StephC's PS journey/I got approved!!

[Boo Boo Kitty 3]

I got my date - May 1st. Not as soon as I had liked but I'm happy. He would like me to lose 10 more lbs so that gives me a whole month to get off as much as possible.

WOOO HOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just days before me Steph!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[juliegeraci 7]

Steph, congrats on getting your surgery date. Mine is 4/21.

[losingjusme 12]

congrats!!

do i see an april/may thread in the works??

hint

hint

[juliegeraci 7]

Hi Losingme, yes, I already started the thread. Please post everyone!

[losingjusme 12]

Hi Losingme, yes, I already started the thread. Please post everyone!

i dont see a group thread :confused2:

[juliegeraci 7]

Did I do it wrong? April/May is under Cosmetic Plastic surgery.

[losingjusme 12]

guess i need to open my eyes :tongue_smilie:

[StephC 0]

I'm very happy to finally have a surgery date but he kept stressing that I have fat in the upper stomach area that needs to go and that to get the best results I need to lose that. I plan to lose another 10 or more this month. I'll work my butt off to do it, and thats pretty literal. My butt is where it comes off. If I lose another 10 lbs I'll be a size 8, I could actually fit in a snug 8 now if it weren't for the apron.

I had on my 10's yesterday and they were baggy in the butt and I said to my dh look where that 5 lbs came off, if I lose anymore I'm not gonna have a butt - he just smiled and said you'll always have a butt.

I hope with this Tummy Tuck I'll finally look portioned nice. Oh to have a flat tummy - tell me its possible.

When the doctor was talking about my belly fat, which he's not concerned about the lower fat/flab/flap just the upper fat thats under the ribcage - anyhoo when he was talking about it, my dd who is 17 said but she always had a tummy, even I have a tummy. She's a size 3. He said thats true bc you have the inner fat (heritary) which I can't do anything about.

My dd also told him at one point - now don't make her as small as me. Then she told him that her and her 21 y/o sister don't want me to get smaller then them. Which is when I chimed in and said about being happy with the size I am without the belly, I'm 46 I don't want to look 17 again.

Oh well today is a new day and I'm going to make a new ticker to count down my days to til I make it to the flatlands!

[losingjusme 12]

steph

I understand and agree about the upper belly fat

I have this pocket that went down but not away with my plastics.

I took more pics last nite and will post them when I get a moment

[StephC 0]

LJM - I can't wait to see your updated pics! Was your ps pushing you to lose more weight before surgery?

I think by the time we were done talking he was ok with me getting it done now. I think he thought that I was using the tt as a means of weight loss. Then as we talked and he would ask do you have any questions and I would say yes... I did do research and... blah blah blah... so by the time we were done he said I think you are ready for this, I can see through your questions and research that you have thought this through. I think it also helped by having my dd with me and her piping in and saying hey I don't want her to be MY size.

[losingjusme 12]

LJM - I can't wait to see your updated pics! Was your ps pushing you to lose more weight before surgery?

I think by the time we were done talking he was ok with me getting it done now. I think he thought that I was using the tt as a means of weight loss. Then as we talked and he would ask do you have any questions and I would say yes... I did do research and... blah blah blah... so by the time we were done he said I think you are ready for this, I can see through your questions and research that you have thought this through. I think it also helped by having my dd with me and her piping in and saying hey I don't want her to be MY size.

no, he didnt push, but i am now really wishing i would have lost that 20 pounds that i wanted to lose before. i was having a really difficult time losing the weight (i was completely unfilled about 2 1/2 weeks before my PS due to being REALLY tight with the stress of the PS)

my pics will be up on my blog in about 5-10 minutes. i cant see much difference between the 20 & 27 day pics ... of course DH zoomed in more for the 27 day pics, so it looks a little skewed.

but you can see that 'pouch' of fat on my left. i was really hoping the pulling of the skin with the TT would take care of it completely. it lessened it, but didnt get rid of it.

[StephC 0]

I didnt see the pouch but sometimes we notice things more then someone else that looks at it.

I did talk to the dr about how you had no drains and he said how they use a glue - and went into detail about that, but he (and my sister) said the drains really aren't that big of a deal and that he thinks only 3 days unless theres some bleeding or something like that. And the way I'm understanding it, I'll be in for 3 days so it sounds like I'll come home without the drains. I need to check on that bc I might have misunderstood him. Anyway you look MARVVVVVolous Darling - I hope I have as good of results as you and Karey - you too really have been an encouragement to me.

Oh and the unfill - yep my band dr wants me unfilled too , but just a day or 2 prior and he PROMISED me I can get my whole fill back the next week. So until then I'm working my butt off to get these last 10 or hopefully 20 lbs off.

[losingjusme 12]

i circled the pooch/pouch and posted it ... it's an annoying little F'er...

3 days in the hospital ... ahhhhh, i would have loved to stay 3 days ... they pampered me. hopefully you will get the same treatment. and drains out on day 3 sounds good.

thanks for the mahhhhvelous comment ... i just dont see it. all i see is the swelling and the work i still have to do ... and MOST days im ok with that... most days.

i was originally scheduled for my unfill the day before my PS, but due to my stress levels i was so tight i couldnt even drink... so i just got the unfill early. they wouldnt completely fill me up right after, they wanted to do it under fluro and when it said i was done, i was done ... so i was missing 4cc's. went in yesterday to get it taken care of. hopefully that will help.

[StephC 0]

ok - I see it now - if you wouldn't have circled it I wouldn't have noticed. Whats that from? I understood from my ps that the top part of my stomach had inner fat. Would that still cause a pouch? Hmmm interesting.

[losingjusme 12]

dunno ... i've had it for quite some time (pre band)... just a fat pocket or something... i do notice when i lose/gain weight, i really notice it there... soooooo ... all i need to do is lose the weight.