ok, there are quite a few of us going for plastics in February / March.

so far:

Feb 11 - Nina (TT w/ mega lipo) & OUSooner (abdominoplasty)

Feb 14 - washinginwa (TT) & Eugenia (brachioplasty)

Feb 19 - mommi-hammi (TT)

Feb 21 - esmeralda (TT, BL/BA, lipo)

Feb 22 - nurseamy (TT, lipo of waist/thighs/back/side boobies & a Breast Lift)

Feb 29 - losingjusme (TT, lipo of flanks/'trunk', mons 'lift')

March 5 - Karey (TT)

March 7 - Marypetunia (panni/mons 'lift')

unknown - Buffie (breast augmentation/brachioplasty)

are you stressed?

recent mawwage (i love pwincess bwide), upcoming surgery ...

stress always tightens me up.

Love that movie!!!

So an update and then I will stop talking about me on YOUR board. Nurse called today and says I need an unfill. She said in a "perfect world" one would get an unfill EVERYTIME they pb because the stomach swells and you could risk slippage. Then after the stomach rests that you would come back in and get a fill. So I decided that I am just going to have the complete unfill. If need be I could take another day off of work (it would be NO PAY!) and get a fill if I can't maintain. I think I have 2 reasons to NOT gain weight: DOn't want to lose pay, and TT coming up!!!!

Salsa: I've been out of town and just catching up on this thread. Being too tight can be miserable. Too bad you're so far a way from your doc. Hopefully, with all the exercise you're doing you'll be able to control your weight. What I've learned from my unfill is that I do rely on my band to help me control my appetite and that I am hungrier with an unfill. Like Mommi-Hammi, I tried the hamburgers and stuff I hadn't been able to eat in 1 1/2 years. Fortunately, I haven't gained weight. Haven't lost any either. I'm looking forward to exercising again. I'm walking but that is it. If I were you, I wouldn't get a complete unfill, just about half way. That's just my opinion. You're probably at the top of your game and will be fine. I've had to fills now. from being at empty and I'm more comfortable now, even though I'm not at my sweet spot. Good luck and keep us posted!

I did get the complete unfill, but I refuse to let myself eat the things that I haven't been able to eat before. I am afraid it will put me on a slippery slope. Turns out the reason that I was so tight is that the nurse practitioner actually put 2ccs in when I went in for the unfill, instead of taking anything out. I was a little pissed because I have been so miserable. However we do the fills under fluoro and I was SOOO swollen. So they called the doc in and said I didn't have a choice in the matter...the whole thing was coming out. I am starting to train for a half-marathon, so my exercise and my stubborness with food should keep me in the right direction.

Thank you to all of you who gave me your advice.

Salsa: Sounds like you've got the right attitude! You're going to do great!

I can't believe she could make a mistake like putting in instead of taking out! I guess you'd be mad! I sure would be. You sound like you'll do fine without the fill.

Yeah I was pretty angry considering that everyone keeps pushing me into maintenace (lap band doc, PS, DH) and then they kept wondering why I couldn't stop losing...uh hello...it hurt too bad to eat. Again thanks for all the support.

I need some feedback from you all on something, I've been really struggling with. Please visit my thread and let me know if you think I should get some counseling. Appreciate it. http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f12/kareyquilts-tt-bl-lipo-ba-52831/index17.html#post809904

Hi everyone ~

I am curious if any of you are having the same upper abdomen issues as me, and if so - does anyone know what the heck the deal is . . .

Before I had my TT on 2-19-08, I was fat and flabby and it was pretty much evenly distributed on my abdomen. After my tuck, my lower abdomen area is so tight that you could probably bounce a quarter off of it, but my upper abdomen looks huge to me. The best way I can describe it (still have no pictures - sorry) is that it looks like a watermelon. It is tight, but very round . . . There is a noticeable drop-off between my 'watermelon area' and the tight area.

I go back to see my PS on Friday and am very anxious to hear what he says about it, but in the mean time - I'd like to know if anyone else's stomach looks ( or did look) like that and if so, if it is going to even out. I really don't like the way this looks.

Thanks,

Mommi-hammi - you're scaring me. Thats the area my surgeon is concerned about bc it has the inner fat and he can't cut that off or even lipo it - geesh - I hope I don't have a watermelon under my ribs. Maybe its just swelling.

Lynn

you mean like this?

Lynn: That is where I swell, too. The PS said it will go down. I hope he is right!

ok so I over reacted - thats wayyyyyyyyyyyy better then what my flappy belly looks like now.

ok so I over reacted - thats wayyyyyyyyyyyy better then what my flappy belly looks like now.

oh yeah, its way less than what it used to be, but my waist is still a good 5-7 inches more than my pre-op waist size ..

Thank you ladies for your replies . . .

LJM, if I didn't know better, I'd think your pic was of me! That is exactly what I look like and I am thinking it probably doesn't help that I've still got about 6 of the 8 pounds that I've gained post-op hanging on. I am sooooo hoping this will go down some more - the wierd thing is, I didn't really notice it right after the surgery - it seems to be getting worse instead of better - ??? Whats up with THAT!?!!!

We are in full-swing tournament baseball (and still doing Little League too) so it is entirely possible that I am over-doing it. I'll let y'all know what my PS says on Friday after I see him.

Karey you always seem so 'level-headed' . . . That is good for me. Thank you . . .

Sorry to scare you Steph - I didn't have any 'work' done 'up there' either and I am worried that my watermelon may be my 'guts', you know, organs and other important stuff - gosh I hope not. It may turn out that I am gonna need to lose 20 more pounds instead of 10. Grrrr.

I promise I will do my best to get a CD of my pics from my PS on Friday. I am so completely ignorant about how to load them onto the computer and don't have the slightest idea how to get them onto here, but I am hoping if I can get them in CD format, one of you sweetie-pies will help me . . .

Good night friends,