OH Juli's Plastic Surgery

[kareyquilts 1]

Juli: Glad you survived. The arms are hard to deal with, but they will feel much much better very soon! Enjoy the numbing effects of the drugs and rest as much as you can. It will all be better in a few days! Welcome to the flatlands!

[SpecialK 22]

Great seeing you check in here Juli. Hang in there.

[Jeni 85 0]

Glad to hear you are doing well!!! So are the arms really that bad??? I go in for my arms and legs in june

[favorite 3]

glad you're on the mend. it was nice to see you post.

[Shalee04 7]

Juli,

Glad all is going good. one day all the pain will be just a distant memory and you will LOVE the new Tiny you!!!

[mrgrta 0]

Good to hear from you Juli. Get lots of rest. I hope you are feeling better. Post the details of the surgery when you are feeling up to it. I'm curious!!!

[OH Juli 15]

Okay,

Let's talk details the best I can.

He cut off 18 pounds of skin. 15 from my belly. The rest was from my arms and side boobies. He mentioned to my SO that my abs were muscular. Go me! Workout girl that I am.

I wonder if I'll get a 6 pack? That's a super goal!

I was wearing a 38D bra and know they are so much smaller now but I don't know what size they are going to be. The girls are looking perky though! :thumbdown:

My booty is tiny, my hips are narrow. And my arms are going to look uber buff when the bruising and stiches heal. Again, because I'm a gym rat and my muscles are tight; I'm so pleased.

Which brings me back to the whole thing about working out. It's been my saving grace this entire weightloss process. The relationships I've developed with gym people are amazing, the comfort I get from sweating, the ability to eat chocolate and not gain weight, seeing my body do things it's never done before, and NOW having surgery and being better able to move around I'm so glad.

Oh and I had my first poop today. So it's all good.

I see my surgeon on Tuesday and hopefully the drains will come out. :blushing:

[Mimilou2004 13]

Thank you for your informative post and encouragement to exercise. Can't wait for pictures!!! I am glad you are doing well!!!!

Mimi

[kareyquilts 1]

Juli: I, too, remember how happy I was that I had done so many squats. It really helps to get up and down when you can use your quads and gluts. I bet the arms feel a lot better nw, don't they?!

[JosieK 120]

hi juli,

glad you are doing well.

you and lellow are really helping to allay my fears about my upcoming surgery.

i am also making a point to beef up my gym routine based on your advice.

i've been on a roll eating too much junk and need to stop that now. i dont know wha'ts going on.....

anyway keep us posted.....

thanks

joanne

[tracymom 0]

Hey Juli,

It sounds like you are doing really well. Reading your post made me so glad that I spend the HOURS I do at the gym. Hopefully, when my surgery is done I too will be tiny. Can't wait until you are able to post your pics, you are really an inspiration, just wanted you to know that.

T

[Jeni 85 0]

hi juli,

glad you are doing well.

you and lellow are really helping to allay my fears about my upcoming surgery.

i am also making a point to beef up my gym routine based on your advice.

i've been on a roll eating too much junk and need to stop that now. i dont know wha'ts going on.....

anyway keep us posted.....

thanks

joanne

trust me its the nerves making you eat..

but you will be okay.. i had a belt lipectomy march 15th and im fine... and am beyond thrilled with the results..

[tracymom 0]

Okay, so I just got off the phone with my PS's office, and they have moved my date UP. I will be having my "work" done May 7th now instead of the 22nd. OMG, I am so nervous and excited all at the same time. Wonder what I will look like when this is all over, will I (please, please) be tiny? God, I hope so.

T

[kareyquilts 1]

Tracysmom: Congratulations, very exciting news! You're going to love it!

[OH Juli 15]

I got my drains out today which if you ask me is a bit premature. But my surgeon said I'd feel better and he'd just drain me in a week anyway, so might as well...

Aside from that all my sutures are looking good. They are just pulling apart a bit in my left underarm, again he wasn't surprised and says its common.

I saw 163 on the scale today or 162. I'm not minus 18 from the surgery day so I know much of this is Water retention and swelling from surgery.

I'm continually surprised to look down and not see my belly...it's something else.

Tracymom that's great news!!!