So this fall IM goin to have my tummy tuck nd also a breast reduction I know weird huh but anytime I have ever lost weight hardly any of it from my chest. I'm just ready to have I done today. Go to plastics dr Monday to schedule surgery

CONGRATS!!! What an accomplishment. Good for you to be at this stage of your journey. Can you share your stats please?

Hw317

Sw 292 aug 20th 2013

Cw 204

I know I will be needing Plastic..probably a Upper & Lower Body lift...I think it might cost around $15,000. In addition to my full time job, I got a part time job to save up for some type of down payment...I'll probably have it in 2-3 years.

I want the same thing done. I am so sick of my chest size. 32H, and it just is painful. Tummy is smaller than pre-sleeve but still has the gross double gut thing going on, where it looks like a letter "B" from the side.

I am trying to work up the bravery for a consult.

$15,000 is huge! I don't know about you guys but when I lost my first 200 pounds back in 2004 my insurance company paid for my tummy tuck bc I was getting skin infections. You can totally ask your dr to submit for authorization as long as it's documented that it is a medical necessity. That's what in going for again after I lose my weight.

yea, 15k is huge, thats why ive gotten a part time job...

i am already getting rashes, under my "jelly roll" its always red, itchy, burning, ive have been taking pictures and documentation on when it really acts up

i have to blow dry it and then put powder on it

So you need to go to a dr to document it. It should be covered by your insurance!

Insurance is covering it all just need documentation for the plastic surgeon to take to insurance company I use cortisone 2.0 from the dr

Luckily I do not have to worry about the breast reduction but my poor tummy needs severely tucked. I have been very pleased with the way everything else has snapped back into place with the assistance of working out. I hope as I transition from lean muscle building to more bulking that it will help the skin even more.

I keep telling myself that I need to adjust my goal weight a little lower and reach it before I even consider a consult, we shall see.

Jonathan, what type of work outs? I walked and strech and I just keep getting flabbery....

It is a group fitness class that my gym offers called Les Mills BodyPump. It is a low weight / high rep class. You are really able to tailor the class to your level of fitness based on the weight you use. There are a lot of gyms that offer it.

It has really helped my thighs, arms, and chest.

Now I am working towards more bulk so I have switched to a routine called 5x5. Pump really helped me build a good base for 5x5 as all of the routines in 5x5 are in pump.

I am wearing what I consider body armor. Shape wear. Something to hold my skin together, I hope it works

We'll all I'm waiting on now is insurance approval

Spanx = life saver!

We'll all I'm waiting on now is insurance approval

Lets us know if they approve you! And are you just wanting the tummy tuck?