Well it's nearing my 3 month mark! Can't believe it! Just went and spent a crap-load of $$ at Victoria's Secret today! Finally starting to feel "normal" and enjoying my new self!

I was self-pay in the states. I went to Mexico for lap-band and my VSG revision, but there is so much immediate follow-up care after plastics, I wanted to be close to home.

Well it's nearing my 3 month mark! Can't believe it! Just went and spent a crap-load of at Victoria's Secret today! Finally starting to feel "normal" and enjoying my new self!

I just wanted to say you look great and LOVE

the the cute Victoria's Secret number you have on!

I am booked with a plastic surgeon locally here but i am having second (and third, and fourth) thoughts.

It is a day surgery and they send you home - good luck! All follow ups I have to be driven back.

Since it is day surgery, they will only do a little at a time - I will need 3 surgeries!!! That will take me years because I need the time off for each recovery.

I am looking into a well known out of country option that uses a different anesthesia so you can stay "under" longer and get more done at once. It is alot less money, but money aside, it seems like a better situation. They keep you in the surgical facility for 2-3 days and then you stay in a local hotel another 12 days and are visited daily by both a nurse AND the surgeon. to me, that sounds like better after care then my usa doc has planned.

This is a hard and scary decision but the out of country doc has great before and after photos and a ton of satisfied patients.

I am still thinking....

Back to the OP- would you be brave enough to share your pre-plastics photos? I suspect they weren't as scary as my current pics look like since I lost 150 (well 170 from my highest weight). I basically have skin for two people...lol

Oh, and my doc told me that my extra skin is probably only about 4 pounds. In my eyes, it looks like it should be closer to 40... lol... but I guess skin isn't that heavy?

I just wanted to say you look great and LOVE

the the cute Victoria's Secret number you have on!

Thanks! figured I splurge on some bras & panties for once!

I am booked with a plastic surgeon locally here but i am having second (and third' date=' and fourth) thoughts.

It is a day surgery and they send you home - good luck! All follow ups I have to be driven back.

Since it is day surgery, they will only do a little at a time - I will need 3 surgeries!!! That will take me years because I need the time off for each recovery.

I am looking into a well known out of country option that uses a different anesthesia so you can stay "under" longer and get more done at once. It is alot less money, but money aside, it seems like a better situation. They keep you in the surgical facility for 2-3 days and then you stay in a local hotel another 12 days and are visited daily by both a nurse AND the surgeon. to me, that sounds like better after care then my usa doc has planned.

This is a hard and scary decision but the out of country doc has great before and after photos and a ton of satisfied patients.

I am still thinking....

Back to the OP- would you be brave enough to share your pre-plastics photos? I suspect they weren't as scary as my current pics look like since I lost 150 (well 170 from my highest weight). I basically have skin for two people...lol[/quote']

As soon as I acquire them, sure I still don't have my copies & well... I was not interested in taking my own pics prior to surgery! Haha

Oh, and my skin removal so far was 7 lbs... I'm with you, I thought it was going to be way more!

You look great. I'm 10 days post op from tummy tuck and breast LIFT

You look amazing!!! How much weight did you lose from being sleeved?

You look amazing!!! How much weight did you lose from being sleeved?

Do you mean me????

Do you mean me????

Yes?

nice! LOVE your hair color, btw.

nice! LOVE your hair color' date=' btw. [/quote']

Thank you! I have a thing for red!

Do you mean me????

My highest pre surgery weight was like 214-217. Can't remember the expect number. However by the time I was sleeved

1 was only like 192. I'm now 140. . So I'm no rack of bones. Healthy weight.

Do you mean me????

Thank you so much! My excess skin in my stomach was not from losing weight. It was from having a child and a couple surgeries involving that area. So for me , I wanted a tummy tuck. That's what I had 2 1/2 weeks ago.

I am booked with a plastic surgeon locally here but i am having second (and third' date=' and fourth) thoughts.

It is a day surgery and they send you home - good luck! All follow ups I have to be driven back.

Since it is day surgery, they will only do a little at a time - I will need 3 surgeries!!! That will take me years because I need the time off for each recovery.

I am looking into a well known out of country option that uses a different anesthesia so you can stay "under" longer and get more done at once. It is alot less money, but money aside, it seems like a better situation. They keep you in the surgical facility for 2-3 days and then you stay in a local hotel another 12 days and are visited daily by both a nurse AND the surgeon. to me, that sounds like better after care then my usa doc has planned.

This is a hard and scary decision but the out of country doc has great before and after photos and a ton of satisfied patients.

I am still thinking....

Back to the OP- would you be brave enough to share your pre-plastics photos? I suspect they weren't as scary as my current pics look like since I lost 150 (well 170 from my highest weight). I basically have skin for two people...lol[/quote']

All 3 of my surgeries were done at same time. Tummy tuck , breast lift , and lypo in 5 areas.

Ahhh I can't wait to shop at Victoria's Secret for more than lotion and shore gel. amazing results, congratulations!