:kisss: If I could kiss it all away I would

Pat, My arms looks great!!! I mean so amazing. I don't honestly believe I have seen anyone with suck tiny thin and light scar lines. Now keep in mind I am not done healing. I have been wanting to do pics and decided I will wait til tomorrow evening as hopefully I will get all my drains out tomorrow. My insurance approved a panniculectomy with a quick telephone appeal when they originally denied me the surgery. So I decided to upgrade and do some other things at the same time. Here is my quote: Procedure: Belt Lipectomy (LBL w/ Muscle tightening, mounds lift (love the new look) and a cute new belly button); in conjunction with insurance approved Panniculectomy. Bilateral Mastopexy(Breast lift); Bilateral Brachioplasty(extended arms, elbow to just below underarms) Insurance paid the first 3,350.00 for the Panniculectomy, below is what I actually paid. Surgical Fee: $11,500 - 1,150 (Multi procedure discount) = 10,350 (includes pre & post operative care) Hospital & Anesthesia charges: Facility 2,800, Anesthesia 1,352, Total 4,152. Total charge out of pocket is 14,502 If the insu

Hi Mary! I'm so glad to hear that you are doing well! It seems like your surgery went well and you are not having too much of a bad time. I have an appointment tomorrow to see a surgeon about an abdominoplasty. Is this one of the procedures that you had done? Did you have a complete or partial done? I'd like to do my arms but am so afraid of the scarring. I always form really bad keloids (scar tissue). In fact the small incisions from the lap rny have healed and become little red bumps on my tummy. So I can only imagine what the scars would look like under my arms. I hope you don't mind me asking, but did your insurance pay for this surgery? Mine has already said not to even bother submitting any papers for this type of surgery. They would not even look at them. I went on the internet and saw that the complete tummy tuck is about $20,000 and the partial is about $7,000. Does this sound about right? Take care and get lots of rest!! What a journey you have been through. I know that you must be so happy with the outcome. Aloha, Pat 261/148/120-125

I can honestly and surprisingly say I have no pain. Some discomfort but no real pain. I was prepared for a great deal and have had none. I guess this was a blessing in light of all I went through with the RNY. HUGS Mary

I saw my third doctor today (out of network...OUCH!!) and he said that I had either an inflammed joint or a something that squeezes my dural and compresses on the nerve. Both involve shots to the spine and both scare the cr@p out of me. Three docs and none of them agree! Meanwhile, I STILL HURTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!! I also have a yucky yeast infection and am PMSing like crazy. The family is leaving me alone as much as possible. I haven't been to work in three days; too much pain. Pray for me, please.