Can't believe this day has finally arrived! In less than two weeks, I'm going to have a tummy tuck, breast lift with augmentation and lipo. I think I was 20 shades of red today when I had to get my before pictures. :wub:Then the nurse called to say that my front shot didn't turn out well and to please come back in the next few days and do a retake! :scared2:Oh, bother! I have such mixed feelings. I still expect the PS to call and tell me that maybe I should lose a few more pounds first. I can't believe how much shame I still have in my body. I wonder when you get over this?! I think I had to sign about 30 different places for consent and possible complications. Reading everything that could happen is enough to make you want to run right out of the office!:tongue: I remember that I felt the same way before my lapband surgery, so, I'm hoping that it's just pre-surgery jitters! Trying to picture what I'll look like afterwards is really hard. I keep grabbing my stomach and trying to picture it smooth and lumpless! Okay, that's hard to do! I couldn't decide if I should have the breast augmentation and at first the nurse tried to talk me out of it, saying that I would just be smaller and perky. I was ready to accept her opinion, but then she said, after closer inspection that she thought I should get the augmentation. It's hard to know when you don't get to talk to your surgeon about it. I've seen him twice, but the augmentation is more of a last minute thing. I just hope I made the right decision. It's all very nerve wracking. I'm trying to put a positive spin on all this, because I really have a bad case of the nerves! I want to share my journey with anyone who wants to come along. I will post before shots with my after shots. Love to have you join me on this adventure! Wahoo!:cursing:

Neal: Thanks for your well wishes. I'm feeling better everyday. Compared to the TT, it was a mosquito bite (as Nina would say). I can start walking this week and plan to do so. How are you feeling after your recent touch up surgery?

THanks Karey. Glad your feeling better. Nina - where is she. I miss her. :wink2: I am doing well. I posted my official before and after pics in a seperate thread. Check them out. I am very pleased.

OUSooner, that's an awesome photo!!! I remember your photo from many months ago. Congratulations!!!! You must feel great!

You are looking great, Neal!

Just wanted to pop in and say "hello". Karey, I'm thinking about you and all the tough decisions you face and i wish you the very best. I hope the liquid diet (you're still on that stage, right?) is going well and that you quickly feel back to your old/new self.

Take care!!!

OMG Karey!! You dont do things by halves do you?? Most of us when we want to lose a few pounds just cut back!! Cripes hon I am not surprised that you have lost 11lb, liquids for a month and a perforated stomach!!

How are you chick?? I hope that you are feeling better and not quite eating your own feet with the desperate desire to have something chewy in your mouth! (no naughty comments required thankyou)

Love and a gentle (((hug)))

Nina x

Nina: Nice to hear from you! How are YOU doing? I'm doing better, but have a lot of nausea which I shouldn't be experiencing over a month out of surgery. Scheduled for a CAT scan tomorrow. Hopefully, all is well and I'm just adjusting to the new band. I just found out I need to have knee surgery and am scheduled for Sept.3rd, there is a 3-4 month recovery from this blasted surgery. After thinking about it, I'm going to put off the surgery and coordinate having my LBL lift of the back side and my arms done, so that I'm not recovery from one surgery and then having to face a nother. Better to get it all over with, so I can get back to life. I have an appointment with the PS on Tuesday to figure it all out. I just wish I could get over this nausea thing!

Arms??LBL???Knees????

What have I missed?? Good lord hon I was shocked enough that you had had a slippage! Ok give me an update or are you going to make me scroll through a gazzillion pages?LOL

I agree that you shouldnt be feeling nausea at this stage, I hope that the cat scan goes well and that it is just the thought of all the upcoming slicing and dicing thats making you feel a bit wobbly!

(((hug)))

Nina x

Nina: You're too funny! Always planned to have the back side done and the arms. I was thinking January, but if I have to be out of commission for my knee, I just thought I'd get it all over with around the same time. Had the Cat scan today. I had to drink almost a gallon of yucky stuff and then get the ole dye in the arm. Haven't heard the results yet. I'm still nauseated and sick of the whole thing. The slippage was very painful and I was relieved to go under anesthesia to be over with the pain. No pain now, just feel like vomiting all the time. Will keep you posted!

