I had the sleeve in OCT 2013 in Mexico. I went from 300lb to 180lb. I am 46 years old. I could not be happier with the weight loss but am border line depressed with the excess skin and flab. I started working out hard (weight training) four months ago. Sadly I don't see much of a difference. I always had a full face and now it is sagging.

At this point I feel I need a tummy tuck, thigh lift, arm lift and breast lift with implants. I will probably have to go to Mexico again because I am self pay.

My concerns and wishes:

Recovery time? I had a friend yesterday get a consult for TT and they told her 10 days. On this board and realself.com it looks like 6-8 weeks.

Has anyone had more than one procedure at a time? It seems like a lot get TT and Breast at same time?

I want an artist. Someone who cares about scarring.

I am 180 and my goal was 160. I am 5'6". I see now and maybe it's because of the flab and cellulite that I might to loose more. I never wanted to be super thin. I am size 12 want to be size 8.

I am so happy about weight loss and feel so much better but can't look at myself in the Mirror. Even my face droops and that is most depressing of all.

Thankfully I have the means or can work on that to get most of this done. It's the down time and not working that concerns me most. I am in sales and travel by car for work.

Any advise, suggestions or encourgment would be appreciated more than you know.

Thank you everyone for your stories, advise and suggestion. My biggest concern at this time is recovery time. I would get it done today if there was not such a long recovery time. Everyone's is so different.

I so believe it has to do with ones overall health, just how strong of a rebounder are you. One day before I was to leave for my lower body lift last year I watched a youtube video from a lady in her late 50's who is also a nurse and was in really good health, who was up and active after two days from having her lower body lift. I saw that and claimed the same victory. When I posted my plan of being mobile in only a couple of days most people said "good luck with that" but believe it or not I was...I did take things slow, but was out and about after a week. Now granted I wasn't standing as tall as I normally do, but in a week or so I was back at my desk at work for a few hours at a time...With in a month I was pretty much back to my ole self...

Edited June 1, 201511 yr by AZDee

I so believe it has to do with ones overall health, just how strong of a rebounder are you. One day before I was to leave for my lower body lift last year I watched a youtube video from a lady in her late 50's who is also a nurse and was in really good health, who was up and active after two days from having her lower body lift. I saw that and claimed the same victory. When I posted my plan of being mobile in only a couple of days most people said "good luck with that" but believe it or not I was...I did take things slow, but was out and about after a week. Now granted I wasn't standing as tall as I normally do, but in a week or so I was back at my desk at work for a few hours at a time...With in a month I was pretty much back to my ole self...

I am hoping you're right! When my primary care doc cleared me for surgery it was a week before I was scheduled to run a marathon. He said to me "I think if you can handle a marathon you can handle this."

Breezed through marathon recovery and am hoping for the same with plastics!!!