First picture is from August of 2012 when I decided to have the surgery. I was at my biggest at 406. The second picture is from Saturday after my sons football game, almost 6 months to the day from my surgery(3/4/13). I weighed in at 287. My wife was tired of hearing me complain that I didn't think I lost a lot of weight. Now I see it.

I'm 17 months post op now. Just had my TT 10 days ago. Someone else asked about excess skin. I had quite a bit around my waist line....there was no avoiding that for me...I had a real big belly. But other than that it's not a problem. I've done alot of working out and alot of running. The lowest I got was 217 but mostly fluctuate around 220-225. But now that I'm post TT I can see abs so I'm not overly concerned with how much I weigh.

I figure I'm going to have excess skin around my belly that I can't avoid. The picture of me from Saturday is a little deceiving. I still have a belly. Did you pay out of pocket for the TT or did insurance cover that?

I had to pay. Insurance would have covered the cost of a panniculectomy if I had complications due to the skin.

But man it was worth it.

WOW! That's awesome, great job..keep up the good work. Looking forward to my "hopeful" surgery in Dec.

WOW! That's awesome' date=' great job..keep up the good work. Looking forward to my "hopeful" surgery in Dec.[/quote']

I know the feeling of waiting. It will happen.