Hey folks. Had my TT today. They removed 6 pounds of skin. 2 giant pieces like the one on the picture. I'll get some photos of me posted as soon as I'm able, but wanted to let everyone know it all went well.

I'm in the hospital tonight and I'll go home tomorrow. I've got 3 drains....how in the world do you folks walk around in public with these things?

The doc came in earlier and opened up the binder for a second to take a look....holy crap! I don't recognize myself. It's so unbelievable. Now let the recovery begin.

Btw not much pain right now, morphine is awesome!!!!

So this is half of what they cut out.

Ok, just have to ask. How, exactly, did you get your cat to bite the drain tube? I'm done with mine and dr. isn't pulling it till Tuesday. I'm thinking Peanut Butter, might work, and here kitty kitty!! Of course, I'm kidding.....or......maybe not LMAO!!

How are you doing/feeling??

My measurement changes daily due to swelling. Funny thing is my waist is not smaller but photos make me look more hourglass shaped. They are all nekkid so I can't post them. Soon as the last drain comes out I will get bikini shots and measure agAin.

I flew back yesterday and blew up like a balloon. I haven't had cankles since I was pregnant but I had them yesterday. I was brave and weighed this morning.. still under goal but 7 pounds higher then when I went to Mexico. If he took 5.5# of skin that means I gained 12.5# in 2 weeks. I ate very very healthy and low to moderate carbohydrate the whole time but I was super hungry and ate frequently. Doc said so many procedures and my body needed double calories the first week. I am sure most of the gain is Water but I am puzzled that other r s report low appetites and losses.

Anyway back home and watching the sodium so I expect this to sort out fine but I am wondering... part of the scary part is I normally workout alot and of course I am in the lounge around plan. So, do I cut calories or ?

Edited October 26, 201312 yr by CowgirlJane

Ok' date=' just have to ask. How, exactly, did you get your cat to bite the drain tube? I'm done with mine and dr. isn't pulling it till Tuesday. I'm thinking Peanut Butter, might work, and here kitty kitty!! Of course, I'm kidding.....or......maybe not LMAO!!

How are you doing/feeling??[/quote']

I have no idea what possessed him. I think he mistook it for a mouse's tail.

My measurement changes daily due to swelling. Funny thing is my waist is not smaller but photos make me look more hourglass shaped. They are all nekkid so I can't post them. Soon as the last drain comes out I will get bikini shots and measure agAin.

I flew back yesterday and blew up like a balloon. I haven't had cankles since I was pregnant but I had them yesterday. I was brave and weighed this morning.. still under goal but 7 pounds higher then when I went to Mexico. If he took 5.5# of skin that means I gained 12.5# in 2 weeks. I ate very very healthy and low to moderate carbohydrate the whole time but I was super hungry and ate frequently. Doc said so many procedures and my body needed double calories the first week. I am sure most of the gain is Water but I am puzzled that other r s report low appetites and losses.

Anyway back home and watching the sodium so I expect this to sort out fine but I am wondering... part of the scary part is I normally workout alot and of course I am in the lounge around plan. So' date=' do I cut calories or ?[/quote']

My waist is very close to my presurgery measurement as well, but I look completely different and clothes for completely different. So I think this is normal. I'm getting smaller slowly as swelling goes down, but I don't think I'm going to go down too much smaller.

I will say, I came home from the hospital about 3 pounds heavier than when I went it. Now I'm about 8 pounds lighter....he said he removed 6 pounds. That first 7-10 days I didn't have much appetite. Then it shot up. And I've been eating heartily. Almost badly a few days. But still holding that weight. I was petrified that the lack of exercise would equate to weight gain....so far it's not happening. I would definitely say don't reduce calories unlessl you see your weight going up. You want your body to have adequate calories to heal.

Everybody said their appetite dropped. mine did for maybe a day...lol. Anyway i am sticking to clean food but I need to go buy fresh veggies.. Today it was

eggs and veggie omlette

Carb master yogurt with a sprinkle of almond crunch Cereal for a treat

natural turkey meat and slice cheese with tomato

Salmon fillet

About 5 unsalted.walnuts

1 Protein hot choc

1 Premier Protein

And a ton of Water and herbal tea.

And i am still starving

I have no idea what possessed him. I think he mistook it for a mouse's tail.

and that's your story and your stickin' to it!! :ph34r:

Everybody said their appetite dropped. mine did for maybe a day...lol. Anyway i am sticking to clean food but I need to go buy fresh veggies.. Today it was

eggs and veggie omlette

Carb master yogurt with a sprinkle of almond crunch cereal for a treat

natural turkey meat and slice cheese with tomato

Salmon fillet

About 5 unsalted.walnuts

1 Protein hot choc

1 Premier Protein

And a ton of Water and herbal tea.

And i am still starving

Don't forget the Fiber one. You don't want blockage.

Everybody said their appetite dropped. mine did for maybe a day...lol. Anyway i am sticking to clean food but I need to go buy fresh veggies.. Today it was eggs and veggie omlette Carb master yogurt with a sprinkle of almond crunch cereal for a treat natural turkey meat and slice cheese with tomato Salmon fillet About 5 unsalted.walnuts 1 Protein hot choc 1 Premier Protein And a ton of Water and herbal tea. And i am still starving

I could not eat for a few months after my LBL. It is getting a little better. I lost weight. Worried my PS because he said I needed to EAT! I an still having problems, but I am sure it will improve with time.

I am sure our bodies just craves what it needs. :-)

This is what i expected too! crazy. i think i am the only one who experienced no appetite drop.

My thirst is very high too but the Water weight is dropping already. Yes I have been tested for blood sugar and its very good. I am just sticking high Protein low carb and miralax and hope for the best.

Alright....and here is the dreaded before and current.

Holy crap, man, you look awesome! Congrats on your surgery - I haven't been around much lately but saw a post somewhere that you'd been sliced and diced and had to hunt down this thread to see it. Can't wait to see how those scars heal up. And I'm so jealous that all of you "newbies" are getting plastics before me! I need to just do it but I think I'll just research for another year first....

~Cheri

Holy crap' date=' man, you look awesome! Congrats on your surgery - I haven't been around much lately but saw a post somewhere that you'd been sliced and diced and had to hunt down this thread to see it. Can't wait to see how those scars heal up. And I'm so jealous that all of you "newbies" are getting plastics before me! I need to just do it but I think I'll just research for another year first....

~Cheri[/quote']

Thanks....I waited for you as long as I could.

Frankly I was going to wait a while longer, but a perfect window of opportunity popped up and I jumped on it.

And I'm so jealous that all of you "newbies" are getting plastics before me! I need to just do it but I think I'll just research for another year first.... ~Cheri

Don't worry Cheri, my sh*ts going to be dragging on the floor by the time I get around to it...

Don't worry Cheri' date=' my sh*ts going to be dragging on the floor by the time I get around to it... [/quote']

Great visual. I'll have nightmares about your sh*ts tonight.

Would it be prettier if I said t•ts....

I am completely freaked out by plastics. My sleeve? Once I got over the idea that it was too drastic I was fine with it and never worried. Plastics are creepy though. It's me paying massive amounts of money to a surgeon so he can basically play cut and paste to make me into a Frankenbarbie. I'm not sure I'm down with that.

Plus, pain. Lots of pain. And eww, drains. Just...all of that grossness that comes with being sliced and sewn back together again. It's true: I haven't had plastics yet because I'm a weenie.

~Cheri