Hello,I do not post much because I am the slowest typer in the world! But I am totally inspired by all the threads and pictures.I thought I would start my own for one because I am so Freakin excited and two I hope to help anyone else that is looking into plasic surgery.I went for my consult yesterday and I have an Appt for Feb 22cd!!!! I had lapband in March/07 with a starting weight of 226 (5' 6").I am now down to 150...5lbs from goal.He said I would lose another 10lbs with surgery!!!! I am having a full extended tummy tuck.Lipo of the thighs,hips and back.Also a breast lift,I had augmentation in 2000 but have breastfed two kids since then .So now I basically just have big boobs hanging south!My cost is $11,200.I am so excited I can hardly stand it!!! I have always had a stomach even before I got heavey so I can't even begin to imagine what a flat stomach feels like! I am not shy so I will definitaly post before and after pictures.He said I will have to go home with a foley for two days and drains for two weeks.My husband and I are both nurses so we will be fine with that.I just wanted to share and hope I help someone along the way......~Amy~

Thank you! It is nice to actually see my belly button again!

Amy you give me hope!!! I'm just starting on journey and I look at my horrible stomach and think where will it be in a year from now!!! Was your surgery covered by insurance? I have fabulous coverage with BC/BS but wondered if this is a covered item. I'm also interested in getting a breast reduction although it scares me as to where the "girls" will be in a year from now. This is a much slower process than I thought it would be. You guys are fabulous in encouraging us that there is light (or a belly button) at the end of the tunnel!!!!

sharon:thumbup:

Amy are you still wearing your compression garments?

Steph,no I am not.I only wore a binder for the 1st couple of weeks and then just when I was hurting or at night.My surgeon told me I could move to support underwear (just for the pressure on my scar) But I hated wearing them! I just leave micropore tape on my scar and that has worked great:thumbup:

Good Luck on your surgery!!!!

Edited April 29, 200818 yr by nurseamy

Amy you give me hope!!! I'm just starting on journey and I look at my horrible stomach and think where will it be in a year from now!!! Was your surgery covered by insurance? I have fabulous coverage with BC/BS but wondered if this is a covered item. I'm also interested in getting a breast reduction although it scares me as to where the "girls" will be in a year from now. This is a much slower process than I thought it would be. You guys are fabulous in encouraging us that there is light (or a belly button) at the end of the tunnel!!!!

sharon:thumbup:

Thank you Sharon! No,my surgery was straight cash...but worth every penny:tt1:

Thank you Sharon! No,my surgery was straight cash...but worth every penny:tt1:

This may sound like a stupid question, but your belly button looks really good (very real) I have been researching TT and have seen some that look 'weird'....my question is: do they use the same belly button or create a fake one?

I don't know if some surgeon's do it differently or what, but some look better than others....I don't get it.

Oh My Gosh Amy, those photos are amazing! Did you have to work out a lot or is that just from your tummy tuck??? How much scaring did you have?

I am planing on having all the procedures you had. Did they do it all at once and what was the recovery time?

Melissa

This may sound like a stupid question, but your belly button looks really good (very real) I have been researching TT and have seen some that look 'weird'....my question is: do they use the same belly button or create a fake one?

I don't know if some surgeon's do it differently or what, but some look better than others....I don't get it.

They usually use the same stalk of the bellybutton and just create a new opening.My Drs "signature" is his bellybuttons:tongue2:He sews them from underneath which takes alot more time but,it prevents the scarring from around the belly button.I do have a small area on the bottom that had a scab that would not heal and it left a scar:angry:Other than that I LOVE my new belly button:thumbup:

Oh My Gosh Amy, those photos are amazing! Did you have to work out a lot or is that just from your tummy tuck??? How much scaring did you have?

I am planing on having all the procedures you had. Did they do it all at once and what was the recovery time?

Melissa

Thank You! No ab workouts here:tt2: I had all my procedures at once.My TT scar goes all the way around to my back.I have about 4inches in the back that does not have scarring.My recovery took a good 6weeks.I think it would have been quicker but I have 3 kids that I have to chase after:wink2:I am in the gym daily now ,but I am mainly working on my backside:teeth_smile:

Thank You! No ab workouts here:tt2: I had all my procedures at once.My TT scar goes all the way around to my back.I have about 4inches in the back that does not have scarring.My recovery took a good 6weeks.I think it would have been quicker but I have 3 kids that I have to chase after:wink2:I am in the gym daily now ,but I am mainly working on my backside:teeth_smile:

because you had a tt not a LBL did you notice any reduction of cellulite in your thighs? Did your bottom flatten out? (sorry so personal, i'm just so curious)

Amy, do you have any pictures of before your surgery. To compare how your stomach was. I see the one you have before weight loss. . just interested to see.

because you had a tt not a LBL did you notice any reduction of cellulite in your thighs? Did your bottom flatten out? (sorry so personal, i'm just so curious)

Hard to tell any change in my thighs,I did have lipo to my outer thighs though.My butt is flat as a pancake:sneaky:But it has been like this since the weightloss not a result from surgery.

Amy, do you have any pictures of before your surgery. To compare how your stomach was. I see the one you have before weight loss. . just interested to see.

Here is a bent over view before and after.Sorry they are so big? I resized but don't know why they are still huge..1st one willl make you loose your lunch being this big!LOL

That is a huge difference. You look so good. I am going to give it a year with working out and being with a trainer twice a week. If i"m not satisfied at that time. . .I will be doing the tummy tuck and possibly boob lift. I can't wait for my year to be up. . cause I know I am going to need both at the end. . .that's just the deal my husband and I have

Kiresk: I think that's a great deal. I worked with a trainer and did eveything I could before my TT and I think it paid off big time. It didn't get rid of the lose skin, but my recovery was very good and fairly easy. Also, the surgeon said that there was no fat under the skin on my stomach. Now that is an accomplishment. Working out with a trainer is a great way to go. It's a win-win situation for you!

Here is a bent over view before and after.Sorry they are so big? I resized but don't know why they are still huge..1st one willl make you loose your lunch being this big!LOL

Wow, what a difference, yeah that looks a tummy from a mommy-I'd recognize it anywhere...but they are worth EVERY bit of it...

Wow, what a difference, yeah that looks a tummy from a mommy-I'd recognize it anywhere...but they are worth EVERY bit of it...

Yep!!! My first started it and my 3rd was just the icing on the cake:biggrin:Thank God for Plastic Surgeons!!!!