Well, folks, this is the last book of the trilogy. Tomorrow, I'm headed home to Alabama for what I hope is my last round of plastic surgery. It's at least the last major round.

In case you're new to the forum, my history is that I lost 200 + lbs in 18 months of being banded. I had a TT with BL in March 2007. After that time, much to my amazement, I lost 60 more lbs. I then had a lateral thigh lift (outer thighs) and brachioplasty just 6 weeks ago, in Novmber 2007.

Tomorrow, I'm headed home for surgery on Thursday. We're doing the inner thighs (medial thigh lift), small breast implants (when I lost the extra 60, I really lost a lot of volume -- went from a mid-D to a small :confused:, and a mons lift with a port replacement to give me a low profile port.

Anyway, I'll keep you posted as I get home from the hospital. Unclear whether that will be Thursday late or sometime Friday -- depends on how I tolerate the anesthesia this time. In any even, I'll post more from the other side!

Julie: This too will pass. Glad the fluid build up is slowing down. Simplify! Simplify! Simplify! Sounds good to me!

Maybe you exchange the ski trip for something like a spa day where you can indulge and not stress your body.

That's without a doubt the best idea I've ever heard! SOLD!

Thanks to all for the thoughts. I cancelled the ski trip, have gotten work somewhat under control and otherwise feel more control than I did a few hours ago! Yay.

If I were in NYC I'd join you for some pampering! I'm glad to hear you're feeling better. :eek:

So, how about your feet? You had to lose a shoe size or two...I've been shoe shopping and just spent an hour on Zappos. Just curious.

If I were in NYC I'd join you for some pampering! I'm glad to hear you're feeling better. :cool:

So, how about your feet? You had to lose a shoe size or two...I've been shoe shopping and just spent an hour on Zappos. Just curious.

Yeah, I went from a "big" size 8 to a regular 7. Threw out every pair of shoes I owned and bought about 15 pair last month....

REALLY??? Oh, how I wish I had smaller feet.... I wear size 10 gunboats right now.

How are you feeling today, Julie?

Travelgirl, I have lost a half shoe size. I was in gunboat size 10's as well and have gone back to 9 1/2 and have found a couple of 9's that fit. Isn't amazing how fat affects every part of your body?

Wow, I can't wait!!!!!!!!

OKay, I hadn't put the weight loss together with the fact that I'm wearing 9's instead of 9 1/2's. Very interesting!

Julie, I'm sending you some healing thoughts! Mend, my friend!!!

WOW!!! You look really amazing! Thanks for sharing!

Brandy

Wow your story is just amazing to me! You have a wonderful soul and deserve your new happiness!!

Julie, on the 14th of this month, I only went through TT/breast lift/reduction and lipo and about the 7th day, I wanted to cry all day, actually the 8th day too, but today is all better.

I just realized one of my stitches around the breast has popped open and there's a hole there, of course it has to be at the end, so if I don't do something I'll be stuck with a pucker or worse it could get infected.

As for my TT, after day 2, I did my own drains, I'm sure with what you went through it was so much harder to do, you're truly are a trooper

Wishing you a speedier recovery.

Julie! How are things going? We havent heard from you????

Julie: I hope you are just busy at work and that everything is alright. Speak to us sweetie!

I'm sorry I've been out of touch. Work has been INSANE and my seromas are no better, so I really don't have much to report. I'm fighting a bit of depression but I'll try to do better at checking in.

We're trying a new technique with the needle draining this weekend -- something to do with betadine (sp?) that I expect I'll be injecting into myself. Glory be. I don't know the details yet -- it just arrived at my office and Dad hasn't called be to tell me what to do with it yet. Ugh. If this fails, apparently I have to go back to Mobile and have actual drains put back in my legs until the seromas go away. I don't know if I'd try to work during that or if I'd take a leave of absence. We'll see.