Well that sounds really gross...... I cant imagine that it helped the nausea any!

I hope they find whats causing it hon or you are going to waste away.

So what date dya think they are going to give you? I suppose that you are going to have to do it so that you will be ok for Christmas, or is it just me that has to plan everything so that it doesnt interfere with that?

How come you are going for a LBL after the TT, are they going to redo the tummy bit, or is it just a butt lift?

Nina x

Nina & all: Went to see the ps today and I have a surgery date. October 16th (provided I get over this nausea). I'm not having a LBL. I don't know what the correct term is, but it includes the butt lift and thigh lift. Also, because I've lost more weight they are going to revise my TT and do an anchor incision to tighten everything up. Also getting alot of lipo. Also getting an arm lift! Whew, that's alot of surgery! I can't believe that my weight journey is almost complete. Now, if I can just get my family to support me and not keep telling me that I don't need anymore surgery. I think they really just don't want me to put myself in harms way again, but I wish they would be more positive. Do you think I should start a new thread?

Nina & all: Went to see the ps today and I have a surgery date. October 16th (provided I get over this nausea). I'm not having a LBL. I don't know what the correct term is, but it includes the butt lift and thigh lift. Also, because I've lost more weight they are going to revise my TT and do an anchor incision to tighten everything up. Also getting alot of lipo. Also getting an arm lift! Whew, that's alot of surgery! I can't believe that my weight journey is almost complete. Now, if I can just get my family to support me and not keep telling me that I don't need anymore surgery. I think they really just don't want me to put myself in harms way again, but I wish they would be more positive. Do you think I should start a new thread?

Karey,

I think you should stay with this thread, and I hope your family will quickly become accustomed to your plan and give you the support and encouragement you want. :smile::tongue2:

I'm sorry to hear you are still feeling crummy Karey.... that bites! Congrats on the next round of surgery but holy schmoly.... they are doing all that AT ONCE?!!!! I can't even imagine the recovery from all those procedures. Did the ortho guy/gal agree to do the knee around the same time?

Here's hoping you feel better quickly and that you are 100% before surgery!

:thumbup:

Karey, I know your family is just worried about your well being. They've seen you feeling bad quite a bit lately and they hate for you to go through any more suffering. They however, do not understand the pain associated with the remains of your weight loss. No one except those who've been there can really understand how it feels to have worked so hard to lose weight and get fit, yet still look like a wreck in the privacy of your bathroom mirror. You may have to accept that they are never going to approve or be supportive. I hate the thought of having to tell my family when I get ready for stage two.

Cori- I talk to my ortho's PA extensively about what I wanted to do. He said as long as there werent' a lot of scabs I should be okay. I didn't really get scabs from my last round of ps, so I think I'll be okay. I had a good discussion with my plastic surgeon abuot my knee surgery and he said to heal for a month before the knee surgery (I wanted to have it after 3 weeks). I think I'll be good to go. Probably not 100 percent, but enough.

Becky: I think your right about the family. They do love me, but none of them has ever been overweight, much less exerpeinced what I have. I can't believe how excited I feel about it all. My husband just shakes his head and looks sad. He's my pal and I don't want him to feel bad. I'm just going to have to share my excitement, worries, etc. with all of you and let him think on it.

Karey - Wow you are going to look amaaaaazing!! I know that it is a bummer when your family arent behind you, but ultimately they havent walked a mile in your shoes either. I know that my DH isnt thrilled at the thought of me having more tweaking, but whilst I respect his veiws I also aknowledge that it aint his body its mine, and it hasn't been his battle, its been mine.

I think that you should start a new thread, that way if you put the procedures in the title anyone that is thinking of getting them done will know where to look!

That is a lot of surgery, but they reckon that you can only concentrate on one pain at a time anyway, so why not?

Are we going to get a new load of before piccies???

Nina x