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Get down to 170 by plastics revision

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fit back in my pre plastics size 12 pants

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get down to 180 lbs.

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get down to 175lbs

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be able to look at myself in a mirror and like what I see.

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recuperating from revison
on February 20, 2011 10:56 am
so, I had my  tummy tuck revision yesterday morning, and by the evening I was back at the hotel.

I had trouble sleeping last night but other than that I am not in any pain at all!!! that's because I didn't have any lipo this time. Isn' it weird that I had my stomach cut open and I don't even feel much pain.

I saw it this morning when I showered and so far I am very pleased!

I woke up 2x during surgery! that was so weird, I said Doctor- and was out again- because of the spinal block I couldn't feel anything when I woke.

I'll try to take a picture tomorrow morning :)
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frustrated with myself
on June 26, 2010 9:47 pm
Well, I came home from my plastics about down 4 pounds, and guess what, I've gained those 4 pound back!!! :(

I'm going to have a revision to fix my pooch, but I have a goal with myself that I can't do it until I get those back off!!
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I am feeling more optimistic today
on June 6, 2010 8:37 pm
So, Dr. S replied to my email earlier today, he said that he could make a revision to make it more adeaquate.

I was actually surprised by his answer. I thought he would say, did you gain weight? or check back with me when your six months out....

I'm feeling uplifted that there is this option for me to get the results I was hoping for in the first place!

I've asked him how long I would need to stay, hopefully much shorter because first time I had several procedures. hopefully I can find a good deal on a flight, last time it was quite spendy!

Talked to my hubby today, I thought he would flip at the idea of me getting a revision. but he said that he wants me to be happy, and he knows I'm not. He just wishes for me not to be gone while the kids are in school because life gets so chaotic with running kids here there and everywhere!

I so much just want to be a place where I'm happy with my body, but I'm just not.  OMG, I don't even want to know what my mother and sisters would say about me if they find out that I'm going to go back to get more surgery, LOL
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still dealing with post surgery depression :(
on June 5, 2010 10:01 pm
Well my "hole"  is just about closed up, almost, still hurts when I wear my jeans and anything presses on it.

Love my breasts the most of all. My arm scars are ugly, but those need to fade in time, It's my tummy that has me sad. I just looked at my progression pictures, when I got home from surgery my tummy was gorgeous and flat, then at 7 weeks it was pooching out, and the picture I took this morning, at a little over 3 months is really pooched out.

I did a lot of research before my surgery and I didn't expect my tummy to turn out looking how it did. I was my dream come true to be able to pull the money together to have the tummy tuck after losing 100 pounds and having given birth 4 times.  I know I shouldn't look like a barbie, but really, really didn't know it would pooch over the incision line the way it does.

I don't know what to do.
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oops I did get a seroma
on April 16, 2010 6:44 pm
So after I went back to work I had my incision on my tummy open up on both sides of my hips.  The one one the right is pretty close to being closed back up but on the left hip it's wide open.

I broke down and emailed Dr. S. today. He said that it's not healing properly because it's attached to a Seroma. Go figure in the middle of the night last night I jiggled my pooch in my tummy and I heard fluid, so I wasn't surprised that he said that.

He says I MUST keep it dry even if means changing the dressing very frequently.

Well, my husband was really starting to get worried and wanted me to go to the Dr. and get it stiched back up. So I called my dr. this morning and they woudlnt even see me, said they don't do stiches and that I need to go to the ER. That's why I was putting off making the call in the first place because I had a feeling I would be treated like that.

Well, at least we know now why it's healing so slowly.

I'm really bummed though because I miss taking my baths!
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When I think about myself I picture myself as always having been fat.   I remember my parents used to make comments to me about being big boned or being a big girl, etc.   I look at pictures of myself prior to the age of 17 and I wasn't fat!

Now that I'm all grown up, I am fat!  I feel discusted with myself almost all the time. I shy away from applying for promotions at work and just feel like everyone is looking at me as the fat girl. 

I have a wonderful husband who hates it when I put myself down, but  I think he likes me this way because then he doesn't have to worry about me leaving him if no other men are attracted to me.  That is painful for me because It's not about him, it's about me, my self esteem, my health, and so on!!!

I'm a caretaker.  I have 4 biological kids and adoptd 3 kids from foster care.  I work as a social worker in child protection and even when I think about doing something for me I feel guilty, like I should be home spending time witht the kids or husband. 

I think I'm going to spend the money and do it, for me.  But I'm freaked out!  With food being my drug of choice I am going to go through so many changes, it's frightening!