out....so technically I don't really qualify to be here. However, I'm going to sneak in anyway because I qualify by post. 1391!! I have to admit, I was suprised when I went back to see if I'm at the 6 month mark to find out next week it will only be 5 months!! Geesh! I feel like I've been sleeved forever! I did start the process back in April, so maybe that's why it feels longer?

I am also becoming a wrinkly sack. I may do a boobie lift down the road, but I kinda doubt it. I think i'd look pretty darn funny w a wrinkly body and cute perk boobies.

Butter, I agree with you about the bans....up to a point. We may need a place to complain when things get rough. But i do agree that that shouldn't be the focus of this forum.

I am also becoming a wrinkly sack. I may do a boobie lift down the road, but I kinda doubt it. I think i'd look pretty darn funny w a wrinkly body and cute perk boobies.

This is my primary concern about plastics at my age. I don't want to look like FrankenWoman. I have too much upper arm skin, saggy flat butt and my thighs are just hideous. But I'm only interested in bringing the tummy bulge down, nothing else. I don't want a belly that looks like it belongs to a 20 year old, or even a 40 year old. I just want to look like a 60 year old with a reasonably flat tummy.

I hope to find a surgeon who understands this concept.

Thanks Susan!

Another empty paper sack here and just hit the century mark. I am 16 pound from goal and a little over one year out. I cannot believe it's been a whole year.

A veteran named Cheri told me that the skin does shrink up somewhat one year after reaching goal or near goal. I will need a panniculectomy. I have saggy everything, but my lower thighs and legs are fine so I can wear shorts if not too short. I even have extra finger skin!

My real issue is that it is taking forever to lose these last pounds. I cannot really call it a stall because I am actually losing but only about 3 pounds in the last month. It's just excruciatingly slow.

I am 20 pounds from goal. Where's the nachos?

KIDDING!!

Rather have a chile relleno. Hmmm, egg, cheese, green chile = Sleeve friendly. Whoda thought!

So this will be the "saggy skin" forum? I'm in.

Speaking of plastic surgery. I was pretty positive and upbeat about my sleeve. The whole plastics thing, really scares me. I would love to get a thigh lift, but the thought of putting my body through all of that for cosmetic surgery freaks me out. I know the whole factor of the end results are worth it and all, maybe I just need time to wrap my mind around this. I will wait at least a whole year after I get to goal, maybe my skin will bounce back even if just a little bit.

I am simply terrified over the though of surgery to cut off skin, I wonder why my 3 abdominal surgereies didn't bother me, but the prospect of this does?

I'm worried about losin my belly button. I heard that happens sometimes when doing tummy skin removal (a panni removal) I'm just trying to learn to be comfortable in my own skin (ba-dum-cha.) but I would like some boobs. I have always had big boobs, I would like to have my DDs back. I'm sure they would look great on my tinier frame. Maybe ill max out the Visa. ????

I am really lucky that the only plastics I've needed was a face lift. The rest of my skin pretty much looks like any other 60 year old lady.

I've been exercising with weights for about 7 years though. I am not sure if that has anything to do with my skin. I know it helped me recover faster though because I was in good shape.