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July 22-2008 - Well, Monday July 15th I talked to Dr.Imahara on the phone. We talked about my options . He & his supervisor felt that I would be happiest with a circumfrontial lift, which I can't afford & they don't do . He said he would be perfectly happy to do as I want . I asked if he ever does an anchor cut TT . He said no , not really . But he would make an exception for me .
Thursday , July 18th, the patient coordinator called to schedule the surgery . She said I was having a panniculectomy . I said , "oh , no I’m not . I'm having a Tummy Tuck ." She said they were basically the same thing . I said they tighten the muscles with a TT .They don't with the panni . I said, also , the Dr. said he would do an anchor cut & mentioned a pain pump . She said she was going to have to talk to him & get back to me .
Friday there was a message (from the PPC) that Dr. Imahara would do the cut we agreed to , but I didn't need a pain pump . I would go home the same day . Of course I couldn't reach her , so I left a message .
Monday I got ahold of the PPC (Physician & Patient coordinator) . Dr.Imahara wanted to do the surgery with a Dr. Mathes . The soonest was October 29th . I was bummed, as I was hoping for Sept , because my daycare lady is going on vacation (Mexico) on Sept 22nd . She (the PPC) said that I could have him do it with Dr. Saide on Oct 15th . I said , if Dr. Imahara wanted Dr. Mathes to assist him , then I would wait & have surgery on Oct 29th . I'm sure there's a reason he picked that particular Chief surgeon .
BTW - My consultation was $250.00 & my surgery will be $3680.00 .What a bargain . This is being done at The University of Washington by a surgery resident , assisted by a Chief surgeon . The big drawback is how faraway it is . Aprox . 1 1/2 hours away , if traffic is good & you don't screw it up (like I did last time) lol . You can't get much better than UW . I already got the pre-op appt & info , in the mail , after only 1 day . My pre-op is on Oct 17th at 10:30 am & another appt @ 11:30 .
My weight is usually between 170- 173 . Considering my calories , at times , I’m surprised it has settles there . I'm amazed how much I can eat , at times .Scary . It's a constant struggle to not eat crap .Usually I do good ,but sometimes it's crap .
Dr.Imahara Emailed me my pre-op pictures , as requested . Mom said my stomach looks like a sharpai . lol . I'll post after my surgery , with the after pictures .
