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on April 21, 2008 6:20 pm
Yes you read that right, it's 2008!!! It's been SOOOO long since I've been here to visit my profile and I've missed it very much!!! I can't believe all of the amazing changes that OH has made to their site. I had to copy and paste all of my old profile into new entries, but I think that what I've gone through could be helpful to maybe just ONE person, so I've been sitting here for the past few hours doing that LOL
A lot has happened since my last post LOL The plastic surgery itsself went great! I had a full tummy tuck w/ muscle repair, breast lift and implants done. The first 10 days were VERY rough, my breasts were so swollen and hurt like nothing else!!! As for the tummy tuck, I had no pain at all. Apparently it's somewhat normal for people to have nerves severed, and that must've been the case with me, I considered it a blessing though as I don't know what I would've done with all of the pain because I had NONE down in that area!!! I was very tight and bent over for about a month though! After I was cleared to lay out in the sun, I was outside in my tankini visiting with friends and noticed that my top looked WET, so I lifted it up and opened the bottoms and noticed I had two HUGE water pouches over my TT incision. Long story short, I hadn't drained all of the way, and the heat/sun had boiled up my fluids and I ended up with two third degree burn marks above my incision, which resulted in some major extra scarring. Btw, he did my implants a tad bit bigger than I wanted as well, he said my skin was too stretched out and had to "fill up" what he couldn't take off LOL They are now DD. I cried when I bought my first bra, but I now am ok with them LOL
About 9 months out from my plastics, I noticed that my breasts were sagging pretty badly again, so he brought me back into his office May 07 to have my lift redone at no extra cost. That surgery went fine as well, but I think that my breasts are worse off than before this surgery. My left implant didn't settle the way that my right one did (I'm assuming that it's because I am right handed and helped to heal the muscle better/faster) and I am considering going back to him one more time before leaving Germany this September to attempt to correct it one more time. The only reason I'm considering this is because it's at his cost once again, and if I wait until we get to the States, I will end up paying out of pocket again! He's an amazing surgeon, for anyone here in Germany, please do NOT let my dilema's detour you from using him! I would reccomend him 100 times over!!
On the weight loss front, I've gained slightly. I was doing very well, maintaining between 130-137, until my period started really acting up, and I went to my GYN and found out I had a grapefruit sized cyst on one of my ovaries. It took a few months to get things situated and for me to get in for yet another surgery, to have it removed, and in that time and in the time since having the removal, I've gained up to 144 lbs. I'm thinking it could possibly be from hormones, but I don't know. I've made the decision to really start working out and trying to drop those pounds again. My goal is to be at least 135 lbs, but I'd like to get back down to 130 lbs.
We are awaiting orders to leave Germany and return to the states. We find out for sure where we're going next month (May) and right now it's looking pretty good that we're coming/going back to Texas, but this time in the San Antonio area.
I've been a housewive since living over here and have decided that I'd like to go to nursing school and do something in the bariatric field. I feel like I've helped a lot of people through my story, and I feel so passionately about the gift this can be, I'd like to help others for a living!
Anyhow, I am going to try and become more active with this site again, and keep my profile updated! So if you care to be my support, or to become friends and you're reading this! I welcome you!!!!
Be the first to leave a comment.A lot has happened since my last post LOL The plastic surgery itsself went great! I had a full tummy tuck w/ muscle repair, breast lift and implants done. The first 10 days were VERY rough, my breasts were so swollen and hurt like nothing else!!! As for the tummy tuck, I had no pain at all. Apparently it's somewhat normal for people to have nerves severed, and that must've been the case with me, I considered it a blessing though as I don't know what I would've done with all of the pain because I had NONE down in that area!!! I was very tight and bent over for about a month though! After I was cleared to lay out in the sun, I was outside in my tankini visiting with friends and noticed that my top looked WET, so I lifted it up and opened the bottoms and noticed I had two HUGE water pouches over my TT incision. Long story short, I hadn't drained all of the way, and the heat/sun had boiled up my fluids and I ended up with two third degree burn marks above my incision, which resulted in some major extra scarring. Btw, he did my implants a tad bit bigger than I wanted as well, he said my skin was too stretched out and had to "fill up" what he couldn't take off LOL They are now DD. I cried when I bought my first bra, but I now am ok with them LOL
About 9 months out from my plastics, I noticed that my breasts were sagging pretty badly again, so he brought me back into his office May 07 to have my lift redone at no extra cost. That surgery went fine as well, but I think that my breasts are worse off than before this surgery. My left implant didn't settle the way that my right one did (I'm assuming that it's because I am right handed and helped to heal the muscle better/faster) and I am considering going back to him one more time before leaving Germany this September to attempt to correct it one more time. The only reason I'm considering this is because it's at his cost once again, and if I wait until we get to the States, I will end up paying out of pocket again! He's an amazing surgeon, for anyone here in Germany, please do NOT let my dilema's detour you from using him! I would reccomend him 100 times over!!
On the weight loss front, I've gained slightly. I was doing very well, maintaining between 130-137, until my period started really acting up, and I went to my GYN and found out I had a grapefruit sized cyst on one of my ovaries. It took a few months to get things situated and for me to get in for yet another surgery, to have it removed, and in that time and in the time since having the removal, I've gained up to 144 lbs. I'm thinking it could possibly be from hormones, but I don't know. I've made the decision to really start working out and trying to drop those pounds again. My goal is to be at least 135 lbs, but I'd like to get back down to 130 lbs.
We are awaiting orders to leave Germany and return to the states. We find out for sure where we're going next month (May) and right now it's looking pretty good that we're coming/going back to Texas, but this time in the San Antonio area.
I've been a housewive since living over here and have decided that I'd like to go to nursing school and do something in the bariatric field. I feel like I've helped a lot of people through my story, and I feel so passionately about the gift this can be, I'd like to help others for a living!
Anyhow, I am going to try and become more active with this site again, and keep my profile updated! So if you care to be my support, or to become friends and you're reading this! I welcome you!!!!
