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I was looking at pictures online over the weekend and saw someone who had a "upper body lift" which removed extra skin from the upper abdomen and was so excited!  

I have a roll on my upper tummy that I hate, the LBL that I had last August didn't take care of it and I assumed that there was nothing I could do about it...armed with this new information and the pictures, I called my PS to see if I could get in to talk to him this week before my procedure on Monday.

They worked me in last evening and the end result of the conversation is that he thinks the best approach would be to open my LBL scar and do a revision.  He said that over time, an incision high up will migrate down and cause undesirable results.  He is doing the revision without charging me for his time.  This time I hope to have a great FLAT tummy with no roll over!!!

So, on Monday I will have a bracheoplasty, breast augmentation and revision to my tummy...and I have to be back at work in a week!!!!

Say a prayer for me!!!

Well, I'm scheduled for my next surgery...this time I'm getting breast implants and am also getting my arms done!  I can't wait!!!  

My arms bother me alot!  I hate the hanging skin.  Some people say that they don't think it looks bad...but it looks bad to me and that's what matters!  Also, I have no breast tissue left.  I was always small, but now it is really sad.  I should be a full B or small C when all is said and done.

The PS said that I have a very narrow ribcage...(who would have believed that???) and getting my new breasts big enough will be a challenge.  I'm getting high profile implants which are smaller around but thicker so hopefully it will all work out great.

I'll post after the surgery and let you know how things went!

Hey All!

Well, I'll have my two year surgiversary in a few weeks...June 20th is the date.  

I'm still maintaining my weight loss of 100 pounds, weighing 134.  I have fluxuated a few pounds, but I weigh very often...mostly every day and try to adjust my eating to what I weigh.  I' still wearing a size 4!  It still seems crazy that I can be this size but I love it!

I took a new job in February, so no one here knows me as a fat person.  I'm not ashamed about my past so I have shared with them that I had surgery, but it is still cool that they don't associate me with being overweight.

I'm going to call next week to schedule a consultation with my plastic surgeon to get an estimate on getting my breasts and arms done this summer.  I'm ready!  I HATE the way my arms look and my poor girls are down to nothing after the weight loss!

Thanks for visiting, I hope my story will inspire you!

October 27, 2006 Hey All,  Just a quick update and big "THANK YOU" to Gina, aka Protein Princess for putting the cute black poodles on my profile.  

I'm now 11 weeks out from my LBL and hysterectomy, things are going well, no real problems.  I'm not super happy with how my thighs are starting to "settle" so when I go for my 6 month check-up with Dr. Knowling, I'm going to talk with him about how they look and what we can do about it.  Meanwhile, I've taken to wearing a thigh shaper to kind of hold things in until I see him again in February.

I'm feeling a little bit sad today over stuff that happened this week on the Bama Board.  I don't want to get any thing started there again, but feel like it will help me move on to vent it here.  

The bama board is a very active board with lots of postings daily.  There are several great daily postings and then lots of general "help wanted" and "prayers needed" types of things all the time.  I observed that we had lots of recipe postings which were great for all of us who are trying to change our eating and cooking habits, but most of the time each recipe was posted as a single entry main post.  The result of this was in my opinion was that the more specific posts that needed responses got kind of lost in the posts that didn't require a response...a recipe...so I posted a SUGGESTION that we post our recipes on the recipe forum with one notification that there were new recipes to be seen...Karen Temple, a very sweet friend, suggested that instead of posting them on the recipe forum we keep them on the Bama Board but all under one general "Recipe" post each day.  I thought that was a wonderful idea!!!  Keep them on the bama board, but they would be condensed under one heading...easy to find. print and save, yet not pushing topics that needed a reply off the front page so fast...

You can imagine my suprise and dismay when the whole thing blew up into a major fight on the boards.  Some people were really ugly to me personally...I felt like my character and motives were questioned...and some people were really hateful to others under the guise of "agreeing with me" which was never my intention to be hurtful to anyone!  I did recieve several very encouraging and supportive private emails...those who responded to me privately know who you are...I will be eternally grateful for your kind words in the midst of this upset.

I would suggest to all who read this...think twice or three times before you hit the submit button.  Several times during this whole thing, I've had really nasty replys all ready to send and reread them over and over then deleted it...I didn't want to fuel the flames so to speak, and chose instead to take the high road.  Much c*ap could be avoided if you would just reread your replys and take the high road.

Today my suggestion went into practice and it seems to be working really well.  I'm just sorry I had to get thrown under the bus to make it happen.

October 13, 2006 Things are going great for me! I'm nine weeks out from my Lower Body Lift and hysterectomy. It's great not having periods anymore! Loving the body lift as well! I'm solidly in a size 4 now!!! I wear a few 6's depending on the style and brand, but mostly everything is a 4 or small!!

My weight seems to have stabelized at 132. I'm maintaining that weight pretty easily. Sometimes I dip lower and sometimes I'm a little higher, but I think all that is fairly normal...it's only a couple of pounds either way. I like this weight and am going to strive to stay right here!

The cruise was wonderful...yes, I did wear the bikini on two occasions and felt great! I didn't get a picture in it though. I know, I know, I promised post body lift pictures....I'll really make an effort to get some taken of me and posted.

Going to STL this weekend to help Meg pack up her condo. They are moving to Franklin, TN!!!! They will be just one hour from my house!!! I'm so happy that they will be so close. Now if I can just pray Lacey down here as well!!!

9/11/06 I'm doing great after my surgery!! Sorry I haven't gotten new pictures posted yet....I'll try to work on that! I'm 4 1/5 weeks out and am really happy with my results. I still have a little swelling but not bad at all.

I'm continuing to lose weight slowly. I really don't want to lose anymore, I'm down to 130 and my goal was 134. I'm trying to eat more, but it just isn't happening. I suppose that when I'm fully recovered, the weight will pick back up. I know that right now, I'm using most of my calories to heal from this big trauma to my body.

Next Sunday we go on our long-awaited cruise!!! I'm so excited!! I started packing my clothes last night. I'm going to wear a bikini for the first time in my entire life!! I feel rather naked in it, but for one time in my life I'm gonna do it. With all the great food on the cruise, I may not be complaining about losing too much weight when we get back!