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Anghelys Garcia    32

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One month post op! Surviving the craziness that has been this recovery. post-267746-1475296408515_thumb.jpg

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Thank you ladies for sharing. My biggest fear with VSG was how bad skin would look after weight loss. In my 30s I had gone from 185 to 130 and hated my crêpey skin on belly (if I knew then what I know now)...fast forward to 50+ and my only thoughts are about fearing the kind of pain you have all been through. I have watched my share of YouTube vids on the belly surgeries and skin removal, pannus removals, scares the hell out of me. Not even sleeved yet, just waiting til psche evaluation on 10/28. Then I will probably have to wait til January because I am afraid if had before Thanksgiving/Xmas, work would be too much and recovery would be rough.

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Thank you ladies for sharing. My biggest fear with VSG was how bad skin would look after weight loss. In my 30s I had gone from 185 to 130 and hated my crêpey skin on belly (if I knew then what I know now)...fast forward to 50+ and my only thoughts are about fearing the kind of pain you have all been through. I have watched my share of YouTube vids on the belly surgeries and skin removal, pannus removals, scares the hell out of me. Not even sleeved yet, just waiting til psche evaluation on 10/28. Then I will probably have to wait til January because I am afraid if had before Thanksgiving/Xmas, work would be too much and recovery would be rough.

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Thanks for your response. My suggestion is to take it one step at a time. Wait to reach your goal weight before considering the pain of plastics. Trust me thinking so far ahead can be nerve racking. I'm sure everything will turn out fine for you. Good luck on your journey! :)

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WOW!!! You are incredible!! Thanks for sharing, and yes I am taking it a day at a time. I have had a few hurdles, but still proceeding. I am hoping that January 9th or 10th will be the day. I always wonder how people decide to do a bypass as opposed to a sleeve. What made you decide on a bypass (if you don't mind)? I have decided on a sleeve. I had been up to 332 a few years back and got back down to 250 (currently at 270 working on getting back down a bit before surgery). I teeter totter on those 20 lbs.

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