Hi, I'm new to this whole thing. My husband and I had been talking about this procedure for quite some time but did not go forward due to no coverage from insurance. We finally decided that the cost is worth it for my health. I'm 25 and I already have high BP, high cholest, etc., etc. I just decided last week to go forward and now I am already scheduled for the procedure October 18th (LESS THAN 3 WEEKS AWAY!!!).:whoo:

I'm wondering if there is anyone out there with the same type of situation. I am seriously afraid of skin. I have been heavy for about 4 years, I am 25 and i have a BMI of 41. Anything anyone has to help ease some of my worries will help. I have done a lot of research and i have read posts on here for several days.

I'm scared I'm going to starve to death on the liquid diet and having to cook for DH and son will make it worse. :faint:

The whole loose skin really frightens me, ironically more than band slippage or erosion, etc. :help:

I can understand your fear of loose skin. The lapband is a slower weightloss than the bypass, and with your age, I wouldnt worry too much. I would rather have loose skin than have gobs of fat anyway. Have you had kids? that doesnt always help either.

My husband says that he isnt opposed to my having a tummy tuck if my tummy has too much loose skin...yay!

i share your worry of extra skin too. my dh and i have a deal that i can have a tummy tuck and a breast lift/augmentation after i have been at my goal weight for a year. and i have to have the money saved for the majority of the cost. i am 27 and have a low bmi.

where are you having surgery? i am going to Mexico because my bmi is too low for anyone in the states to do it, that and its SO much cheaper being self pay.

best of luck on your liquid diet. i started mine monday. its hard, but will be worth it. good luck!

i do not have to do a liquid diet because of my bmi. my doctor's office only requires them if you bmi is 45 or above. mine is 41. i'm kind of glad, i get a couple of weeks to say goodbye to my foods and a little bit longer for will power. i'm also kind of sad because i would lose more weight if i did the liquid diet.

i'm having my surgery here in arkansas, i am a self pay patient also, by the time i pay this off, i probably won't want to pay for any other surgery

i considered Mexico but i decided to have it local.

i have had one child, but i lost all of my weight and the skin after pregnancy. i was still a little heavy, but i was happy with myself, i was "curvy" now i'm "rolly". i nursed for 2 years and that helped with the weight for a long time, i also played tennis, then i stopped everything at once, had gallbladder surgery, started birth control, and started a horrible marriage in the same 2 weeks. my body went crazy and i have never been able to get it back. i'm ready now though.

My BMI is similar to yours. You're still young, so you still have good elasticity to your skin. I wouldn't think it should be a problem. After my second child I dropped about 80 lbs. fairly quickly (@6 months). I had an Ab Roller that I used for about 10 minutes daily to help build up my stomach muscles. I had no problem with excess skin.

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